Tim Burton & Saint Motel at LACMA

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I have never been a big fan of Tim Burton, he has done some cool stuff, but I often just find him weird and creepy. I still wanted to go check out his exhibit at LACMA though, and thought it was a great opportunity to go when Saint Motel was playing at the museum as well.

We were not allowed to take photos inside the Burton exhibit, but I sneaked one in anyway…

I was excited to see Saint Motel – I missed them last time they played in LA. Silent Comedy opened for them, they were ok.

Saint Motel were really good! The LACMA lights made a pretty good backdrop as well!

4th of July Fireworks

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We hiked up the hill again this evening, this time to catch the 4th of July fireworks.
Looking east, you can see the planes lining up for landing at LAX.

Century City did a really good job with their fireworks!

Unofficial fireworks are not legal, but people light them up anyway. They were everywhere!

There were a lot of people up at the hill!

Sunrise over Los Angeles

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We went out for dinner last night. Late night turned to early morning as it does when you solve the world problems. Since it was already 4am, we thought we’d might as well stay up a couple of more hours and catch the sunrise!

We headed over to the stairs, and there were already some people there working out at 6am on a Sunday morning!

6:30am

In-law love!

We ran into this one on the way down…

Art in the Streets

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MOCA is having a street art exhibition, I’ve been wanting to go since they opened in April and finally had a chance to check it out today!

Space Invader was welcoming us in.

It all started in the 1960’s when the automotive industry developed the spray paint.

Eric Haze iconic sketches on tracing paper.

I saw this tag and took a photo of it the first time I was in London, I believe it was back in 1998 or 99, I did not know back then that it was a Banksy.

I am a big fan of Banksy, he doesnt just tag places to have his tag seen, his tags always seems to be well thought out.

I wonder if he has an intern cutting out the stencils for him?

Jamie Reid work for the Sex Pistols.

Hugh Holland’s photographs of the Z-Boys from the 1970’s.

Shepard Fairy’s wall, I think he is a little overrated.

Hispanic street art is very detailed.

There was a room filled with neon junk. I did not quite understand it, but it was still pretty cool!

I loved this exhibition! Spent over two hors there and would not mind going back again!

Las Vegas

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We took a short weekend trip to Las Vegas, first stop was the M Resort & Casino.
People go to Las Vegas to party and gamble, I go there for the buffets. 
The crab legs are my favorite!

The aftermath…

Last call for alcohol.

And then off course the desserts!

I’m not much of a gambler, but I like to spend my $5 on a slot machine and get a “free” drink out of it.

We went outlet shopping the next day and I found a pair of shoes for $4. I think these will look awesome with my summer dress and big hat on the yacht!  I just have to get myself a summer dress, a big hat and a yacht…

Stopped by Luv-It Frozen Custard before taking off home.

The Ark

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We went to a free show at the Satellite. The Hundred Days and a bunch of other bands were playing, but I got more excited over the sticker I found backstage.

Stroh

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BevMo got their 5 cent sale on so we went there to pick up some wine when I saw my buddy in the rum section, I had to take him home with me!

Culver City Skatepark

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My plan was to do absolutely nothing today, but that was not accepted, so I agreed to come along to the park to take some photos.