PICO IS OFF HIATUS - NEWS ROUND UP

Photo by Neal

-Christine Zeimba for LAist could not be more accurate if she tried. Check out How to Ruin a Once Promising TV Series where she breaks down why Heroes is sucking it up lately. Seriously writers, I did not honk in solidarity at the picket line on Pico so that you guys could go back and write crap. Pull it together.

- I love that Yahoo Movies has posted the 10 Most Biographically Incorrect Movies. I also love that #1 is A Beautiful Mind. I'm so tired of hearing that people actually liked this movie. It gives me nothing but pleasure to share the following items about Nash:

"was arrested in a Santa Monica men's room on "moral charges," and made numerous un-P.C. remarks over the years about various minority groups. More flagrantly, the hallucinations Nash suffered in real life were entirely auditory, not visual. And Nash's big, weepy Nobel Prize acceptance speech at the end? He never gave one. "

And that my friends is what vindication tastes like.

- I always knew The Bee Gees had magical powers.

-Also look what iwriteplays made she really is very crafty.

GARY GYGAX SAVED YOUR LIFE

by Mr. N.

It’s true even for all you “cool” people who have no idea who Gary Gygax is, he saved your lives. You “cool” folks are probably asking: How did some asshole who I’ve never heard of saved my life? He was the co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons, now your next question is how the fuck did Dungeons and Dragons save my life? That shits for dorks and I never played it. Well, when you “cool” kids were going “outside” and playing “sports’ or going to “parties” and getting “laid” us social outcasts were sitting in our rumpus rooms around a table playing D &D.

You are probably still wondering how this pertains to your life being saved. D & D gave us sexually and socially frustrated misfits some sort of outlet for our rage rather than opening up on you assholes with a high powered, magazine fed, semiautomatic rifle at the Sadie Hawkins dance. It’s simple as that; if we weren't casting magic missiles at the Goblin Lord we would have been casting Molotov cocktail into the gym class. The more time we spent our time planning the perfect adventure or re writing our character sheets was less time for us to be planning the best sniper location to shoot into the quad.

I find a corollary between the fall in popularity of D & D and the rise of school shootings. So show some god damn respect, perhaps a national holiday. You will be missed Mr. Gygax, may all your rolls be natural 20’s, goodnight sweet prince.

Apparently Gary Gygax is dead . . . .

Mr. N: Gary Gygax died :(

K: who?

Mr. N: creator of dungeons and dragons

K: dude, you are so lucky you're already married and will have guaranteed ass for life

Mr. N: :(

K: why do you even know his name?

Mr. N: I am seriously bummed
well when you read his books for like 15 years.....

K: I read The Babysitter's Club series for like 8 years and I don't even remember the author

Mr. N: yeah but that shit’s lame

K: I'm bitting my tongue right now

Mr. N: come on you know dnd is way cooler than babysiters club

K: I don't know dude, there was this one book where Mary-Anne found a ghost in the attic and . . . compelling!

Mr. N: did they ever get lezbo with each other?

K: sadly no, if they had I would still be reading them

Mr. N: i might be too, is that creepy?

K: nah

Mr. N: I am seriously thinking about taking a half day to pull myself together

K: wait, for reals? Wow, you really are shaken up

Mr. N: dude this really makes me sad

K: maybe you should go be with robbie right now

Mr. N: I should call him... (he was only 69 years old homie)

K: yeah, he might want to hear it from you

Mr. N: he prolly doesn’t even know yet

K: probably not

Mr. N: its like i heard 10 million nerds cry out all at once, then vanish...

THIS WEEKEND IN DEAD PEOPLE

Ahhh I love this time year. Everyone's gearing up, candy is on sale, and I can almost smell the pan dulce I'm going to consume tomorrow.

-In case you still need a pumpkin Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch in West Hollywood (map)

-In case you hate crowds, Smart and Final has some cheap, big ones

-Check out Metroblogging LA's Guide to the Greatest Dead Angelenos. Yeah #15!

- Doggy Costume Contest this Sunday at 1pm in West Hollywood. (map)

Yeah Dia De Los Muertos !

PHOTO BY GARY AYALA

This is one of my favorite LA events. If you don't know what the Day of The Dead celebration is then you might be living under a rock (look into that). This event never disappoints, has awesome altar decorations and rockin Mexican fare. The following are some tips for enjoying the the day:

1) Parking is a bitch, this is actually the worst parking event I've ever been to, so go early and be prepared to walk a bit.

2) The altars are pretty cool in the daylight but even better in the dark

3) The food lines can get long so eat first, then walk around

4) Buy Mexican bread. I don't know what it's called but it's really, really, really good

5) Check out the vendor section for our favorite designer, De La Luna Designs, I think she's doing event inspired pieces.

www.ladyofthedead.com

Saturday, October 27, 2007
Hollywood Forever Cemetery (map)
4:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.