Photos taken on the old Rancho Los Amigos Hospital grounds in Downey, California. Paranormal enthusiasts often refer to this place as the Hollydale Mental Hospital, although no such place exists. This is what they're referring to though. The place opened in 1887 as the Los Angeles County Poor Farm, evolving into Rancho Los Amigos when they wanted to give the place a better image. When the new hospital was built on the North side of the Imperial Highway, these old structures on the Southside were abandoned and are now home to hundreds of feral cats - and apparently a few ghosts. See the rest from my visit here.
I've been listening to "Tuning Echoes" endlessly. It's the latest release from Mock & Toof. Here's the video for the opening track "Farewell To Wendo."
I love the purple trees!
LA Hoopers hosted our 2nd monthly HOOPJAM at Griffith Park this weekend and it was a blast! Here's the video I made.
In the early 1980's I was a huge fan of Martha and the Muffins, the incredibly underrated Canadian new wave/synthpop band that put the genre on the map in the great white north. They had this amazing way with rhythms that was just infectious and songs like Danseparc, Echo Beach and Black Stations/White Stations will be forever etched in my psyche. And now, after all these years, they're not only making music again, they've returned to their roots. Pared down to Martha Johnson and Mark Gane, who've been married for years and are the only original members who still work in the music industry, while they've individually been doing things over the years "Delicate" marks the first time in 18 years they've recorded an album together. Martha and the Muffins returns - with their 17-year-old daughter Eve pictured on the cover. While there are a few tracks that really stand out from the first listen like Drive, Mess, and Even In The Rain, the others grow on you with repeated listenings and permeate your bring. One thing I'm sure of is that "Don't Say Anything" doesn't belong on this album. It's not delicate or in synch with anything else on the record. But that aside, Delicate's a winner in my book and it's great to hear Martha and the Muffins making music again, music that I'm enjoying very much.
I really wanted to see Broken Bells, but they were sold out. And then my friend Roman called me with a last minute ticket. Sweet! It was so good.
Went to the 10 Year Greeniversary of the Green Sector party at Woodley Park in Van Nuys and my friend Chika took these photos.
