{"id":215,"date":"2009-04-14T10:16:32","date_gmt":"2009-04-14T17:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ajllewellyn.com\/site\/2009\/04\/14\/215\/"},"modified":"2009-04-14T10:16:32","modified_gmt":"2009-04-14T17:16:32","slug":"things-that-arent-there-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ajllewellyn.com\/site\/2009\/04\/14\/215\/","title":{"rendered":"Things That Aren’t There Anymore…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Current mood:\u00a0\u00a0fascinated
\nCategory:<\/strong> Life<\/p>\n

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It’s my turn to blog at Nice N Naughty today and here is what I wrote:
\nThings aren’t what they used to be…or where they used to be. I took a drive up to my favorite California country town Ojai on Sunday and this is a place I know so well it shocked me how many long-established places were gone. Yes, we can chalk it up to the economic crisis but I am sick of my favorite stores and even my favorite foods disappearing.
\nI mean, can we really blame the economy for the Four N Twenty pie shop no longer baking Cappuccino Pie? What about the demise of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Cereal? Magic Middles cookies? Coconut Lifesavers?
\nIn no particular order, here are some things I miss. As you read it, think about what you miss – I’d like to know!<\/p>\n

Ben Frank’s diner on Sunset
\nWacko, Wanna Buy a Watch?, The Last Wound Up, Condomania and Soap Plant – funkarama stores on Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles
\nHeavy Rotation, Aaron’s Music, Rhino Records, Penny Lane, Tower, Wherehouse music stores – Los AngelesLiberty House – Hawaii and Los Angeles
\nTower Records – flagship store on Sunset
\nCrown Books – multiple locations, California
\nOld World restaurant – Sunset
\nRed Onion chain of Mexican restaurants, CA
\nBookutopia, Duttons Books – Studio City\/North Hollywood, CA
\nBuffums department store – Los Angeles
\nLeyda’s Bakery – Sherman Oaks
\nBao Wow – best Chinese food in Beverly Hills
\nAdray’s electronics – Wilshire Bl Los Angeles
\nWheeler Hot Springs, Local Hero Bookshop and Tottenham Court Tea Room and Gift Shop – Ojai and Studio City, CA
\nLarry Parker’s 24 Hour Diner – Beverly Hills
\nDuke’s restaurant – from its original rock ‘n’ roll location at the Tropicana Motel, Hollywood
\nBullock’s Wilshire – Miracle Mile district Los Angeles
\nThe Brown Derby – Vine Street and its late, lamented reincarnation in Los Feliz
\nSchwab’s Drugstore on Sunset
\nDrakes – RIP
\nSpago on Sunset
\nButterfield’s restaurant on Sunset
\nThe Source on Sunset
\nAngelina’s ass-kickin’ soul food on Sepulveda
\nMecca – equally ass-kickin’ soul food in Chelsea, NYC
\n25 cents an hour metered parking in Studio City, CA
\nLos Angeles Theater Center – downtown LA
\nCrissy Dolls – remember those grow hair dolls from the 1970s. I made the terrible mistake of giving my cousin’s entire collection of Crissy dolls haircuts! What can I say? I was a bored and naughty boy. I thought the hair would grow back! Duh!
\nI still feel guilty and I’d like to replace them all for her…<\/p>\n

So what about you? What do you miss?<\/p>\n

Aloha oe,<\/p>\n

A.J.<\/p>\n

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\nPiece of My Soul<\/font><\/strong><\/a>
\nBy\u00a0Garou
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