What advantages are there in riding a bike like this?

My friend Andre

Interactive Urban Environment: Sharing Your Music with the Neighborhood

I have been seeing more and more people walking around with radios and stereos on their shoulder playing music. I wonder what the cultural origins of this is.

Hellman Lobby

Mysterious film shoot in the lobby (facing 4th St) of the Hellman. I wonder what was going on.

The Trumpet Player of 4th and Spring

I often hear this guy playing his trumpet.



Often the same song "have yourself a merry little christmas" even when its not christmas time. Nice personable guy. I always nod my head whenever I walk passed him.

Writers Strike in the Historic Core

On Wednesday a few days ago, I left my building at about 6:15 am to go to work and saw some writer's holding up their signs walking around 4th St. between Spring and Main.

Here are some pictures I took of them on Spring and 4th:





Here is a post Ed did on BlogDowntown about what happened later on that day.

Anti-War March

An anti-war march passed through the historic core of downtown Los Angeles yesterday.

I was working at my desk, and from a distance I was able to hear the crowd make their way down Broadway. They passed by my building and here are some shots I took from outside my window:

My cat looking on while I took photos.

5th St Records on 4th St

Nah.... the Sci Fi channel was filming a pilot on Tuesday and Wednesday right next to Bar 107.

(On Thursday, Carrie Underwood filmed a music video a few meters away.)

A robbery on 4th and Main?

No. Just a crew filming a mountain dew commercial.
(This happened early last week).

Transient Murals

A few weeks ago the Continental Gallery had an evening of exhibiting anti-war poster art. As a part of the show, temporary murals were being drawn onto a big wall on 4th St with a projector. Each picture lasted about a few minutes. This is what I caught outside my window: