my favorite thing about going to the LA store is that I don't have to deal with eating the same deli food for lunch everyday. simple, i know. the Farmer's Market is a couple blocks from the store, and one of my favorite places to eat in the world...

sorry to all our mexican affiliates, but Lotteria has got the best mexican food I've ever had. sure, it's probably not 100% authentic, but it's damn good. i have acheived pansy-level, cause I order shit "protein style" now (lettuce in place of bread/tortillas), but LA is the only place where it's an actual option, so when in... and damn, what a nice photo.


bagels in LA get a bad rep too. I must have eaten at this bagel place around the corner 5 of the 6 days I was there. LA bagels taste like pretzels, which is not that bad. another LA touch, bagels come with a pickel, olives, and cucumber salad on the side. ask for that in nyc, and you'll be asked to leave.

people in LA are spoiled,
ever seen a DJ shop that looked like this?

the rest of the LA crew. this is John Kim, our token LA korean. he manages artists like Blu and Taarach on the side. get at him if you need taxation without representation.

this is JJ. we did a mass cleaning of the records (go check it out $1 sale on 100s of 12"s). our crowning achievement was deading the entire reggaeton section. Willow later told me that JJ is also known as Mestizo, an indy emcee who is huge in europe, sweden and pockets of the midwest.

the entire LA crew:

jon, willie, jemz, tamra, jj....
and JJ has a message for all the potential shoplifters... check the switchblade.

it's also true that whenever you're in LA, you're gonna run into some east coasters....

Naeem came through taking a break from recording.

Caught Brent Rollins and other Ego Tripperd at the HVW8 gallery/shop. Dude is probably one of the top 5 most influential designers in our little world. Look out for the new Ego Trip show on Vh1, it's a reality show that puts white rappers through various competitions in the Bronx, hosted by Serch, nonetheless.