Not a bad drug page (was :Re: [UA] Los Angeles.)

[Timothy Toner]

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From: "Ryan Fitch-Davis" <sithriel at earthlink.net>
To: <halski at purpleturtle.com>; <ua at lists.uchicago.edu>
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 8:27 PM
Subject: [UA] Los Angeles.


> I could see downtown from my porch if not for those pesky mountains...
> 
> For a surrealist view of Los Angeles as it sees itself, I suggest a few 
> movies:
> 
> Pulp Fiction
> L.A. Story
> Bowfinger
> L.A. Confidential
> Chinatown
> Barton Fink
> 
> L.A. Story has some real odd elements that could be twisted into UA.
> 
> Cell phones are fairly inexpensive... $20-$75 a month based on how many 
> frills you want.
> 
> Some non-fiction stuff you might want to examine are The Black Dahlia 
> killings & the Tate-LaBianca murders (Manson Family).
> 
> A good setting is Canter's Deli & Restaurant on Fairfax (open 24 hours, 
> near the clubs) which nearly qualifies as a landmark. It has been a 
> counter-culture hangout since the '60s. Also, if you drive a few hours 
> you are out in the desert... nothing but rocks, stinkweed and some 
> coyotes. Common scene for raves.
> 
> Let me know if you want more tidbits on the place.
> 
> As far as drugs goes... I don't know what it's like now, but the 
> alt.drugs newsgroup used to have some good info.
> 
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