Entries from LAist tagged with 'alanlight'
December 1, 2007
Most of us point, shoot and load our photos into Flickr. And then there are some who scan in old photos such as Alan Light. Above is a photo taken outside the Viper Room in 1994, the year after River Phoenix's early morning Halloween death. Fans graffitied the wall between the club and what is now a cigar shop. Today, that wall is painted beige. Almost 10 years later to the day, singer/songwriter Elliot......
Continue Reading "Viper Room, 1994: The River Phoenix Wall"September 17, 2007
The 80th Academy Awards (host: Jon Stewart) aren't until February 24 but starting today you can register for a chance at a bleacher seat overlooking the red carpet. Thousands applied for 300 spots last year along the 500-foot-long red carpet, but you're feeling lucky, right? The chosen voyeurs will be randomly selected next Monday at noon, and notified in March. Submit for up to four tickets per person. http://www.oscars.org/bleachers/ Dangerous Liaisons devotees look for......
Continue Reading "Oscars Red Carpet: How to Get a Bleacher Seat"September 16, 2007
We can see it now, a new bestseller hitting the shelves just before Christmas: "If I Did It: Confessions of a Sports Memorabilia Armed Robber." Ohhhh, OJ Simpson, you and a cadre of other celebrities just like to entertain the masses in a different way. A special way. The "criminal" way!Las Vegas police arrested former football star O.J. Simpson on Sunday in connection with a hotel room break-in, CNN said. A source with the......
Continue Reading "OJ Simpson Arrested in Las Vegas"March 7, 2007
The Juice says Anna Nicole's infant daughter comes courtesy of his own "slow-moving" juice -- and for the first time ever, we are hoping he actually did it. Imagine the repercussions. He could pay the Goldmans and the Browns, he could rebuild his old house in Brentwood that they tore down, and imagine all the good he could do with all that Texas money. Money he would get for sure if he was the......
Continue Reading "OJ Admits He Did It"