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blogging.la wins for best fire coverage of yesterday's blaze - blogging.la
Zuma Dogg wins for reporting that Doug McIntyre of 790 KABC asked him for a hemp tshirt on the air - Mayor Sam
We all win when Franklin Avenue takes the Gold Line and shows us what they did and where they ate on their journey - Franklin Ave h/t MetroriderLA
Losanjealous wins for the meanest haiku review of the Jill Cunniff show at the Hotel Cafe the other night, but we liked the show, even when the guitar player's dad hit the wrong notes and the violinist squeaked some bad ones too - Losanjealous
Losanjealous wins for best example of how we have allowed everyone to have rights in America other than smokers - Losanjealous
TMZ wins for best post that, if true, should send Howard K. Stern to jail for either murder or manslaughter - TMZ
Deadspin wins for the wildest punk rock analogies during an Angels preview ever - Deadspin h/t Matt Welch
And finally, we here would also like to express our condolences to Kevin Roderick and the Roderick family for their loss - LAO
photo by the Atwater Village Newbie
