Well, the latest state elections are over...

Well, the latest state elections are over in Germany, and the folks at Killer Music in Hollywood are happy with the results.

After all, the Christian Democratic Union’s ruling coalition scored a near sweep.

Killer Music, you see, wrote the CDU’s campaign song, “Touch the Future,” which has been getting plenty of air time on radio in Germany. The big test will be in less than two months, when the national elections are held.

Killer was chosen for the job, Executive Vice President Dain Blair said, because it has composed numerous commercial songs for U.S. and international companies.

“Touch the Future,” an inspirational-type ditty with lyrics like, “See the sun rise / Feel the power,” never mentions the CDU or Helmut Kohl. And it’s in English.

“When we asked why (the CDU wanted English lyrics),” Blair said, “they told us they were seeking support from a younger demographic group. And the youth of Germany grew up listening to American and British pop records.”

The following are some memorable student evaluations of psychology professors and teaching assistants at one institution of higher learning.

* “Brown shoes do not go with black pants.”

* “You’re really cool, like, y’know, but you wrinkle your eyebrows funny.”

* “Russ is too tall.”

* “Dude, the earring is really nice. But get a life, you’re not the teacher. I mean, give us a break, your lectures are dry. But I really like you. Chow (sic), baby.”

Where did these pearls of wisdom originate? They’re featured in an article by UCLA grad student Russell Johnson in the fall issue of UCLA Magazine.

Clip out and save, USC alums.

There hadn’t been a spectacle like it in the City Council chamber since way back last year and the presentation of a delegation of pro-roller-skating Venice characters, including a turbaned man playing a guitar on wheels.

This time, the visitors were fans of the “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” who showed up to see the cult film honored on the 15th anniversary of its opening in Hollywood. They were appropriately dressed and undressed. Maybe you have to have seen the picture . . .

Plead Radio:

Famous disc jockey Rick Dees, accused of sex discrimination Tuesday by his 37-year-old, former female sidekick, signed on to his KIIS-FM show Wednesday morning as “The Defendant.”

The traffic mess is worse than ever, of course. But newcomers to L.A. can take some comfort in the fact that it’s been a problem for decades. Thirty years ago, in fact, the late Bill Kennedy wrote in his “Mr. L.A.” column in the late Herald-Express:

“Here is the perfect solution for our traffic problem: Make all L.A. streets and freeways one way, going north. So what happens then? Who cares? Then it’s Santa Barbara’s problem.”

In its eternal search for knowledge, Only in L.A. was struck by this philosophical observation:

“It is not impolite to pass others in line if there is a vacant space ahead.”

It’s on a sign in a snack shop at LAX.

Chow, baby.

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In affluent Rolling Hills, the law says that any new house must be one-story, ranch-style design and painted white.