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Birthday Lurve For Ollie

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Posted by: Trent on June 6, 2013| 11 Comments

Hear ye, Hear ye! Today is a very special day which is cause for great celebratory jubilation … because today is my dear friend Ollie‘s Birthday! Ollie, the amazing musician known professionally as Hustle Roses, was born on this day just a few years ago (numbers are not important) and it is for that reason that I ask you all to help me celebrate her very special day. I could go on and on about all of the things that make Ollie such a very special person but to do so would take me until her birthday next year. I am so blessed to have quite a few dear friends in my life and Ms. Olivia Stone is the best of the best. I love her so much, help me celebrate, will you? More »

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An Evening With Lenka

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Posted by: Trent on June 4, 2013| 7 Comments

Last night I got to see one of my new fave singer/songwriters live in concert at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood, CA. I’ve been a fan of Lenka‘s for a couple of years now and the only time I was able to see her live before last night was back home in Detroit on a random visit. Lenka is playing two nights at the Hotel Cafe … last night was the acoustic performance, tonight is her full band performance. I’ll be back to see her live again tonight but click below to see some photos from her amazing show last night. More »

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Big Fun In Little Tokyo

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Posted by: Trent on June 2, 2013| 2 Comments

Yesterday turned out to be a pretty decent day. I spent part of the day working at home but then I managed to get out of the house so that I could peruse the vinyl stacks at Amoeba Records and Origami Vinyl. Naturally, I found some great stuff so that is always a plus. Afterward, I met up with Ollie downtown so that we could grab some dinner in Little Tokyo and we ended up having a blast! We spent much of our night drumming our cares away at a Japanese Arcade … it was just too much fun. More »

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Chvrches Rock LA

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Posted by: Trent on June 1, 2013| Leave a comment

For the first time in far too many weeks, I’m very ashamed to admit, I finally got my butt outside to go for a run. With the San Francisco Marathon looming in a couple of weeks (YIKES!) I realized that time was running out for me to remind my body that it needs to run for a very long distance for a very long time. OY. After my run, I rested up a bit before I met up with some friends at the Fonda Theater to see Chvrches live in concert. I’m a newer fan of the band but man, I am so glad I saw them live last night … they were really great. I snapped some photos and video of the show, check it out below. More »

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The End Of A Great Season

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Posted by: Trent on May 30, 2013| 12 Comments

Alas … the season ended for my beloved Detroit Red Wings last night when they fell in overtime to the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2013 Stanley Cup playoff finals. I have to admit that I am very bummed that the Wings lost their series against Chicago because had they won, they’d next face the LA Kings for the Western Conference Championship and I would get more opportunities to see them play hockey here in LA. But … it wasn’t meant to be. Even tho my night turned out to be a bummer, I’m happy to share that my day prior turned out to be much better than I expected. My very good friend Josh Z cajoled me out of the house mid-day for lunch (which I never do due to work constraints) and we had a very nice time together. More »

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Birthday Lurve For Darion

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Posted by: Trent on May 29, 2013| 14 Comments

Yesterday was my good friend Darion’s birthday and there was no way I was going to miss helping him celebrate his birthday. Darion gathered together an intimate group of friends for a small dinner at Perch in downtown LA and we had a blast. As much as we were all there for Darion, he went out of his way to make the night as fun as possible for me … for all of us so, yeah, it was a great night on the town. I know there are a few Darion fans out there so click below to see some of the photos we snapped last night. More »

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Diving Into Fun

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Posted by: Trent on May 28, 2013| 36 Comments

On the advice of a lot of good friends, many of you guys who posted your thoughts here on the blog yesterday, I decided to get out of the house and head over to Tamar and Rob’s place to hang out at their Memorial Day BBQ pool party. I know it may sound like I’m beating a dead horse, which is why I try to keep my comments brief, but coming to terms with the reality of how I was betrayed is almost unendurable. I find, all too often, that I torture myself with thoughts, especially when I look back at events and, well, I have to fight very hard to keep from finding a dark hole and crawling inside to hide. I know it sounds overdramatic but, fuck, this shit is really hard. I have realized, tho, that occupying my mind with activities and hanging out with people forces me to think about other things and that has made all the difference for me in the past few months. So, I decided to get out and hang out with my friends yesterday. More »

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Birthday Lurve For Emma

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Posted by: Trent on May 20, 2013| 6 Comments

Yesterday was my dear Emma’s birthday and I was lucky enough to celebrate the day with her and a small group of her closest friends. Because Emma knows how to party, she decided to host a fun wine flight fete where we all got to indulge in different wines and cheeses. After we boozed it up, we enjoyed a nice family dinner … and then we took the official afterparty to another wine bar mere feet away from where we started the celebration. It was basically the perfect night. I snapped some fun photos of Emma, which you can see below. More »

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Playdate With Gemma

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Posted by: Trent on May 19, 2013| 1 Comment

Yesterday was a very fun day for me. After I spent the day lounging about the house, I made my way over the hill into the Valley to hang out with my friend Gillian and her adorable baby girl Gemma. Gillian deffo knows how to get me to hang out … she loves to remind me of all the amazing chain restaurants that exist in the Valley and, well, I simply cannot resist. I spent most of the evening the happy company of these lovely ladies … then I made my way back home and decided to do a bit of dark dancing in Hollywood. Yeah, not a bad Saturday, I think. More »

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Undead In Detroit

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Posted by: Trent on May 14, 2013| Leave a comment

Yesterday was my last full day here in Detroit so I did my best to make the most of it. Sarah took the day off from work so that we could hang out and play in the city before my short holiday came to an end. We spent the day in downtown Detroit hitting up some of our favorite spots then I hung out with my parents for a short while before Sarah and I went back downtown to see Peter Murphy in concert at the Magic Stick. We ended the night on the couch in Sarah’s Den of Slack watching bad TV together. All in all, a pretty perfect day. More »

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