I spent Thursday through Saturday in Los Angeles. I love LA. I know that might make you think less of me, the common argument being that I don’t know how shallow and insincere and vapid much of LA really is. I actually do know it and so do the people who live there. This is one of the great things that I like about it–that they know it’s all one big show.
I went over to Melrose Avenue for the first time in a long time. I had a late lunch with friends and then stopped into a few stores. The first was the super-cool, but decidedly male Munky King store for my friend to buy an Ugly Doll for her new niece. They had a lot of figurines, t-shirts that were super XL, and prints from Brian McCarty. If I had a spare $1100, I would have bought the awesome Monkey vs. Robot: The Meet and Monkey vs. Robot: They’re Late. Around the corner was the Japan LA Pop Culture Shop (myspace), where I acquired a new t-shirt for B. from Crowded Teeth. Store owner Jamie is considering selling some Gothic Lolita ensembles, which I thoroughly endorse in principle, even if the only people who can ever wear them and look decent are 5′ tall Japanese girls.
(Art: Brian McCarty’s “Monkey v. Robot”)