wandrlust – discover the undiscovered

Some people love donuts. Cops for example are stereotypically associated with the donut. Maybe they do love donuts as much as they are portrayed to, but I have a theory, one that comes down to the donut shop itself.

See — the majority of representations we see in regards to officers of the law come from film and television. Most of said shows take place in Los Angeles and even if the setting isn’t LA, generally, they are at least shot here. Of all the places I have ever been to, I have never seen a city so filled with donut shops (that and places that serve pastrami all over shit) as LA. Yelp has around 465 donuts listed in LA County – although I think its much more than that even. My point is, with the hours cops have and the surprising lack of places that are open 24 hours, donut shops tend to be the default establishment for cops — or maybe, cops just love donuts.
Continue reading ‘The Donut Hole — La Puente, CA’

When Vampires decide to become human, they are choosing mortality. They can no longer live eternally but they can feel and die like humans. I am not sure if the same rules apply for cartoon characters becoming human, but what I do know is that in the cartoon world you do not age or change your clothes. When Fat Albert chose to be human, he kept the clothes — but age and mortality are clearly a factor in this exchange. I think the addition of chops are suiting for a more mature Albert,  and although a whole Domino’s Pizza for yourself may keep up the image, in the human world, heart attacks are real. Here is his earlier cartoon incarnation for comparison:

While staying in Sioux City, I realized I didn’t have the time or energy to make the 5 hour pilgrimage to Iowa City to attend the Most Serene Republic concert I had purchased a ticket for, so I opted for a more, subdued adventure…

…Sioux Falls!, a brisk 90 miles north on the I-29, and although I heard that Sioux Falls was a pretty “happening” city it couldn’t be further from the truth. It could have partly been the cold but I was in and out of there in a few hours. I did happen to snap a few pics of some of the good and/or amusing signs in the area for your (my) enjoyment, such as the one above. T & A seems to go well with a bottle of booze generally speaking, or a king for that matter, but Sioux Falls doesn’t shy from provocative double meanings as is shown by the name of this lovely convenience store:
Continue reading ‘Signs o’ the Times #4: The Signage of Sioux Falls — Sioux Falls, SD’

I don’t know much about these sexy musicians other than the fact that they rock and they roll. I did glean this from their bio:

“The ocean hits the break; the whale sings his song, the bird channels hope as it soars above the surf. Yet where heart-wind and sun collide — Dave Crockett and Billy Miller are the human embodiment of nature’s song.

With the pulsing rhythms of life, music has never been so powerful, while also making you move your buns. Both classically trained for a few weeks, Crockett & Miller first met while doing a hiking expedition in the Mountains of Orlocko. After being introduced to the song of the Hawk, they decided to explore the grooves of life. With Crockett rocketing the keys and Miller blowing the sax — they became a duo filled with a Peter Pan Magical sense of what music needs: Love.

Their Debut Album, Fire it up!:

Continue reading ‘Crockett & Miller / Splash Party (Feat. Brandon Rogers) — Hollywood, CA’

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The first time I had a loose meat sandwich was at a Maid Rite franchisee in Phoenix. It was tucked away off Bell Rd. in a shopping plaza that had what was called a Waldenbooks and More. It was like a Waldenbooks but instead of being at a mall, it was a stand-alone store — larger than your average Waldenbooks. It was a precursor to big box chains like Borders or Barnes & Noble before they took over and Borders eventually bought up Walden. I was waiting for hours at this store with my mom for some sort of Walter Cronkite book signing and the Maid Right was the only food in the plaza.

Also known as a Tavern, very exciting a loose meat sandwich is not. The Tavern is like a burger but instead of a patty it’s made with what is basically unspiced taco meat, like a sauceless sloppy joe. I remember thinking the Maid Rite sandwich being not only unimpressive but pretty gross. It was one of those things that you had to regionally grow up on because when they are introduced to new communities through franchises they don’t necessarily connect. This was confirmed by the fact that all the Phoenix Maid Rite locations (there was another at what was once called Westridge Mall, now Desert Sky) closed, but what I didn’t know was that Tavern was created in Sioux City, IA and then popularized in the area by Maid Rite.
Continue reading ‘The Battle of the Loose Meat Sandwich — Sioux City, IA’

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