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Los Angeles Awl Bawlers Will Be Awl Bawling At Tomorrow's Awl Bawl Tomorrow In Los Angeles
A reminder to Angelenos and those who happen to be in the environs: Tomorrow night marks the Official Awl Los Angeles Commenting People's Good Times Jamboree Get-Together, hosted by DeepOmega and Natasha Vargas-Cooper (credit the multi-talented Ms. Vargas-Cooper for the astounding graphic that accompanies this post). In any event, it's called for 7 at the Dresden, which some say is in Hollywood but others will argue in that typical LA way that makes New Yorkers seem laid back is in a TOTALLY DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD ALTOGETHER. See you there! (I mean, I won't see you there, obviously. LA makes me itchy. But those of you who are there will see each other there, and won't that just be great? I hear there will be a surprise!)
Isn't that where they go dancing at the end of Swingers? Neat!
I think that was The Derby.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-derby-club-los-angeles
And just to argue about it The Dresden is in Los Feliz. Only 90028 & 90068 are Hollywood zips, the Dresden is in 90027.
They go dancing at the Derby.
Marty and Elaine pre-date any and all Vince Vaugn projects.
Pay attention, people who care nothing of this: the Dresden is neither in Los Feliz nor East Hollywood. Truth is, there is no consensus on what that neighborhood is called. Los Feliz technically starts north of Franklin (which is a half block north of the Dresden), and, specifically, Franklin and Vermont is the southeast corner of Franklin Square, which bumps up against Franklin Village, which is where UCB is and also not technically Hollywood. Franklin Heights is on the other side, which is just northwest of the Franklin Hills, an area filled with people who will cut you if you call them Los Feliz. A block south of the Dresden you get to Hollywood Boulevard, right at Barnsdall, which sits atop Olive Hill and is surrounded on three sides by Little Armenia.
Next: the difference between Silver Lake and Moreno Heights.
If we want to get all technical, it's Vermont Village according to the sign near the Dresden. I prefer to call the general area around Sunset/Vermont L. Ron-adjacent.
Oh god I think I'm repeating myself from the last thread.
"L.Ron-adjacent" is a good enough line to bear repeating.
Dirty secret? LADOT's sign shops just make those signs whenever some councilperson gets together with some neighborhood association/council and decides to call some area, some name. Nobody keeps track of it. They don't even have a list of all the neighborhood signs that have been made. They're not even in the same format.
You will be able to recognize me by the rose clenched in my teeth.
(Not true: I will be wearing this shirt though!)
Is it normal to be so nervous even though I'm not planning it!?
Neel Shah will have a kissing booth.
I hope for everyone's sake that that's not the surprise Balk is talking about.
I'll be there
This will be lacking two things: Jolie's lemon bars (two pans in one, whatever, they were delicious!) and The Awl co-dependent sigher Choire's furrowed brow.
Just sayin'.
Meh. Woulda been nice if we had had Choire's furrowed brow HERE IN NY.
I finally understand that Elvis Perkins song.
Who in LA count as awl people? Do we get neal pollock? Brian Grazier?
Dresden?
I heard that place was really hot.
Dresden: Get blitzed, get bombed.
The Dresden is nice. But do yourself a favor and head down Sunset to the Tiki-Ti.
Thanks for the timely notice. Anyone going and going sober or want to cab it from the valley?
Surely Awl Brawlers?
(Or too effete?)
I'm going and probably with a flask hidden in my bra because I am so poor right now it isn't even funny.
Seriously, where's the pre-meetup where we drink cheap booze in the park?
Incidentally, how much DO drinks cost here? I've never actually been IRL.
Secret facts: I can probably be convinced to buy drinks for people. Having a job makes me feel guilty and generous!
I'll be the one in stripes with the incredibly disgruntled facial expressions and the rum in her cleavage.
@deepo: **call me
These guys are hella weird.
Also, gossip.
Yeah why won't Natasha talk to anyone but her friends? We must be pretty fucking sketchy.
I'm hungover.
Same.