Now, where have we heard that before?...

Now, where have we heard that before? In the multiracial Western, “Posse,” a character played by comic Nipsey Russell draws big laughs with the line: “Can’t we all get along?”

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Listen up, L.A.: Jean-Pierre Fenyo, who calls himself the Original New York City Free Advice Man, swung through L.A. the other day. We had never heard of his curbside service but he referred us to a 1987 New Yorker piece that said he “has given advice to about 6,000 people, only four of whom were dissatisfied.”

Fenyo, a 28-year-old writer and teacher who now lives in Baltimore, typically holds court on a street corner on almost any subject, though his sign states: “Not Qualified to Give Medical or Legal Advice.” He asks for no fee and rarely accepts tips.

On a brief visit here to see relatives, the Free Advice Man dispensed wisdom on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills for two hours until he encountered “a not very happy gang member.” Though Fenyo holds his consultations in strictest confidence, he did say that the youth resented seeing him offer advice to a youth from “a rival gang.”

The Free Advice Man didn’t need anyone to tell him it was time to leave.

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You can’t ever leave L.A.: Wasn’t it Thomas Wolfe who wrote that? Anyway, in recent weeks, we’ve mentioned sightings of the L.A. Cafe on the island of Crete, the L.A. Bar & Grill at EuroDisney amusement park in Paris, and the Allee de Los Angeles in Bordeaux, France.

Now, Teddy Snyder of Encino alerts us to a tribute to one of the ‘burbs. The Pasadena, she writes, is a “mom-and-pop (mere et pere) operation on Paris’ Right Bank. Their plates have roses on them in honor of the Rose Bowl. This is a Michelin (guidebook) restaurant.”

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Ultimate disclaimer: That’s what Tom Dawson calls the property description that he and Audrey Ann Boyle found in the local Multiple Listing Service for real estate agents (see excerpt). The 16-acre parcel sold for its list price of $95,000, and it’s in the Malibu area! Elsewhere in the listing the site is identified as being in Latigo Canyon (emphasis on the word canyon , as the Free Advice Man would point out).

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For people who don’t have time to water the lawn, Parallel Universe, a Santa Monica company, sells deeds to land on the Lost Continent of Atlantis (“unobstructed ocean view”). The scroll-like documents, which are $14.95 each, also entitle buyers to automatic membership in the Lost Continent Homeowners Assn. and “regular updates regarding the search for your property.”