In this week's Nightranger I wrote about hanging with The Kooks at Jimmy Kimmel Live, but here's some tidbits you didn't get:
My camera was confiscated after I took this shot.... but I got it back.
Also, the band had actually planned to meet us at Death Disco LA -the offshoot of Alan McGee's uber-cool London hotspot- after a "quick" drink at the Formosa (see Caroline's post). Maybe I was "Naïve" but I really thought they'd make it, so I told the door guy to expect them. Of course, within an hour the whole place was buzzing about about their impending arrival. "They're English guys at a bar," noted my companion about an hour after we arrived and they didn't. "They wont make it here." She was right. Oops. They were obviously having too much post-show fun to leave anyway. As we drove back past the spot on our way home, I spied singer Luke Pritchard hanging outside and chatting up a cute American bird. A new smiling sweetheart perhaps?
The Kooks missed Alan McGee and Dirty Harry spin at Death Disco LA, but Amy Winehouse and Kelly Osbourne didn't.
I also mentioned the new Silver Lake boutique Matrushka, which held a night called "Global Weirding." Here's more:
Right in the heart of the Junction (where Silver Lake Shoes used to be) the shop had a build your own t-shirt party, with lots of Green-minded patches that were sewn onto tees right there. One machine was powered by a bicycle (the guy who built it said, "I just looked it up on the internet"), plus Al Gore's Climate change slide show (depressing) and an "adopt your own Sequoia tree" display. "Can I take one home?" I asked of the cute little stalks sitting near the entrance. Duh, they grow to be about the size of a high-rise, maybe not a good idea to plant in my backyard. Plus, as the kind gent explained, weather conditions aren't right in the city. Basically they plant them for ya up in the mountains. Nice. I used to go to Sequoia National Park every year with my family for vacation. These giants of nature are truly awesome.
As for the shop, it will officially open on April 20th and judging from the sassy collection of dresses that hung from racks in the back of the store, the clothes are simple, flattering and flowy. They also offer sewing classes! I'll be back. Of course I'll ride my bike there too.
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