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• Commented on Thousands Turn Out for Gold Line Opening
  The line was crazy long, however I think the Metro staff did a good job in making sure there were no line cutters. We gave up on trying to ride the Gold Line because of the lengthy queue. The Gold...
• Posted Artists Go Wild At The Monster Drawing Rally to LAist
  The community showed its support (and its money) for local artists at Sunday's Monster Drawing Rally at the Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock. About 500 people attended the non-profit Outpost for Contemporary Arts' event, which raised $12,000 and sold 100 paintings. The multi-talented Highland Park-based indie popsters Artichoke played a bumblebee-themed set just after a few of their members participated in the rally by drawing up a storm in one hour. While artists...
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• Posted Art Comes to Life Tomorrow at the Monster Drawing Rally to LAist
  Michael Markowsky goes head-to-head with another artist at last year's Monster Drawing Rally. Photo by Anita K. Marto/Outpost for Contemporary Art With the exception of sidewalk caricature sketch masters, very rarely an artist's creativity is put on the spot in front of curious eyes. Nine years ago in San Francisco, the Monster Drawing Rally did exactly that as a way to bridge the art community with their supporters while raising money for a cultural...
• Commented on Florence And The Machine Acoustic Set @ Teddy's At The Roosevelt Hotel 10/29/09
  Me too! The acoustic show was jaw-dropping and breath-taking, I can't wait to see what happens tonight. I haven't been this gaga over a new artist in a while! Oops...didn't mean to post this twice.......