Observe THIS! Griffith

On the post-Coachella drive back to civilization we just wanted a public place in LA to hang out and kill some time before my buddy got home so that we could eventually meet up with him and take advantage of his indoor plumbing....

Instead we got this:



Also:

HL Cool J
(Hosey's Love Cool James)

The Griffith Observatory wasn't easy to find either. Well it would have been if we followed the signs, but insted we adventured up a long, steep, windy road full of mansions.




Turns out the
H-O-L-L-Y-W-O-O-D
sign is there too.





BONUS PHOTO:


On the (exponentially cleaner thanks to Siebert's shower) drive back to LAX we passed a giant donut.

Things Gader photoed in DC

Sadly I was unable to document some of the more entertaining things like Keg's hairy arms or the awesomeness of energy drinks.

Instead here's a photo of some tasty hot sauce that has clearly spelled my name wrong:

J.T. Pappy, if you're reading this, well done sir, but it's G-a-D-E-r.

Bonus Photo:

View from the Newseum... still no idea what street that is, although I'm sure it's probably a pretty well-known/major one.

I Can't Podcast 55

While Pat tries to edit some of the video we have from Kate the Great Day, here are a couple of photos to tide you over.

Disclaimer: There are only so many photos one can take sitting shotgun in a JEEP Cherokee with a computer on their lap and a microphone in their hand...

Somewhere near Exit 58 and thus a Friendly's, McDonald's, Dunkin' Donuts and Papa Gino's...

This is where the magic happens: One laptop running (the often troublesome) Audacity with a mic plugged into it. I brought the mixer, all the mics and even an AC to DC car cigarette lighter adapter but managed to forget the power source wire for the mixer... hence the back and forth with the single mic.




Apparently the truck had no comment.



Pat edited a lot of this photo-taking out of the podcast, but if I remember correctly there were like 6 of these trucks in a row...


...and naturally there was some kind of "ass plunder" joke.




(You might have to zoom in for that to make any sense)


Bonus Photo:



What blog post would be complete without hilarious puns and gratuitous product placement?

One stop shopping at your local Naperville, IL supermarket

Not Pictured: Pork Hocks & Pickled Eggs
(They were on the shelf below.)

Adventures in Drunk Gambling

Podcast Part I of the Gader Goes to Vegas saga should be posted soon. Here's a little photo montage of what's to come.


Half of a pastrami sandwich from the Carnegie Deli... the thing was the size of my head with unlimited mustard and 3 whole pickles. Of course I ate the whole thing.


Two questions: Why bother with the bread? and Are Jews really willing to drop $20 on just a sandwich?


What Tfo refers to as the "Big Boy Chips"... well technically he calls the $25s that... all care of Black 23, Mario Johnsons, and Buddy Greco.




Lion at the MGM Grand...
If you look closely you'll notice the lion chilling out above the little walkway thing and then his two "handlers" inside the pen, clearly ready for anything.

The dude on the right is actually texting someone.



Just a little pre-gaming at O'Sheas with family and friends.

The Phantom Gourmet Blair Witch Project

May 2, 2009 at the Phantom Gourmet Wine & Food Phest
Plenty of shaky video of the dance floor.

Some highlights of the event included food from Tosca, Lilly's Gourmet Pasta, and Upper Crust. Unfortunately the wine sucked for the most part and we never made it over to the Make Out Shed.

Sex in the champagne room can neither be confirmed nor denied.