Southern CA Recap

 Much to do in the big city!  Here is a recap of the activities of the past week in and around the City of Angels...

3/26 (Friday): 

• Thai Dinner at Ayara.  Be sure to try "When Tigers Cry"
• "The Fortunate Sons" cheesy tight shiny pants band at The Lighthouse
  
  
  
  
• Rock Band.  "Wanted Dead or Alive" is harder than you think.  But I rocked it anyway.

3/27 (Saturday):

• Baja Sharkeez Mimosa Breakfast.  Free mimosas for an hour after your breakfast purchase. Drink 'em quick!
• Getty Museum.  DaVanci was OK.  The gardens and the view were beautiful.
  
  
  
• Wine and cheese picnic on the beach
• Hotel Room Party with Wine Teasers (thanks for the game MB!)

3/28 (Sunday):

• Three Squares Cafe & Bakery
• Venice Beach
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Saying goodbye to Anna, Rich and Simone.  Thanks for visiting us!
• Beer and March Madness at Beaches
  
  
  
  
• Beer at Ercoles
  
  
  
  
• Extra dirty martini, yummy margaritas and the best meatballs on the Pacific at Side Door.  Not to mention the friendliest bartender ever.  Thanks, Masud!

3/29 (Monday):

• Took the Van to Joe's Auto Services to have the transmission looked at.  Ended up getting out the door with only a tune-up, which seems to have fixed the slipping issue.  Thanks, Joe!
• Breakfast at Good Stuff
• Packing up for the Combs / Rosen big move
• Pizza

3/30 (Tuesday):

• More packing
• Sold an extra Combs / Rosen bed in Hollywood to a starlet.
• Angie recommended a wonderful restaurant with mariachis and flaming margaritas for dinner.
  
  

3/31 (Wednesday):

• Bike Ride to Santa Monica
• Killer chili cheese fries at a different Lighthouse (seems to be a common name around here) at Marina Del Mar
  
  
  
  
• Santa Monica Pier
  
  
  
  Video Link
  
  
• Bargain hunting at Salvation Army Thrift Store "Boutique"
• Bike ride back to Manhattan Beach
  
  
  
  
• $2 Taco Wednesdays at Pancho's
• Endless Gauntlet

4/1 (Thursday):

• A wonderful exhibition of anybody who is anybody in modern art for the past 30 years at MOCA
  
  
  
  
  
• Dinner at Master Chef in Chinatown
• Camping at trailhead in Los Padres National Forest.

4/2 (Friday):

• Relaxing at the beach in Carpentaria.
• Cooking chili at El Carro park.
• Our first WalMart parking lot sleepover in Oxnard, CA.