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Posted by: ninefourteener Feb 25 2004, 10:19 PM

I just managed to score myself an all-expense paid trip to Los Angeles next month!!! The "official" word is in.

Gonna be staying in the Hollywood area... I've got 3 things in mind that I want to see:

1. The walk of fame
2. The Huge Hollywood sign
3. Rodeo Drive

I know.. I'm such a tourist.

Any other suggestions for car guys? Car museums? Shows? etc?? Obviously I'm not driving, so I won't have the teener.. but I'd still like to know.

Anything? Anything?

914er

Posted by: Aaron Cox Feb 25 2004, 10:21 PM

peterson car museum

Posted by: ninefourteener Feb 25 2004, 10:23 PM

Where is that? Far? You wouldn't happen to know what street maybe??

Posted by: Aaron Cox Feb 25 2004, 10:24 PM

google it.... very cool place. been a while.

Posted by: ninefourteener Feb 25 2004, 10:28 PM

Rock on

Will definately do

Thanks!!

Posted by: Kargeek Feb 25 2004, 10:28 PM

http://www.petersen.org/


Hot dog at Pinks

Santa Monica Pier

Go to Beautiful Downtown Burbank and on magnolia Blvd visit the Autobooks Bookstore- you might see Jay Leno.

Dave

Posted by: VegasRacer Feb 25 2004, 11:11 PM

You can go to Venice Beach and check out the freaks.
Otto's is just a short ways up the street from there.

Posted by: ninefourteener Feb 25 2004, 11:15 PM

Venice beach is on my partner's list of places to go... I'll fit right in

Posted by: swood Feb 25 2004, 11:53 PM

Disney Concert Hall (not that I worked on it or anything)

http://www.musiccenter.org/wdch/g_const_01.html

Yeah, yeah, I know, you said car stuff.

Peterson for sure.

Where does one start, theres so much to see here!

Posted by: VegasRacer Feb 26 2004, 12:12 AM

You didn't say the exact dates you will be in L.A.
The next two swap meets / car shows at Pomona are March 7 & April 25.
That is the place to be for car guys on those two Sundays.

Posted by: campbellcj Feb 26 2004, 02:28 AM

Depending on the exact dates, there might be a good p-car club event going on (maybe a TT/DE track event). I'm guessing that in St. Louis you don't often see 50+ Porsches in one place...

Ever been here before? If not then it will help to mention your main "interests" besides 914's, i.e. food, concerts, sports, museums, shopping, beaches, or whatnot? If you are in the Hollywood / BH area you are relatively close to all of those.

Let us know when your schedule is pinned down.

Posted by: tod914 Feb 26 2004, 04:07 AM

Lots to do and see there. Favorite place has to be rock climbing on Zuma beach. Fantastic escarpment. Well worth hiking around. Planet of the Apes shot, where they blow up the cave at the end was filmed there. Short Drive north on the PCA. You will see a sign for Zuma. Any of the canyons are great to drive through.
Los Viginos, Topanga, Malibu Creek. Off of malibu creek is Malibu creek canyon where they filmed the planet of the apes and mash. cool place if you like hiking. Beautiful homes off coldwater canyon which takes you into Beverly Hills. Bel Air is just as impressive if not more the Beverly Hills. All residential but a nice drive non the less. You can also Take Sunset Blvd down to the ocean. UCLA is off of Sunset. Nice Campas. Will Rodger's place is near the ocean(famous Cowboy film actor). It's a park now and they have tours of his residence. It is fairly close to the Ocean soon as you get through Palas Verde. Pasadena hasalot of bars and resturants. One place off one of the side streets has a huge selection of imported beer and ales on tap. ALot of Belgium stuff. Forget the name sorry.
A nice relaxing Martini bar is, Bar marmot on the Sunset strip. Lots of history to that place. Seen Micky Dolands in there. Always good music being performed at various clubs along there. Viper Room, etc. Pick up a copy of the LA weekly. It's free. That will give you the lowdown on whats going on. A real nice beach area to check is Manhatten beach. Its just south of the LAX.
Peterson museaum is a must. The LA Moma is across the street. How long is your stay? Anyway have fun. If you need directions to any of the places, I'll see if I can help. Its 5am here and Im just getting to bed. Forgive my spelling and sentence structure

Posted by: ninefourteener Feb 26 2004, 07:37 AM

Thanks for all the info guys!!! I'm definately going to try to squeeze as much in as possible!

Forgive me for not stating my specific dates, location, or length of stay..... I have my reasons, but I am going to definately visit that museum... and will probably partake in the Hollywood nightlife as much as time allows

LA or bust

Posted by: seanery Feb 26 2004, 08:19 AM

just be prepared. Hollywood is a dump. I worked there for 4 years. It's not all the glam you think it is.
If you want to do the club thing then you need to go just a bit west of Hollywood. Not into West Hollywood, unless you like guys,

Posted by: ninefourteener Feb 26 2004, 08:22 AM

Who said I was into glam?? LOL

Naa.. I dig the "gritty" Places with a diverse group of characters...

As for the "guy" bars..... yea.. I'll do my best to avoid those--LOL

Thanks!

Posted by: Jeffs9146 Feb 26 2004, 08:36 AM

http://www.yamashirorestaurant.com/

This is a great place for a fancy dinner! It also has a great bar area with a view of all of Hollywood.

Jeff

Posted by: ninefourteener Feb 26 2004, 08:48 AM

Although it looks quite cool.... I'm not terribly into Japanese.. nor am I into Sushi.

