Los Angeles: The Cultural Capital of the 21st Century - Page 2

Westsidelife · February 19th, 2008, 08:31 AM

^ The opportunity has presented itself once again, milk. This is your chance to sport your trademark eloquence.

milquetoast · February 19th, 2008, 10:56 AM

Eloquence schmeloquence. There's no sense in bringing all this up if we're on the same page. I agree. I've seen the convention and visitor's bureau stuff before and while some of it seems outlandish, most of it is true. I agree that it took a relatively small amount of time for L. A. to acheive it's 10 point Alpha status, I believe we got NEXT! It wasn't easy, though- what- with the building of our port from scratch practically and the transport of the water and the luck we've had in the weather and topography. Our situation is what it is; perched at the bottom of a hill ready to race up only to be kept in place now, engines racing, because of the ridiculous sub-prime mess. Culturally, I'll say it again, we rule. Because our culture is one of popular consumption worldwide. You don't have to come here to experience our culture, like you would so almost everywhere else. Ours is recorded, transmitted, broadcast. It's perfectly located between the ancient worlds of Europe and Asia. Los Angeles can chose to concentrate on itself, but unlike the incapability of that other 'magnate', L. A., more often than not, can recreate its storytelling from the vantage point of others. Other locations, other experience. The collective imagination of a free thinking metropolis, with no real concrete ties to anyone. The place to go to and re-invent yourself. Blah blah blah! But it's true, moreso here than anywhere else. People in L. A., I get the feeling, have so much hope just in the product and locale of the place without realizing that, maybe L. A. hasn't 'jelled' yet. It's still soft, malleable, expanding. It doesn't know where it has been and sure as hell doesn't know where it's going, but people are willing to ride. I see L. A. 'arriving' a little later in the century. Once the city figures out how to move its people effectively, that's when you'll see it really take off! Soup's on the sexual orientation thread, I wonder what he's up to....

CITYofDREAMS · February 19th, 2008, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milquetoast

I'm tired of talking, I wanna post pictures. I'll let you do the talkin'

YES... I love your Cultcha pictures... West, great article. So it seems that our time has finally arrived and once Grand Ave. gets completed I think it will make LA an even bigger cultural magnet.

milquetoast · February 21st, 2008, 10:47 AM

Boating cultcha

Kevin/City data

Westsidelife · February 21st, 2008, 10:52 AM

^ Daaammmnnn, sunset + purple mountains + Century City skyline + marina + sailboats + yachts = perfection.

milquetoast · February 21st, 2008, 12:19 PM

Mountain cultcha

Ann Cusack/LA Times

milquetoast · February 21st, 2008, 12:33 PM

Hot Dog cultcha

inetours.com

milquetoast · February 22nd, 2008, 10:52 AM

Only in L. A. cultcha

travelgrotto.com

BEATSLIM · February 23rd, 2008, 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milquetoast

Hot Dog cultcha

inetours.com

you know i came into this post and for some reason i was expecting milque to do a "food culture" reply and here it is

Caliguy2005 · February 25th, 2008, 11:21 AM

Out of any U.S City,I truly believe The 21st Century belongs to The Great Metropolis of L.A.

milquetoast · February 29th, 2008, 10:21 AM

Designing cultcha

milquetoast · February 29th, 2008, 11:20 AM

Pier cultcha

nygirl · February 29th, 2008, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milquetoast

Only in L. A. cultcha

travelgrotto.com

WTF!?!?

^ Are those folks having a picnic in a cemetary? Is it a day of the dead thing?

kidA · February 29th, 2008, 05:14 PM

Naw, its the Hollywood cemetary and they play movies at midnight. I think its midnight.

milquetoast · March 1st, 2008, 04:35 AM

blogging.la

travelgrotto.com

cinespia.org

techfreep.com It's called Cinespia, and their 2008 season begins in May with Rita Hayworth in 'Gilda' I suppose. They can do whatever they want with my relatives buried there as long as they keep that grass lookin' good

milquetoast · March 1st, 2008, 01:58 PM

Liner cultcha

(Los Angeles/Long Beach, same thing)

20thcenturyliners.com

milquetoast · March 1st, 2008, 02:36 PM

Icon cultcha

George Barris Santa Monica '62

milquetoast · March 1st, 2008, 02:51 PM

Rock cultcha

Mike Dillon

milquetoast · March 1st, 2008, 03:34 PM

Olympic cultcha

slaughterphoto.com

milquetoast · March 1st, 2008, 03:47 PM

Horse cultcha

actuallyuptodate.net

February 19th, 2008, 08:31 AM	#21
Westsidelife LAL \| LAD \| LAK Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,784 Likes (Received): 7	^ The opportunity has presented itself once again, milk. This is your chance to sport your trademark eloquence. __________________ "I'm an LA guy, can't help it." -- Tiger Woods

February 21st, 2008, 10:52 AM	#25
Westsidelife LAL \| LAD \| LAK Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,784 Likes (Received): 7	^ Daaammmnnn, sunset + purple mountains + Century City skyline + marina + sailboats + yachts = perfection. __________________ "I'm an LA guy, can't help it." -- Tiger Woods

February 29th, 2008, 10:21 AM	#31
milquetoast L O S A N G E L E S Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Henderson NV Posts: 5,341 Likes (Received): 30	Designing cultcha Last edited by milquetoast; March 1st, 2008 at 02:52 PM.

