May 20, 2003
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We leave L.A. this Thursday night; we have to check out of this apartment on Wednesday. There are several meetings, dinners and last minute shopping trips (Japantown bookstores and Cartoon Color Company, for instance) to cram into the next 3 days…
So only some very light blogging for the next few days. And possibly none until we’re back in Sydney on Saturday.
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tiger Harley on the LV strip
We went to Las Vegas on the weekend with some people from WB Animation, and it was fun. Yes, we gambled. We drank. We ate. We walked and walked until our legs could walk no more. We saw tigers and lions, showgirls, a water-show, a fake volcano… and marvelled at the supreme tackiness and decadence of the famous themed hotel-casinos… Las Vegas is an adult’s Disneyland, really. Some fabulous photos of Vegas at this website
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This evening we had the pleasure of having dinner with James Bazan, a filmmaker-photographer (from Seattle, now based in L.A.) who is currently researching and developing a documentary on “POWER AND GRACE: Mexican Wrestling In America”.
… a feature-length documentary on the rise of one of the most popular underground sports in the world today, Mexican Wrestling, or Lucha Libre, into the American mainstream. Mexican Wrestling is seeping into every facet of American pop culture and this documentary will explore the roots, traditions and future of a sport that most of America knows almost nothing about. - James Bazan
And everyone SHOULD KNOW about it! Which is why we developed Mucha Lucha. Which is why we spent the last few years immersing ourselves in this cultural phenomenon/sport in Sydney-Mexico-Los Angeles. James is doing the same thing and we really wish him well with his project and hope it takes off bigtime. The timing is so perfect right now for a documentary like this one that promotes lucha libre and the luchador profession with passion and depth. (And Chavo Guerrerro is involved!)
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Buenas Noches. It’s midnight but have to do lots and lots of PACKING…
Comments (2)
Sounds like a fun time was had by all! What, no Pirate show?
Man, you sure did pack a lot of events into your time here in the States. Have a safe trip back!
Hey Dram, Thanks! It has been fun! and we WILL return.
What, no Pirate show?
We visited SO MANY hotels in one day, – by the time we got to The Venetian & Treasure Island we were seriously exhausted. It was a whirlwhind trip after all. Definitely next time!!! – There is also lot more to this story but not suitable for the blog (to protect the reputation of all concerned)