Singular Sensations

Ask any single person in Los Angeles how difficult it is to meet people and be prepared for a lengthy, Angst -driven discourse on the subject. So it’s no surprise that innumerable singles groups have popped up, trying to fill every conceivable niche.

There’s the telephone “bulletin board” for singles in 12-step programs (Alcoholics Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous and the like), where men and women are invited to call a 900 number and leave a personal ad. Like to sing show tunes but find your friends scattering like cockroaches when you approach the piano? There’s a singles group for you, too. And Lila Greene, a.k.a. Renta Yenta, has started a breakfast club titled “Seize the Day Singles” at Gorky’s in Hollywood every Saturday morning. .

Talk That Talk

Duuuuuuuudes ! Planning on checking out “Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey” soon? Orion Pictures thought we should be prepared before we see the movie, so they provided us with “Bill & Ted’s Most Excellent Phrasebook,” a glossary of Bill & Tedspeak that may, like, help us understand it all. Some terms to know: melvined means tricked or duped; the salad dressing dude is Caesar; princess babes are medieval girlfriends; flake off means adios.

Essentials

WHAT YOU NEED TO MANEUVER THE L.A. SCENE: The ability to clear a metal detector. You expect them at the airport, but lately people are being shaken down at bars, nightclubs and--yes--private parties. Evidently, the BYOW (bring your own weapons) concept is so widespread that at a recent birthday party a well-to-do couple threw for their preteen child, adult and youthful arrivals were given the once-over with a metal detector.