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Special screening took place tonite at CAA. The big agency in Century City. Although it was at a CAA, it still looked like an Asian club. Where did all these folks come from? They're straight out of a nighttime event. Dressed to try and win Daniel Wu over, they watched Shinjuku Incident which was much more serious movie than I remember. The movie went well, the audience was unlike any audience I've ever seen at a movie, and we then did a short Q and A which went about 30 minutes. Of course, the Asian audience kept their questions to themselves. We covered the film, but then dove into Daniel's career. I swear the many happy female faces were transfixed on Daniel the entire Q and A. The after party attracted tons of folks from the screening. I think the crowd actually grew.
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After eating Korea Town beef at an all you can eat place, the following day I ate at the Secret Beef Spot. A sheer difference in quality. Imagine, Korea town beef places are about quantity, but this place, it's about quality. It's all different forms of beef and the best cuts of it. Tucked away in LA, the word is out on this place. I'm not going to be the one who tells anyone where it's at, but it's been there for years, and you need a special recommendation to get the hell in the door. Are you a CEO, an actor, a writer, or a phony? No, you're not getting in unless you have the pass. Getting the pass, is just getting the pass. It sounds lame, but in the end, it's how it stays open. Too much hype and sadly, it's gone. I've now been about five times, and the meal changed a little, but it's still special. Grilled beef two days in a row for me. This might be my quota for a while, maybe, or maybe not.
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On friday, a truck was parked on the side of my house. Inside the passenger seat, slept a middle aged woman. Slightly heavy, she looked out of it in the middle of the day. Her head was rocked back and tilted. She didn't look good, and hanging out of the back of the truck was what looked like her personal belongings. An air mattress, 19″ TV, desk lamp, clothes piled underneath, and
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