DISQUS

I have a very hard time imagining Long Beach without the Main Branch Library.

When I was in high school, I would ditch class and hop on the bus downtown. That's were I was educated. In row after row of books.

Rob Halford and Fingerprints... two great tastes... what?

Homeland is a gem. I haven't seen anything like it elsewhere.

Another fantastic article Dave. Thank you.

Theo, it's funny that you mention Carls Jr. and Pup 'N' Taco in the same write up.

They both had the best french fries in the early to mid-80's.

Sadly, Pup 'N' Taco, the one on Markey and Atlantic anyway, closed and soon thereafter Carls switched to the crappy fries they still have.

Unfortunately, I know almost no one who has ever eaten at a Pup 'N' Taco and thus, am overjoyed just to see it mentioned here.

Thank you.

The Vermont location was THE location! Such a shady neighborhood too but I loved it. I used to drive all the way out from Long Beach just to pick up the ill stuff. I also picked up some Phil Blunts (remember that?), Funcrusher Plus on clear vinyl and Organized Konfusion instrumentals there. I remember DJ Nu-Mark and J-Rocc were working there back then too.

It's funny but in this new day and age, which is only a few years removed, it's nice to rap with someone who frequented the same spots and was digging for the same tracks.

Nice to see Fondle 'Em getting some love. I remember walking out of Fat Beats with M.F. Doom, Lord Sear and (my favorite) Siah & Yeshua 12" in one trip. Not a bad trip.

i'll hit you with it... :)

that's a great shot. he should play them the Equinox... oh, no he shouldn't... actually... he could play them the version that Accident made... it's only about 20 minutes and all the curse words are taken out and reversed :)