[UA] A reading suggestion, and two totally unrelated questions

[Ted Cabeen]

In message <199902031939.OAA15701 at smtp.iwaynet.net>, "Kevin Mowery" writes:
>
>	I just finished reading a thoroughly odd little travel guide called "L.
>A.
>Bizarro" by two guys named Maranian and (I think) Lovett.  Or maybe Lowell.
> Anyway, if you're setting a game in L.A. this is a great book to have on
>hand.  It's got descriptions of all sorts of lesser-known restaurants,
>tacky tourist attractions, wierd underground businesses, and a "Hollywierd
>Death Tour".  Sadly, the book also keeps alive the myth that Fatty Arbuckle
>killed Virginia Rappe, but other than that it's top-notch.  If your
>campaign is based elsewhere, it's still worth a look, just to see what kind
>of wierdness exists in our real world.  After all, who knows when your
>players might decide that they need to buy a bat preserved in formaldehyde,
>visit the grave of Marilyn Monroe, or hire some porn actors?

Unfortunately,I have some problems with that book.  First, it seem sto 
emphasize the sex part of aLA a bit too much for my tastes and steers clear 
of the occult stuff.  There's no Watts Towers entry, no Venice canals entry 
etc.  However, the biggest omission, is that it dosen't list the Museum of 
Jurassic Technology, which is one of the most "bizarre" places in L.A. and 
one of the coolest museums in the world.  I don't want to say too much, since 
part of understanding the museum is experienceing it, but it's omission is a 
significant problem for the book.  If you're in the LA area, you should go.  
It's in Culver City, on Culver Blvd.  They're in the phone book.

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