The Skate And Destroy Car

I always get a boost from seeing the Skate And Destroy car in Venice.

Why not make your wheels fun too?

Good job.

Matt Ellis Thanks Los Angeles (Venice)

Why don't you stop what you're doing and take a spin around Los Angeles? In his new video for "Thank You, Los Angeles," off the excellent The Greatest Escape album, Matt Ellis cruises Venice (and other parts of L.A. thrown in for good measure), playing in the backseat of an invisibly driven car (steered by director, Phil Harder).

An Aussie ex-pat, Ellis has spent the last decade living, loving, and now thanking his current home of Los Angeles (Venice). Beautifully.

To catch this and the rest of the Ellis catalog live, please join us this Saturday (March 7th) at The Hotel Cafe!

(But probably take Uber vs. trying this yourself.)

The Good Times Roll ...

The sun kicked its way back out today, and everyone's in a good mood about it here in Venice ... everything, too. Check out this little VW Bus on the corner:


Ahhhh. Exactly how I feel today. Attitude of gratitude.

Now right around the corner, it's less clear what this car is feeling, but it made ME smile at least:


You know you're in the right spot when even the cars have real (and sometimes split) personalities.

Good times.



*NOT good times? The Red Sludge poisoning the Danube River right now... And the filth covering our beaches today after the rain. C'mon, People. We don't have to be done with Earth just yet! Try a LITTLE harder every day, PLEASE! For more good times.