From our Economic-Indicators- Not-Put-Out-by-Washington file:A reader forwarded...
From our Economic-Indicators- Not-Put-Out-by-Washington file:
A reader forwarded a wedding invitation that was formally engraved and printed on white linen paper--very traditional, except for the P.S.:
Things are rough! Envelopes are appreciated (full) to pay for this party!!
Since it’s based 3,000 miles from here, the New York Times couldn’t be expected to present a flawless map of our little pueblo. And, sure enough, in a Sept. 15 travel article on L.A., “Bunker Hill Avenue” shows up between Flower Street and Grand Avenue (see photo).
In these nervous times, we hate to see a street named Hope disappear.
Old-timers (like Mr. Only) may recall that Bunker Hill Avenue once ran in that area, but disappeared more than a quarter-century ago when the neighborhood was obliterated to make room for office buildings.
We suggest that, in order to memorize the street sequence in the Civic Center, the N.Y. Times should teach its employees the ditty drilled into L.A. schoolchildren for decades:
From Main we Spring to Broadway, then over the Hill to Olive. Oh! Wouldn’t it be Grand if we could Hope to pick a Flower at Figueroa.
While we’re performing public services, we also present--free of charge--the missing portion of L.A. Magazine’s cover-story on Billy Crystal. The interview with the actor ends in mid-sentence on page 40 (see box). Crystal didn’t abruptly walk out or anything; the line was inadvertently dropped.
So that magazine readers wouldn’t be kept hanging until next month, we took it upon ourselves to phone the publication and obtain the rest of the interview, which is:
”. . . hammered me about that.”
There, now don’t you feel better?
List of the Day:
The tallest buildings of their era in L.A.:
1--Pico House, three stories, 1869, 424 N. Main.
2--Nadeau Hotel, four stories, 1882, 1st and Spring.
3--Stimson Building, six stories, 1893, 3rd and Spring.
4--Hellman (now Banco Popular) Building, eight stories, 1903, 354 S. Spring St.
5--Braly Building, 12 stories, 1904, 4th and Spring.
6--City Hall, 28 stories, 1928.
7--Transamerica Tower, 32 stories, 1965, 1150 S. Olive St.
8--Atlantic Richfield Towers, 1971, 52 stories, 505 S. Flower St.
9--First Interstate Tower, 1973, 62 stories, 707 Wilshire Blvd.
10--First Interstate World Center, 73 stories, 1990, 633 W. 5th Street.
The devil, you say.
Reader Rob Conroy, wishing to express his opinion about KCET’s dispute with Cardinal Roger Mahony over a program about AIDS, dialed information for the station’s number. He was reminded of a satanic reference in the Book of Revelation.
“The first three numbers (in KCET’s phone number),” Conroy pointed out, “are 666.”
MiscelLAny:
A Santa Monica saloon called Father’s Office is a no-smoking bar after 4 p.m.
Billy Crystal is left speechless in interview. For ending, see Col. 2.
Why were you embarrassed when People magazine put you on its Sexiest Men in America list? Crystal : You have to realize the others were Refrigerator Perry and Bob Dole. It was flattering, but it’s embarrassing when people say, “Hey, you’re a sexy guy.” I’ve never been described that way. My friends
