Chinatown Stories
Initiatives:
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Punk:
KCET Departures has been calling for punk rock stories to whom we would be able to award three lucky winners a signed copy of "The Beautiful and the Damned", a compilation of punk rock photos produced by Ann Summa. We...
Chinatown:
by Lisa Zeigel Let's see, in my "career" as an L.A. punk (I frequented the scene from about 1977 - 1985) I managed to find myself on the cover of a Circle Jerks album, get a credit on a DOA...
Chinatown:
The first time I tasted freedom and hope as a child in need of hope due to poverty and abuse came through the cable video music station (No, this wasn't MTV--it didn't exist then, I don't think) at 5 AM....
Punk:
by Dino Everett I grew up in New Hampshire and got into punk at an early age by idolizing some of the older kids in the neighborhood who played in bands. One of them Kevin, eventually became GG Allin but...
Punk:
by Suzanna Regos My #1 Story: Dancing in a go-go cage for Elvis Costello. He played a week-long gig at the Beverly Theatre where he spun a wheel and played whatever song it landed on; the wheel determined his set...
Punk:
One summer night in the early 80s Ivan, Tony and I got into a little unwanted trouble. We were bored so we decided to do a small political action. In our neighborhood there was some Nazi graffiti along the train...
Punk:
In the spring of 1979 I was just out of high school and looking to break into singing with bands. I wound up in the punk rock scene by happenstance when the drummer of a band called F Word named...
Chinatown:
I grew up in Gardena, CA. where my maternal grandparents settled in the early 1900's. My grandfather raised strawberries and trucked produce from the area to the produce market downtown. I found out reading a book on the history of...
Punk:
Henry on being punk, knocking into trash cans and remembering his van...
Punk:
My first time to go to a punk rock show....
Chinatown:
I did not grow up in Los Angeles, but I did get the New Wave bug when Soda Stereo came into the scene. Probably the best concert I've ever been to in my entire life - 1985 - Plaza de...
Initiatives:
We want to thank all of you who contacted KCET with your concerns about the Departures contest to win "Dinner for Six at Empress Pavilion." In light of the feedback we have received, we have decided to suspend the contest.
Chinatown:
For most of my college years, I commuted to internships, shows and whatever else by bus. Sophomore year, the Sunset bus was my line of choice, taking me to West Hollywood from Westwood. And like most bus commuters, at least...
Chinatown:
UPDATE: Chef and food writer Doreen Fang was emcee for the cooking competition at last year's Chinatown Summer Nights. Join her again this year as she offers her energetic culinary expertise this Saturday, September 10, 2011 from 5pm-10pm. Being that...
Chinatown:
by Eddie Lin I knew something was up. Even at the tender age of four, I could smell a scheme simmering. My mom was fussing over me and my little brother more than usual. She couldn't stop preening and primping...
Chinatown:
We used to go often to Chinatown before a matinee for lunch or for dinner which I preferred. I like the lights at night and all the different Chinese signs and lanterns. We also liked to browse in the store,...
Chinatown:
For the past 15 years, I would eat at this nasty Mongolian BBQ place in Chinatown, but it recently closed down. Watch the video to hear my story....
Chinatown:
I came to Chinatown today to show my son the amazing wishing fountain that I used to visit all the time when I was younger. Click on the video to hear our story....
Chinatown:
Click on the video to hear my story about how I used to treat tourists in Chinatown when I was a kid....
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