February 29th, 2008, 11:20 AM	#32
milquetoast L O S A N G E L E S Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Henderson NV Posts: 5,341 Likes (Received): 30	Pier cultcha Last edited by milquetoast; March 1st, 2008 at 02:52 PM.

February 29th, 2008, 05:14 PM	#34
kidA Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 337 Likes (Received): 0	Naw, its the Hollywood cemetary and they play movies at midnight. I think its midnight. __________________ "heart and soul"

February 19th, 2008, 10:56 AM	#22
milquetoast L O S A N G E L E S Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Henderson NV Posts: 5,341 Likes (Received): 30	Eloquence schmeloquence. There's no sense in bringing all this up if we're on the same page. I agree. I've seen the convention and visitor's bureau stuff before and while some of it seems outlandish, most of it is true. I agree that it took a relatively small amount of time for L. A. to acheive it's 10 point Alpha status, I believe we got NEXT! It wasn't easy, though- what- with the building of our port from scratch practically and the transport of the water and the luck we've had in the weather and topography. Our situation is what it is; perched at the bottom of a hill ready to race up only to be kept in place now, engines racing, because of the ridiculous sub-prime mess. Culturally, I'll say it again, we rule. Because our culture is one of popular consumption worldwide. You don't have to come here to experience our culture, like you would so almost everywhere else. Ours is recorded, transmitted, broadcast. It's perfectly located between the ancient worlds of Europe and Asia. Los Angeles can chose to concentrate on itself, but unlike the incapability of that other 'magnate', L. A., more often than not, can recreate its storytelling from the vantage point of others. Other locations, other experience. The collective imagination of a free thinking metropolis, with no real concrete ties to anyone. The place to go to and re-invent yourself. Blah blah blah! But it's true, moreso here than anywhere else. People in L. A., I get the feeling, have so much hope just in the product and locale of the place without realizing that, maybe L. A. hasn't 'jelled' yet. It's still soft, malleable, expanding. It doesn't know where it has been and sure as hell doesn't know where it's going, but people are willing to ride. I see L. A. 'arriving' a little later in the century. Once the city figures out how to move its people effectively, that's when you'll see it really take off! Soup's on the sexual orientation thread, I wonder what he's up to....

February 21st, 2008, 10:47 AM	#24
milquetoast L O S A N G E L E S Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Henderson NV Posts: 5,341 Likes (Received): 30	Boating cultcha Kevin/City data

February 21st, 2008, 12:19 PM	#26
milquetoast L O S A N G E L E S Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Henderson NV Posts: 5,341 Likes (Received): 30	Mountain cultcha Ann Cusack/LA Times

February 21st, 2008, 12:33 PM	#27
milquetoast L O S A N G E L E S Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Henderson NV Posts: 5,341 Likes (Received): 30	Hot Dog cultcha inetours.com

February 22nd, 2008, 10:52 AM	#28
milquetoast L O S A N G E L E S Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Henderson NV Posts: 5,341 Likes (Received): 30	Only in L. A. cultcha travelgrotto.com

February 25th, 2008, 11:21 AM	#30
Caliguy2005 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 188 Likes (Received): 0	Out of any U.S City,I truly believe The 21st Century belongs to The Great Metropolis of L.A.

March 1st, 2008, 04:35 AM	#35
milquetoast L O S A N G E L E S Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Henderson NV Posts: 5,341 Likes (Received): 30	blogging.la travelgrotto.com cinespia.org techfreep.com It's called Cinespia, and their 2008 season begins in May with Rita Hayworth in 'Gilda' I suppose. They can do whatever they want with my relatives buried there as long as they keep that grass lookin' good

March 1st, 2008, 01:58 PM	#36
milquetoast L O S A N G E L E S Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Henderson NV Posts: 5,341 Likes (Received): 30	Liner cultcha (Los Angeles/Long Beach, same thing) 20thcenturyliners.com Last edited by milquetoast; March 1st, 2008 at 02:53 PM.

March 1st, 2008, 02:36 PM	#37
milquetoast L O S A N G E L E S Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Henderson NV Posts: 5,341 Likes (Received): 30	Icon cultcha George Barris Santa Monica '62 Last edited by milquetoast; March 1st, 2008 at 02:54 PM.

March 1st, 2008, 02:51 PM	#38
milquetoast L O S A N G E L E S Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Henderson NV Posts: 5,341 Likes (Received): 30	Rock cultcha Mike Dillon

March 1st, 2008, 03:34 PM	#39
milquetoast L O S A N G E L E S Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Henderson NV Posts: 5,341 Likes (Received): 30	Olympic cultcha slaughterphoto.com

March 1st, 2008, 03:47 PM	#40
milquetoast L O S A N G E L E S Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Henderson NV Posts: 5,341 Likes (Received): 30	Horse cultcha actuallyuptodate.net

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