Erick Neutron

You Hate LA? You hate LA? No... You hate that you can't make it here. You say the people here suck? Those people you speak of are from somewhere else. You hate that LA's so spread out? No... You hate that you don't have the patience to get where you're going... You hate that LA has no real culture? No... You hate that you're too blind to see it. How can anyone hate LA? We have everything here. Mountains, the beach, the desert. We have a real culture of our own. It means something to be an Angeleno. Do you even know about all the areas that make up LA? Have you been to Eagle Rock? Mount Washington? Los Feliz? Silver Lake or Echo Park. Do not even try to knock my beloved Hollywood. Have you walked the boardwalk in Venice on a summer Sunday afternoon? Have you walked from the pier to John's Garden in Malibu? Have you been to the Observatory in Griffith Park? Riden a bike around Balboa Park? Well have you? Have you been to the MOCA downtown to see the exhibit by Gajin Fujita? He's from East LA you know...? His art isn't in there because he's from LA. His art is in there because he's as good as any artist they've shown before. Have you eaten at OG Tommy's on a Saturday night? How about Philipes? Have you even been to Olivera Street? Have you wandered the tiled floors of the cavernous Grand Central Station? Thought about the fact that all the oranges from the trees that covered most of LA were sent off using those same tracks? Have you driven on the dirt portion of Mulholland? Have you been to the Watts Towers. Did you even know that Bronson Cave exists? Have you been to Lake Castaic? Have you hiked in the Palisades Highlands or watched a polo match at Will Rogers? Have you seen the sun set to the west of Sunset Plaza only to see it rise above downtown before you go to sleep? Have you seen a production at the Dorthy Chandler Pavilion or the Mark Taper Forum? Have you heard of the Red Hot Chili Pepers or Janes Addiction? How about "X" or Suicidal Tendencies? Did you know that the playright and actor Sam Shepard is from LA? Did you know that Sean Penn is from LA? Heard of Bukowski? LA has no culture... You're crazy. I've Done at least half and plan to do the other side of los Angeles. I love Los Angeles. It's the best place on earth if you ask me. Think twice before you say that you hate LA. Because what you're saying is that you hate yourself... Great words from some of the most influential powerpeople from LA....... True Angelenos at works