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Unhappy Birthday, Morrissey

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Posted by: Trent on May 23, 2013| Leave a comment

In celebration of Morrissey‘s birthday yesterday the LA-based Smiths/Morrissey tribute band Sweet and Tender Hooligans performed in concert last night at The Fonda Theater in celebration. Each year, no matter what day of the week May 22 falls on, the Hooligans perform a birthday show where a portion of the proceeds of ticket sales are donated to a local animal shelter (as a gift to animal activist Morrissey). I’m a pretty fond of Sweet and Tender Hooligans so I made my way out to the show last night … and had a blast! More »

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Party In The USA

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Posted by: Trent on May 22, 2013| 1 Comment

So … my Tuesday … actually, it turned out not at all like I expected it to. I wanted to get downtown to spend some time with Ollie at some point but I was also mulling over a plan to head into Hollywood to attend a party DJed by the Holy Ghost! guys. Since they put on such a great show on Monday night, I thought it might be fun to see them DJ a soirée. I did get to hang out with Ollie for a bit and I ended up going to that party … and found myself in hipster Hell. Hahaha. Truth be told, I had fun … but in an ironic way ;) More »

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Holy Cow! Holy Ghost!

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Posted by: Trent on May 21, 2013| 2 Comments

Last night I made my way out to The Troubadour to see the amazing Holy Ghost! live in concert. I first saw the band live way back in 2011 and I was really impressed with that performance. I’ve been eagerly awaiting the band’s release of their sophomore album, which is due out this Fall, but a concert performance was good enough to sate my anticipation. The Troubadour is probably my favorite venue here in LA so, yeah, I had a great time last night. 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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Movie Review: ‘Stories We Tell’

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Posted by: Trent on May 18, 2013| Leave a comment

Last night I met up with Emma and Josh for a little dinner/movie date after a few days of missed opportunities. Because the pair of them have an uncanny knack for picking excellent movies that most people never hear about, I decided to follow their lead and agree to see the new Sarah Polley documentary film Stories We Tell. As usual, they selected an excellent film for us to watch, even if the “doc” has a few flaws. All in all, I enjoyed the film but mostly, I enjoyed my night out with my fun BFFs. More »

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Movie Review: ‘Star Trek: Into Darkness’

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Posted by: Trent on May 16, 2013| 3 Comments

Last night I attended an early sneak peek showing of Star Trek: Into Darkness at 9PM because, honestly, I didn’t want to wait until midnight to see the film. I managed to stay away from all spoilers and I didn’t read a single review before I saw the movie because I wanted to judge it for myself. As soon as I saw the movie for myself and formed my own opinion, I was very surprised to learn how much the New York Times hated it (not to mention io9). While the film, like all movies, has its flaws, I’m happy to say that I enjoyed it very much. While I don’t think it is better than the first JJ Abrams-directed Star Trek film, I did like it enough to want to see it again. More »

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Ready For My Close-Up, Mr. Whedon

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Posted by: Trent on May 15, 2013| 5 Comments

Yesterday was a nice and bizzy day for me. I flew out of Detroit at noon and spent most of my day trying to catch up on sleep on the airplane. I was marginally successful so I have no cause for complaint. Upon my arrival back in LA, I spent the rest of my day in traffic getting home from LAX so that wasn’t fun but it was nice to get home safely. Last night, I attended a private screening of Joss Whedon‘s big screen adaptation of William Shakespeare‘s Much Ado About Nothing which was very fun because I can now personally confirm that my cameo in the film is TOTALLY VISIBLE FOR ABOUT 7 SECONDS. WEE!! 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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Word To Your Mama

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Posted by: Trent on May 13, 2013| 5 Comments

My Sunday here in Detroit was a pretty fantastic day … it was prolly my fave day of the trip thus far because I got to spend some time with my mom and dad in celebration of Mother’s Day. I chilled with my folks for a while at my childhood home before we stepped out for a nice Mother’s Day Brunch together. Last night, I made my way downtown to see The Breeders live in concert and then made it home in time to watch the Detroit Red Wings defeat the Anaheim Ducks on TV. See? Great day :D More »

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