High Art

I love Future Music on York Blvd. in Highland Park.  Not because of their vast selection of amazing vintage music gear, not because all the people who work there are super cool guys and it's a fun place to hang.  It is an awesome place for those reasons-- but what sets this establishment apart from every place else on earth is this painting which hangs on their wall:

Brought to you by...

The Department of Education!

 ...and in case you didn't get the message, this was painted about a block away on the on-ramp:

Kep Out!

Pardon my speling...

Metro Mirror

From the Blue Line platform-- Downtown, LA

Happy Thanksgiving!

Yes, I cooked the turkey on the BBQ.  Yes, I am proud of myself!

If you lived here...

...you'd be insane by now.

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Chicken n' Donuts--

You no longer have to drive all over town...

How rare...

Not sure what to say about this one...

First snowfall in LA this Autumn...

The view from my house...

Hidden Mermaid

Old Los Angeles architectural embellishment...

RGB doors

The doors at MOCA...

This call is being taped...

RIP Paul...

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If I had a car that looked like this...

I'd take it here for repairs.

Outsider art...

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Along the commute this morning

2nd Street Tunnel

Marine layer

Another foggy morning in LA...

Potential

I love coming across things like this. 

The Sign You Want (Part Two)

One thing I love about Los Angeles is when it rains many of the billboards get soaked and the graphics peel away...

Coolest Tattoos ever!

(Created at BABA Tattoo Parlor 5115 York Blvd, Los Angeles)

Misfit Cars Too!

There's this upholstery shop in my neighborhood that does chairs, sofas and "Cars Too".  For some reason, the car they chose to illustrate is driven my the Misfits logo guy...

Downtown Cat

This cat stopped to watch me while I took some pictures downtown. 

Gassy box?

Why isn't the little puff of smoke coming from the box's little sneakers?  What has that box been eating?

Goooooooooooooooooooooooooat!

I know the World Cup is long over, but I just saw this yesterday...

Are you sure this is the sign you want?

Maybe it should be "The Sign you want to crash into with your rented cube truck that you're not accustomed to driving"?

Welcome to the blog called "Photowag"

I just decided to start a blog.  Why?  Why not?  I'm mostly doing it to share my photos and thoughts with you.  I figured I would do this instead of handing everything over to Facebook®.  Not that I dislike Facebook® or anything, I just figure I'd do something a little different for a while and see what happens.  Variety is a splice of life.  Or something.  Anyway, here's my first post and I hope you enjoy.  It's dedicated to my gay (bi, lesbian, transgender) friends and the recent overturning of Proposition 8.  Peace.