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I saw a private screening of Black Dynamite last night. I didn't know a thing about it, except it did well at Sundance. You'll be hearing about it. It's a "lost" Blaxploitation film, so it's in perfect style, perfectly bad good. Michael Jai White was amazing and it seemed perfect. There's everything in it. Pimps, Black Power, lovin', cuss words, Nixon, drugs, orphans, food, and a lot of...
I like this painting in progress. It's mine. Here's a few images from the Choe house in NYC. Works in progress are pretty cool. They're almost done. I hope those aren't images he's using at bottom. If they are, the final product looks nothing like it. It makes no sense. Maybe he reads while he paints.
Hendrix
Hope - yes, that's the original.
Joe Shanghai
There it is. Crab and Pork Xiao long Bao
This...
Hanging out with artist David Choe leads you to eat food everywhere. First stop after breakfast. Ling Kee Beef Jerky. We know what beef jerky is in the USA. It's a Slim Jim or that super dry stuff at liquor stores. But Chinese do it best. It's soft and more like a dried BBQ meat. I'd suggest the spicy pork, it's amazing. David Choe told me a story about him being on an airplane. He pulled out the...
Daikokuya ramen in Little Tokyo. I've blogged it before. Pretty tasty, not bad for ramen in LA, which still isn't up to par. Santouka is better but it's thicker. This place has a mighty wait, that's maybe too long. But where else will you go is the next question... Little Tokyo seems to have issues with the dining.
Cousin Dan was in town and up to no good. He looks innocent.
But look what he made me...
Rain happens everywhere. What's the difference between rain here or rain there. Is it the signs around the rain? The people are the same everywhere I think. Maybe it's the density of the signs, the colors, and what's under it all. Yet, the 99 cents store isn't that cool in the rain, but it has to be the signs. Then again, is it the signs, or is it the font or the characters? If it says, Bob's Big...