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Where do Rose Parade floats go when they die? Off-Ramp for January 9, 2016
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Where do Rose Parade floats go when they die? Off-Ramp for January 9, 2016

A look back at Jim Jones' history in Los Angeles, the sad, smelly fate of Rose Parade floats, 5 Every week and more!

Volunteer David Gaydosh of Hawthorne patches poppyseed onto a bird beak at Sierra Madre Rose Float Association's barn on Tuesday morning, Dec. 29, 2015. The birds are part of a float for the 2016 Rose Parade on New Year's Day.
Volunteer David Gaydosh of Hawthorne patches poppyseed onto a bird beak at Sierra Madre Rose Float Association's barn on Tuesday morning, Dec. 29, 2015. The birds are part of a float for the 2016 Rose Parade on New Year's Day.
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Maya Sugarman/KPCC
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A look back at Jim Jones' history in Los Angeles, the sad, smelly fate of Rose Parade floats, 5 Every week and more!

Peter Stenshoel tells us how "Heroes" producer Tony Visconti achieved the remarkable soundscape on one of David Bowie's best albums.
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The floats used in the Tournament of Roses parade can't stay on display forever. Building a float out of a living thing means that, by definition, it's going to die.
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What to do with LA's homeless tent encampments was a big topic for local officials in 2015. And this year, as heavy El Nino rains hit, the problem's only grown.
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An only-in-L.A. moment: Angelyne, the billboard queen, gives Off-Ramp host John Rabe a ride in her famous pink Corvette.
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In her new novel, author Sikivu Huthinson looks back at the untold stories of Peoples Temple and the tragic events that led to mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana.
Nav/Attack is the solo project of Andrew Lynch, who lives in here in Los Angeles and has worked behind the scenes with artists like John Cale, Sia, and Off!
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Chris Zeischegg was adult star Danny Wylde for eight years, until a doctor told him that if he didn’t stop abusing male enhancement drugs that he might never have sex again.