I'm more of a Hooters Hot wings, pitcher of Bud kinda guy.

Posted by: Air_Cooled_Nut Feb 26 2004, 10:03 AM

It wouldn't be because of a certain psychotic female, would it

Posted by: redtiny914 Feb 26 2004, 01:01 PM

Will this man give it a rest already....I could care less where he goes. what he does, or who he does it with.....

And if you listened to him for the last three months like I just did about how almost every girl he has dated has been psycho....you would have to ask yourself one question.

1 Are all the girls really psycho that he is meeting or is there just something wrong with the guy and he cant get along with anyone for over three months at a time?

Posted by: ninefourteener Feb 26 2004, 01:07 PM

I have no idea who you are. What are you talking about?

Posted by: Jenny Feb 26 2004, 01:12 PM

Dive bars! My favorite place on a thursday night!

Jen

Posted by: ! Feb 26 2004, 01:16 PM

Dude....prolly a good idea to change screen names and not list a city....

Posted by: ninefourteener Feb 26 2004, 01:16 PM

Oh yea Jen

Nothing better that heading to the local dive bar..... you know the one:

Where the beers are $1.50, and they are served to you by a woman that looks like your grandmother.

And where everyone (male and female) is currently styling a mullett.... and proud of it

And most importantly....... where NO ONE in the whole building has a full set of teeth

Gotta love it

Posted by: seanery Feb 26 2004, 01:19 PM

well, except for the no teeth, the rest of that scenario won't happen in HW.

Posted by: ninefourteener Feb 26 2004, 01:21 PM

LMFAO--

Yea... instead of toothless mullets....... they'll be toothless blue-haired mohawks

rock on!!!

Posted by: Jenny Feb 26 2004, 01:28 PM

Waitress calls everyone "hon" and the juke box is chalked full of Neil Diamond songs. The one I go to breaks out tons of little and passes them around everytime America plays. We all have to stop whatever the fuck it is we're doing and wave

And the old men hang out all day and play darts.

Jen

Posted by: ninefourteener Feb 26 2004, 01:31 PM

Darts?? You mean people actually do that??

I've seen a few dartboards around town... but I think even if someone wanted to play darts... they wouldn't because they'd be too afraid of being humiliated--LOL

Neil Diamond ROCKS--LOL

Posted by: Jenny Feb 26 2004, 01:39 PM

I play a mean game of cricket!

I haven't played for about 3 years though. My guys friends and I used to get together all the time, drink beer, play darts or poker. I still have my dart board at my parents' house, I think...

Jen

Posted by: ninefourteener Feb 26 2004, 01:43 PM

Jen..... ok... you definately get cool points for being the only chick on here that digs 914's.

But Cricket? Darts?? LOL

Ok./. spank yourself a few times...... and go home and think about what you've said here today... Shame on you

Posted by: Jenny Feb 26 2004, 01:47 PM

You just feel threatened that a girl could possibly play darts better than a man!

And I'm also sorry for hijacking your thread.

Jen

Posted by: ninefourteener Feb 26 2004, 02:26 PM

Threatened? LOL

Hijacked??? LOL

Naa..... you're not big enough to threaten me--LOL

Besides.... I can drink you under the table... ande you'll be throwing darts at the toothless bartender

Posted by: aufaber Feb 26 2004, 03:50 PM

Nah, she has Drinkin genes in her.

Posted by: Jenny Feb 26 2004, 03:52 PM

Ohmigod, you must be referring to my brother the lush.
You do remember the time I was spilled into the Neon after a night at the Rhino Room, right?

Jen

Posted by: ninefourteener Feb 26 2004, 04:00 PM

Wow..... a chick that digs teeners..... AND can put down some beer--LOL

Ok.. you gained back your cool points for being a dart player--LOL

Posted by: Jeffs9146 Feb 26 2004, 04:05 PM

No problem!

But it is "Cal Asian" so you can get a stake or sushi! The bar is great if you are looking for something a notch up from hooters! (You might see a pair of classy dressed up hooters I mean)!

The Cat & Fiddle Pub is a dive English Pub just off of Sunset. It has Darts and pitchers of beer! Yea-baby Black-n-Tan!!

Jeff

Posted by: ninefourteener Feb 26 2004, 04:17 PM

Um... as cool as that sounds.... I'm already going to be with a classy, dressed up set of hooters--LOL

This trip is actually a "gift" from a friend of mine, after some pretty significant stress I've been dealing with lately. She's some kind of big-wig here at a pretty significant corporation in St. Louis.... and managed to (legally, if you can believe it) get the company to pay for the plane ticket and the Hotel for me.

Needless to say.... I owe her at LEAST dinner and partying in Hollywood.

So..... do I spend $100 on dinner at this place (although I do dig a good steak), or $40 at Hooters, then $60 more out partying?? LOL Hmmmm

I will check it out though.. you wouldn't have mentioned it twice if it wasn't an awesome place... if it doesn't kill my wallet.. I'll definately go.

I'll make sure and post a pic of my ugly mug standing next to Jimi Hendrix's Star

Rock on

Posted by: Jeffs9146 Feb 26 2004, 04:31 PM

It is a bit pricy and if you are into an interesting evening (also pricy) I can get you a pass to http://www.magiccastle.com/f/ It is a private club.

Anyway, have fun!!

Jeff

Posted by: Joe Ricard Feb 26 2004, 05:15 PM

Look out world here he comes again

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