We just had a perfect day in Los Angeles, starting with a drive from Pasadena straight into the heart of downtown Los Angeles and parking underneath the magnificent new LA Cathedral (see photos at the bottom of my Alaska 2002 trip report). From there we walked two blocks to the new stainless steel-clad Walt Disney Concert Hall and took a self-paced 1-hour audio tour. No need to go to Bilbao, Spain anymore to see a really large all-metal Frank Gehry and the audio commentary is very interesting. From there it is only a 1-block walk to the LA Museum of Contemporary Art, a building designed by Arata Isozaki. After all of that minimalism and modernism it seemed natural to have lunch at … Langer’s Delicatessen (see this New Yorker article). [Did Donald Judd eat pastrami?]
We got into a conversation with a fellow dining alone in the next booth. He was on his way to play poker at one of the traditional California card casinos. What does he do when not at the gaming tables? “I live in Venice. I’m a screenwriter. Nothing filmed yet but I’ve got a few projects in development.”
Phil are you going to be posting pics from LA and AZ and the rest? Please say yes – Joe
The only camera that I have with me is a Fuji 617, i.e., it creates slides that are 6x17cm in size. These aren’t easy to scan! And I’m not burning a whole lot of film (220 size) in any case. http://www.photo.net/ca/ has some good (IMHO) LA photos of mine from years past.
nice