On Friday night Byron and Christine flew in to Los Angeles for the weekend. After picking them up at LAX we headed to Shamshiri.
The next day started off at More Than Waffles in Encino. Then Byron and I walked around Silverlake and EchoPark (which included Danny Devito and Rhea Pearlman, who live in Echo Park, siting in a garage at the top of the hill hanging out with hipsters) while Christine ran in Griffith Park and Sam did some charity work downtown. In one hipster merchandise store I saw something very familiar. This “completely refurbished with great analog sound” Pioneer SX-939 stereo/receiver was on sale for only $375. I swear my father had one just like this (or perhaps even bigger) when I was a kid (dad, feel free to shed some light on this in the comments). I remember flicking those knobs up and down and turning the big smooth dials. It had a nice tactile experience that modern electronics don’t have. I have a feeling this very thing is sitting in my parents’ basement right now. I wonder if dad knows what he could get for it on Ebay.
Later that afternoon we all met up at LACMA. Byron and I arrived first and checked out the Petersen Auto Museum across the street.
The guy above is the very first exhibit in the museum. He’s pulling on his hose, I don’t know what you were thinking… oh wait… I guess my description doesn’t sound much better…
LACMA has a temporary exhibit opening in a few weeks on the art of Tim Burton. In anticipation they put this giant Burton character outside.
On the backside of the museum there were various painters doing their thing on large boards and an area for kids to take drawing lessons (or something).
Sam at the entrance to the permanent Korean Art exhibit:
After LACMA we headed to Al Gelato for dessert.
After that we headed to Yamashiro.
The weather in Los Angeles on Saturday was overcast and windy. By the time we were up at Yamashiro (11pm) the cold wind made it very hard to pose for long exposure shots with smiles on our faces – but everyone was apparently better at this than I (Byron and Christine are from Seattle – so I’m sure they’re used to it).
On Sunday we met up with Alan at Pat’s Topanga Grill before hiking Temescal Canyon with Sam.
After hiking Byron and Christine requested to visit the beach – so we drove down to Will Rogers beach. Unfortunately it was very (VERY) windy. We were covered in wind-blown sand. I didn’t dare take the lens-cap off my camera. However, Byron did – and here is his photo from facebook:
After this we had dinner at Bay Cities Deli and said farewell as Alan would take Byron and Christine on the next step (day) of their journey.
