Holy friggles! It’s time for the Downtown Independent’s Holy F*ck (comedy!). Tonight features Sean O’Connor, Erik Charles Nielsen, Adam Lustick, Rick Glassman, Ryan O’Flanagan, Joe Dosch, Clare O’Kane, Dave Ross and hosted by Jeff Wattenhofer.
Event: Holy F*uck (event link)
Location: The Downtown Independent, 251 S. Main St, Los Angeles CA 90012
Time: Tuesday April 23, 2013, 9pm
Cost: FREE!
Holy friggles! Tonight check out the Downtown Independent’s Holy F*ck (comedy!). It’s featuring Marc Maron, Chris Fairbanks, Myq Kaplan, Doug Perkins, Caitlin Gill, Matt Champagne, Dave Clay, Russell Hicks, Dave Ross, and hosted by Jeff Wattenhofer.
Event: Holy F*uck (event link)
Location: The Downtown Independent, 251 S. Main St, Los Angeles CA 90012
Time: Tuesday April 9, 2013, 9pm
Cost: FREE!
Tonight check out the Downtown Independent’s Holy F*ck (comedy!). It’s featuring Rory Scovel, James Adomian, Sean Patton, Dan Gill, Steve Hernandez, Andy Sell, and Annie Lederman.
Event: Holy F*uck (event link)
Location: The Downtown Independent, 251 S. Main St, Los Angeles CA 90012
Time: 9pm
Cost: FREE!
Tonight check out the Downtown Independent’s Holy F*ck (comedy!). It’s featuring Jon Dore, Matt Knundsen, Emily Heller, The Spanglers, Rebecca Kohler, Kevin O’Shea, Jim Hegarty, Jeff Wattenhofer and Dave Ross. It’s hosted by Matt Ingebretson.
Event: Holy F*uck (event link)
Location: The Downtown Independent, 251 S. Main St, Los Angeles CA 90012
Time: 9pm
Cost: FREE!
Tonight check out the Downtown Independent’s Holy F*ck (comedy!). It’s featuring Pete Holmes, Megan Koester, Chris Thayer, Mark Agee, Aparna Nancherla, David Venhuizen, and George Chen. It’s hosted by Jeff Wattenhofer.
Event: Holy F*uck (event link)
Location: The Downtown Independent, 251 S. Main St, Los Angeles CA 90012
Time: 9pm
Cost: FREE!
The last adventure I’ve been meaning to share with you from my holiday on the East Coast, is a very fun trip to the Connecticut Science Center. Three friends joined me for some science fun up in Hartford and we had a blast. While this is clearly meant for children, my 26 year old friends and I had so much fun and I learned a ton.
This modern, narrow, colorful new building sits along the highway in Hartford next to the Convention Center. Both the east and west walls of the museum are glass allowing in light and great views of Hartford.
Most of the exhibits are interactive and feel like games. In the photo above we were in the sports and medicine floor, where you pick the helmet you want to test. Put it on the dummy and then use a lever to drop the 5kg weight to see the impact the different helmet have on protecting your head.
I had to share the above simulator! This creepy robot human can simulate 3 different types of sceneraios that the viewer gets to pick. One of the options was “Drug rash” (which I suffered from a month prior). It shows you how the vitals change as this “person” suffers from the illness. My medical genius friends said this is a tool they used in college to learn and practice on.
Oh, snowy gray Hartford. It’s come a long way. I’m thinking if I get to go back to CT in the summer, it’s worth making a trip to Hartford to experience some of the summer events they advertise.
The above photo is of an exhibit involving robots and mechanics. This exhibit is where you and a robot are shown a picture and you have to match the shapes to the photo, in a race against the robot.
The have a full wing dedicated to SPACE! It was so much fun. If you have ANY interest in space, you’ll love this exhibit.
They had a robot-dinosaur! In the summer they have a rooftop garden, which I image allows for more excellent views of the city.
The have animals! Granted the animal selection is small, it’s still really fun to watch them.
We accidentally skipped a section, and I’m SO glad we decided to check it out before the museum closed because it was the music room. Above, my friends were playing on a digital projected music board. It’s basically a digital version of that scene in Big, with the floor piano.
