my trip to l.a. (or how I gained 3 pounds in 4 days)

Wow, I leave town for a weekend and all hell breaks loose! Was anyone out that night at Second Saturday? Was it scary? It seems like the city council is planning a somewhat measured response, which is good. It's so horrible that someone got shot, especially someone who was not really involved in the altercation.

Totally different subject: The Sandwitches and Touchez are playing at The Hub on Thursday. Good show! A funny quote about The Sanwitches is "if the shaggs were hot"

Our trip to souther Cali was fun. We ate at Pizzeria Mozza. The pizza does live up to the hype. We ate the pizza from the cover of Saveur. The crust is so airy, so light. The sauce is so fragrant. Uh mazing.

Then we ate the dumplings of my dreams, the pork fried from Luscious Dumplings.
One of the many highlights of the trip was a sojourn to Burger Records. This is my favorite record store ever. I love power pop and bubblegum so it's perfect for me. They are so nice there and it's such a treat to see a whole store filled with records that I've never seen anywhere else; each with a story behind it that the kind employees are happy to share with you.
It was actually pretty overwhelming.
Here's Sean, one of the owners. He's also in Thee Makeout Party. He's the guy who sings "birthday suit", which is a hilarious sight.
Burger Records is putting out the new Twilley record! They said it's really good.
This is a picture from the back of Chevy Chase's 60s psychedelic record! It was kinda baroque, like Left Banke. It was good.

super rare record from Sean's private collection. Not for sale.
The Burger cat. I highly recommend a visit to this store, and The Bruery is five minutes away and has a rad tasting room.