Ben's Introduction
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Cole Coonce: Drifting
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Reporter and author Cole Coonce introduces Ben to Japanese motosport of "drifting." Japanese teenagers are reinventing racecar driving and writing rear-wheel-drive haikus. Cole and Ben check out a drifting competition at Irwindale Speedway
Read Cole's article in City Beat
Freeway Murals
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The next time you're on the freeway, watch out for a beat-up old white Dodge Caravan towing a graffiti-stained trailer. The driver has a habit of pulling to the shoulder without warning, jumping out and darting through traffic. And by the looks of him - portly, paint-stained, heavy workboots - you'd never guess that Nathan Zakheim is one of the most respected art restoration experts in southern California.
The Secret Lives of Convertible Drivers
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Drive a convertible and expect lots of sun, wind in your hair and lots of conversation. Passersby yell hello, drivers try to talk to you while stuck in traffic and people at the car wash want to get to know you. Two drivers face-off about whether this an upside or just annoying.
Song Break: With Arms Outstreched
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from Rilo Kiley's 2002 release "The Execution of All Things"
Ross Cutlery
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Two brothers and forty years of business: Ross Cutlery is a Los Angeles landmark that was made famous during the OJ Simpson trial. (OJ bought a 12-inch knife there just months before his ex-wife was found dead.) Co-owner Richard Wattenberg shows Queena around the shop and talks about how downtown has changed during the past century.
Ross Cutlery & Sharpening Services
310 S Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90013
tel: 213.626.1897
map
Song Break: 3rd and Broadway
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from Brazzaville's release "Somnambulista." The band is playing a free show on April 19 at
Mountain Bar
Meg Cranston: Indian Downtown
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When artist Meg Cranston
had a studio in downtown Los Angeles, she heard rumors and stories of a hidden Indian past.
Years later, she takes Queena downtown and excavates a pretty sordid story:
Native Americans uprooted from their reservations and dumped at the corner of 5th Street and Broadway.
Facing the Music
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As guest curator at the avant-guard, Facing the Music runs through May 29, 2005
Outpost Project in Echo Park
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Chicago group Temporary Services expects to transform an empty lot in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Echo Park into an outdoor arena for art, film screenings, meals, and just hanging out.
map and calendar of events
Location: Sunset Blvd between Alvarado and Park in Echo Park.
Outpost and
The Foundation For Art Resources are supporting the event.
Song Break: Science versus Romance
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from Rilo Kiley's 2001 CD "Take Offs and Landings."
Grilled Cheese Championship
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Rico Gagliano takes in the scene at the Grilled Cheese Invitational
- an annual event in downtown Los Angeles in which upwards of 70 professional and amateur chefs
combine the delicious, the ridiculous and the bizarre in an attempt to claim the title
"Grilled Cheese Champion." Will former champ Linda Williamson regain her title?
Will organizer Tim Walker dare to eat a sheep made of butter? Rico cuts through the grease to bring you the truth.
