LIVE FROM PERU
Last week, I visited Aaron Nardi (Blacklist Mag) just before his trip to Peru. I’ve always felt that traveling abroad is very eye-opening and rewardign. Peru is definitely a place I would like to visit some day. Until then, I’ll just have to look at these pictures from Aaron while he is traveling between Lima, Cusco, and Machu Picchu with a machete and iphone. The pictures are clearly from his iphone, just not sure what he has been doing with the machete.
Enjoy your beer.
APPETIZERS
I went to Tiara Cafe in Downtown for lunch today. Aside from having some great food, this restaurant has one serious toy collection. I sometimes spend more time looking at their display than the menu. I think they should start selling toys too and be the first restaurant toy shop around.
…and finally, my Thai Cobb Salad.
FROM THE BAY TO L.A
My good friend, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, stopped by the office today to check out the new set up and upcoming collections. He is in town filming for Alan Ball’s newest project for HBO called “All Signs Of Death,” which is a new series about a twenty-something slacker who stumbles into a career as a crime scene cleaner. You might have recently caught Ali in “Predators” this summer, alongside Adrien Brody and Alice Braga.
MEGAMIXXX3
I finally got a solid, uninterrupted 46.4 minutes this weekend to sit with El-P’s newest instrumental album “Weareallgoingtoburninhellmegamixx3“. What more than, “An El-P instrumental album,” do I need to say? It’s a completely original score to some bugged out movie playing in El-P’s mind that only he can write the music too. To put it simply; the album is unique, versatile, and cinematic. Megamixx3 is another must have from the producer/emcee’s catalog of classics that span over 14 years.
Here are a couple of tracks for your listening pleasure. Then, do yourself a favor and purchase a copy.
El-P – Meanstreak (In 3 Parts)
El-P – Time Won’t Tell
MACHETE
I went over to Aaron’s (Blacklist Mag) crib this morning to work on a PSA for Link TV before he heads out on his excursion to Machu Picchu. The funny thing is that he bought a pair of machetes for his trip before getting any vaccines or malaria pills. Good luck Aaron!
Filming the PSA…You got to love the Canon 5D.
We went to Whole Foods for some barbecue chicken pizza and salad. I wonder if he is thinking about those malaria pills now? He leaves for Peru on monday and the pills need to be taken a full week before arriving to be effective. Hmm….Do the math.
I swear, Whole Foods has some of the best pizza around.
Hydrate.
VERTIGO
Our office building was built in 1913 making it almost 100 years old. The main stairwell is only a few feet from our front door and it’s side railing is only about three feet high. It’s definitely not the safest construction for a stairwell railing. I’m guessing maybe people back in the day were either really short or just didn’t care much about falling from 12 storeys high by accident.
EASTSIDE MARKET
I met up with Kevin, Dennis and Alex from Elm for lunch. We hit up Eastside Market and Italian Deli, which was established in 1929 and is one of the last remaining true italian delis in Los Angeles.
I need to start one of these retirement plans. Imagine collecting this everyday since 1929.
I went with the pastrami sandwich. I guess this is what a classic 80 year old pastrami sandwich should look like, right?
And this is what a heart attack looks like….It’s actually a pastrami and roast beef sandwich with the bread on the side.
This was by far one of the messiest meals I’ve had in a long time.
Back to work.
