Hot Mess Shit Band...she street minstrels entertain in Frisco!

Today has been a gorgeous spring day in Frisco.

As I passed by a trio of construction workers on a break, I overheard one of 'em talk turkey about the weather.

"Isn't the temperature perfect, you guys?  'Ya don't need a jacket or nothing."

I half-expected the macho dudes to crack open a brewskie or two and dance a little jig.

Ah, life is beautiful, isn't it?

Farther up on Market Street, I happened across a band of street (she) minstrels - strumming on their guitars and warbling a tune - happy as larks!

I managed to catch this snippet of their impromptu performance before they packed it in for the day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so7A-87jjwI

They've got a long trek ahead of 'em as they head down the picturesque Pacific Coast Highway to a gig in LA LA LAND.

You go, girls!

Tanning weather!

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Las Vegas...chic CityCenter Hotel turns away locals improperly attired! For construction crews bittersweet good-bye...

News of the completion of the CityCenter Complex on the Vegas strip has been bittersweet.

At long last - a section of the boulevard that was once swamped with ubiquitous construction crews in hard hats holding up traffic (and prone to nasty dust bowl configurations that triggered many a tourist's search for  prettier climbs elsewhere) - is about to transform into a dazzling jewel known as the CityCenter.

Unfortunately, workers who were gainfully employed for months on end, must wrap up their tool kits and move on.

Hopefully, with the holiday season upon us, there will be ample work to keep the home fires burning cozily.

On air at one of the Vegas TV stations, a couple of locals were lamenting to all within earshot, that they were thoroughly annoyed about being turned away from a swank new Hotel ( Mandarin) just opening its doors at the chi chi multi-million-dollar complex.

Security guards rudely barred their entry for failing to dress up for the tony occasion.

"Since when do we have a dress code in Vegas," one disgruntled desert resident wailed!



I expect that if a posse of those cowboys in town for the rodeo shuffle over for an exotic cocktail and a lookie-loo, they'd be wise to don their Sunday best, and scrape the manure off their boots, too.

Meanwhile, condo builders at the site are praying for an economic turn-around, so that a handful of the emptyluxury units will start moving in the New Year.

Although pricey, the residences are quite appealing in design, with quite a few amenities.

Notwithstanding, just outside the perimeters of the residential housing, there are quite a few swank boutiques and trendy eateries to satisfy the most discerning self-indulgent lifestyle.

Ultimately, the desert oasis experiment will either boom or bust.

News at 11!

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West Hollywood...rubble in the streets a hazard!

West Hollywood used to be a quaint little neighborhood on the edge of Beverly Hills.

In recent years, though, quite a few of the cozy little cottages that edged the leafy tree-lined streets have been torn down to make way for spanking-new designer digs.

Condos!

Unfortunately, the construction outfits erecting the jazzy high-priced accomdations have been careless in recent days in respect to their building habits and negligent in respect to resident safety.

For instance, if you stroll down any number of side streets between San Vicente Boulevard and Sweetzer Streets (to the East and West) - or from Sunset Boulevard to Melrose Avenue (to the North and South) - you will undoubtedly find yourself confronted with quite a few buckling side walks and scraps of garbage littered about the street that are an outright hazard to pedestrians and motorists alike.

I am surprised that City Council hasn't appointed someone to cruise the neighborhood and check up on these sites to ensure that the contractors are containing the rubble within the confines of the building area.

If there is such a person responsible for the task, he or she is obviously not doing their job or fulfilling their obligation to the community at large.

Will hapless victims have to fall down and hurt themselves in the street before any action will be taken by the City of West Hollywood to rectify this glaring problem?

What a sad state of affairs!

It's time we took the city back, don't you think???

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