We got in a little more fun in the energy room, just before the museum was closing. They have a game where air blows through the triangle cone and the goal is to use the air and motion to get the beach ball into the hoop. So much fun!
I honestly can’t recommend this museum more. It’s great for children, but adults can have fun too. It’s a little pricy ($19?) but it’s worth your time and money.
Tonight check out the Downtown Independent check out the first of 4 tapings for a future comedy album by Holy F*ck. It’s featuring TJ Miller, Eric Andre, Sean Patton, Andy Peters, Hampton Yount, Raj Desai, Lizzy Cooperman, Sean Green, Jake Weisman, and Matt Ingebretson. It’s hosted by Dave Ross and Jeff Wattenhofer.
Event: Holy F*uck Comedy Album Recording (event link)
Location: The Downtown Independent, 251 S. Main St, Los Angeles CA 90012
Time: 9pm
Cost: FREE!
FYI: There will be four album taping days and this is just day 1. So if you miss it, there will be other chances.
Tonight The Satellite is hosting a FREE Dolly Parton Tribute which includes $2 drink specials from 8-9pm. The night will include performances by Pony Boy, Sara Radle, Charlie Wadhams, Baywood, Broken Anchor, Harula Rose, Nicky Corbett and Scrote, & more! So much music for FREE!
Event: A Tribute to Dolly Parton (event link)
Location: The Satellite,1717 Silverlake Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Time: 8:00p doors
Cost: FREE!
I have no excuse as to why it took almost 4 years of living in Los Angeles before I decided to take a weekend trip to Palm Springs. It’s only about an hour and 45 minutes outside LA, and super easy to drive up Saturday morning, stay one night and head back on Sunday. Spending only 1 night in a hotel saves money for food, because you must know the highlights for us were the food and the outlet shopping.
It’s a beautiful drive out there, once you leave the Los Angeles area. The mountains rise up and you pass a ton of these wind turbines.
We got into town a little too early to check into the hotel so we explored the main drag and had a delicious lunch at Trio. We of course stopped at the outlets on our way into town, which was needed because the unexpected cold weather meant we needed to load up on layers. I must say, even a chilly Palm Springs is a fun Palm Springs.
Given the chilly temps, we weren’t exactly jumping in the pool but it meant guilt free exploring the town and all the cute independent shops.
This photo above was taken from our hotel room at the Hyatt Regency Suites, right on the main drag. It was perfect walking distance to everything. We had a super nice modern huge room, huge bathroom, and even a sitting room and deck. We even got it through a special Travel Zoo- type deal, so it’s was super discounted.
The rooms all line hallways that open to an atrium overlooking a dining room. This was the view right in front of our door. The hotel had a beautiful pool (photos below), and a big jacuzzi with fire pits around it. They also had a fun bar on the first level with a wall of fire.
Sunset on our balcony.
After a dip in the jacuzzi we decided to explore the town before dinner. This Marilyn Monroe sculpture was in Chicago, but was recently moved to Palm Springs, where it completely fits in.
I couldn’t resist.
We ended up having such a great meal at LuLu California Bistro. There are so many food options that we decided to walk until we found something we couldn’t pass up. Sure enough Lulu’s was a giant filled restaurant that looked hip and modern. The best part was their prices were super reasonable and they had a huge menu. We both ate like kings, and I can’t recommend this place more.
The next morning it was a tad warmer, so we got to enjoy laying out by the pool until check out time.
We also had the joy of being their on Veterans Day Weekend, which means the closed down the main drag for an afternoon parade. It was fun to see the town come out.
Oh, Palm Springs.
After a short visit to The Parker House (coming up in a post next) we made our way back to Los Angeles. It’s funny how less than two days outside of LA really feels like a vacation.
The Echo is doing a lot of free shows this month and next. The Abigails (check out this article about them) are doing a one month residency, with Summer Twins, The Blank Tapes, and Brent Rademaker opening tomorrow. It’s 21 and over and is sure to be a fun (cheap) night! Check it out!
Event: The Abigails @ The Echo (event link)
Location: The Echo, 1822 W. Sunset Bvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Time: 8:30p
Cost: FREE!
