A little fanfare, please, for . ....
A little fanfare, please, for . . . the Official L.A. Fertilizer!The paychecks for L.A. city employees now carry ads trumpeting, “Top Gro: L.A.’s own compost, for sale at Fedco & Armstrong’s.”
Ron Larson of Armstrong’s confirmed that the West L.A. home and garden store carries the product, which is recycled from the city’s sewage.
We’re sure the L.A. City Council contributed its share.
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It isn’t easy recognizing a gourmet in L.A.: Sara Lessley reports that she pulled up to a stoplight in Pasadena next to a car full of tattoo-bearing, bandana-wearing young men who were playing loud music.
“One yelled, ‘Hey!’ out the window to me and my infant son,” she says. “Startled, I looked over, visions of drive-bys in my head. Instead, he asked, ‘Do you have any Grey Poupon?’ ”
Then he and Lessley both laughed and drove off.
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List of the day: We’re sure there’s something here you’ll want for the mantle over the fireplace. Among the items available at the Butterfield & Butterfield auction in L.A. on July 17-19 are:
* “Bruce Lee Personal Bandage”: Worn “when he was bedridden for six months due to a back injury. . . . After his recovery he continued to use this bandage for support (estimated value: $300-$400).”
* “Alien’s Foot for ‘Aliens’ (1986)”: It’s the foot of “an Alien warrior costume constructed of foam latex rubber, ankle high with side-zipper closure ($850-$950).”
* “Orangutan Extra Costume from ‘Planet of the Apes’ (1968)”: Featuring “a jacket, zippered vest and pants in burnt orange ($600-$800).” (Tailoring not included.)
* “Marshmallow Man Prototype Head for ‘Ghostbusters’ (1984)”: A melting marshmallow noggin “with inset eyes of black, yellow and fire-red pupils and wide open ‘melting mouth.’ ($700-$900).”
* “Steve Martin Nose Appliance for ‘Roxanne’ (1986)”: Ersatz schnozz is “an elongated peachish pink nose appliance constructed of latex ($100-$200).”
* “Henry Fonda Wallet & Personal I.D.”: Contents include Actors Equity card, Texaco card, and “uncashed check to Fonda from Sophie Seyman for $19.20 ($200-$250).”
* “Pair of Munchkin shoes, ‘The Wizard of Oz’ (1939)”: Made “of green felt with pointed toes that have a stand-up cutout felt bow at toe tip ($8,000-$9,000).” Sorry, though--no shoehorn included.
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In self-defense: Jerry Cowle of Pacific Palisades sees no reason to take down the somber black netting around the City Hall tower. But he does recommend one addition to the curtain--a subconscious suggestion, emblazoned in white letters: “KARATE BLACK BELT.”
Cowle adds: “When you come down to it, that’s what every Angeleno needs these days.”
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They must rise late in Westwood: A notice on a post office box on Gayley Avenue says: “Early Bird Collection Box--deposit mail here for 12 noon pickup.”
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Donald Duck won an Academy Award in 1942 for the cartoon short subject “Der Fuehrer’s Face.”
