The auto accessory of the ‘90s: Susan...
The auto accessory of the ‘90s: Susan Cramer received a letter from Mr. Polish, a West L.A. auto-detailing business, that announced, “We now custom-design compartments for concealed weapons.”
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Audience participation: The Olympic Auditorium, which reopens tonight after a long darkness, has been the scene of some memorable boxing matches--and a few memorable riots.
During one chair-breaking, bottle-throwing rampage by spectators a quarter-century ago, sportswriter Merv Harris of the L.A. Herald Examiner spotted a man nursing a cut over his eye outside the arena.
“How did it happen?” Harris asked.
“I think it was a left hook,” responded the man, who had boxed in one of the night’s prelims.
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Too much of a stretch for L.A.? We asked readers to suggest alternatives for Nicolino, the beleaguered artist who has been meeting resistance from officials in his plan to span the Grand Canyon with hundreds of strung-together bras.
Louise Alvarez of San Diego says: “How about stretching those bras from San Pedro to Catalina Island. . . . I’ll even donate a few!”
Alvarez was obviously inspired by that hit song of the ‘50s, which begins:
Twenty-six thousand bras across the sea . . . .
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We wouldn’t know what to wear to either event case: Laura Stegman of L.A. saw a mortuary ad that read: “Most people spend more time planning a dinner party than they do their own funeral.”
Her comment: “Isn’t that the way it should be?”
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Chugging along: Speaking of the Grim Reaper, Betsy Weiss of North Hollywood found a car owner in a weekly advertiser who seems to be admitting that his 1987 jalopy is on its last legs, or, we guess, tires (see inset).
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An adoption that didn’t work out: Following the example of other businesses (not to mention actress Bette Midler), Oakwood Corporate Housing adopted a portion of a roadway several months ago, promising to keep it clean.
It was on the Santa Monica Freeway, right around the Fairfax off-ramp. The stretch that went boom-boom Jan. 17.
Publicist Marian Gerlich says the city let Oakwood off the hook on this obligation.
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Check it out: At first glance, the recession would seem to have hit the Palos Verdes area particularly hard, judging from Laura Holzman’s “For Rent” photo. Actually, the sign pertains to a lot behind the library.
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Has Lorena Bobbitt been in town? The innocent announcement on North Hollywood High’s marquee said, “SAVE YOUR PENNIES. YEARBOOK SALE COMING SOON. . . .” It was too inviting to pass up for some pranksters who removed one “N” and one “E” from PENNIES.
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Our mystery of the week is the appearance of several billboards around town that say, simply, “Oh God . . .” Are they a plea for the Big Guy to go easy on the disasters for a while? Or a promo for another sequel of the movie of the same name? Heavens to George Burns.
