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Archive: July 03, 2007

Kick Out the... national anthem?



Photo credit: Juan Ojeda, LA Dodgers

Ever seen a punk legend, and one of Rolling Stone's top 100 gee-tarists, wail on the National anthem? Tonight was your chance, comrades.

Before the the Braves cowered on the field to get their Atlanta arses kicked, Mr. Wayne Kramer of MC-5 opened the game by sauntering onto the field in an all-white suit, with his "Wayne Kramer Signature Series" Fender stars and stripes Stratocaster and a Hot Rod Deville amped up behind him. Sun setting behind the stadium, he eked out the national anthem on the eve of Independence Day.

Ahhh, what a sight.

Categories: Ward on the Street
July 03, 2007 11:35 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Peeping Toms rejoice





Hot spots are always coming up with ways to indulge our inner voyeur without making us feel creepy.

The Standard on Sunset had tongues wagging when it opened a few years ago with an installation in the lobby featuring living, breathing models posed glamorously behind the window. (The models have since gotten bored with their gig and now sit crossed-legged and hunched over a laptop.)

Ivan Kane kicked it up a notch at deep (which has since been sold and renamed Basque) by building a stage behind a two-way mirror where burlesque dancers perform.

Now it's all about the wine girl at Republic. Every time someone orders a bottle of wine, she gets hooked up to a rope and navigates her way up the floor-to-ceiling glass-enclosed wall of bottles. Once she’s retrieved the selection, she sexily belays her way down in a tight black dress and everyone stares in amazement. Nothing creepy about that.
Categories: The Bar Code
July 03, 2007 11:35 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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