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L.A.’s KCET TV invited me pick my fave restaurant in Los Angeles, have lunch there and share the experience with you. YAY!
Without skipping a beat I chose Pann’s, the greatest Googie style coffee shop on Earth.
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Two boys proudly pose heads-out of a 1955 Oldsmobile. It’s parked on the bias exactly where it should be, right in the middle of the driveway so all the lucky neighbors and rubber-necking passers-by can marvel at its breathtaking beauty. That positive/negative paint job highlights that sassy side swoosh like no other two-tone could. But [...]
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This is an action shot! With a short-stepping start to harmonize might, balance and aim, a gent blurrily hurls a heavy three-holed, big melon-sized ball down a hardwood lane. His hopes are high to send a set of pins into a spinning splat. His attentive teammate audience of two share his chartreuse shirt, styled and [...]
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A flat board cut and painted in the likeness of the world’s most famous striped advertising mascot and his offspring, Tony Jr., provide a picture perfect backdrop for tourists visiting Kellogg’s World headquarters. The contented posers wear their promotional paper headpiece hand-outs with ease of comfort like a king or queen wears a crown. Kellogg’s [...]
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This drop-jawed dummy gives “talking in your sleep” a whole new meaning! Speaking of ventriloquism…as if paying respects at Colonel Sanders’ grave, winning at the “bluegrass” state’s namesake derby or spending the night at the Wig Wam Village Motel #2 wasn’t already reason enough to visit the great state of Kentucky, we now all have [...]
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The dapplely leaves of summertime’s wild greenery and grown grass invite a trio of sleeve-less ladies and their babies out for an afternoon. Blankets are spread and the cotton cloth covered folding table is set with food in plastic, glass, foil and wax paper.
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