Artemis buzzed me with a last-minute invite to the Hollywood Bowl for tonight's performance of the LA Philharmonic, Percussion, Planets, and Pictures. Wagner and Holst, so I immediately said "yes!"

( A brief tale of trains, valkyries, and planets, post-cut. )

I stopped over in Las Vegas for dinner.* Since I was a fan of the Planet Hollywood restaurant chain, I opted to hop into a cab and scope out their new Vegas digsOnce you give up on the idea that the "PH" --as they call it -- has anything to do with the Planet Hollywood restaurants, it's not bad. They certainly have the L.A. feeling down. Stylish ( Read more... )