Tron, Avatar, Bob's Big Boy, Jane Wiedlin, Storm Troopers and a plastic chicken. Welcome to Comic-Con 2009.
7/28/2009
Album ID: 804605
Photos by Rob Takata
Sun Spotted - Huntington Beach US Open
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Sun Spotted takes you to the Hurley US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach. Hometown boy Brett Simpson upset surf icon Kelly Slater and stole the winning spot away away from Mick Fanning. Along with bragging rights, Simpson took home surfing’s biggest victory purse ever –$100,000. A record setting gorgeous crowd of hundreds of
thousands, stadium seating, ten to twelve feet waves, the sun, the sand, the pier and a historic hometown victory leads to a storybook ending.
7/26/2009
Album ID: 803973
Photos by Karen Farrah Oswald
Chelsea vs. Inter Milan
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PASADENA, CA (July 21, 2009) -- English Premier League giant Chelsea FC squared off against Italian Serie A Champion Inter Milan at the Rose Bowl Tuesday night.
The match, attended by over 81,000 fans, was part of the World Football Challenge, a six-city tournament featuring four of the best club teams in the world. It was the first match against his former team for Inter manager Jose Mourinho after his exit from the London squad.
Chelsea's precise passing and stifling defense would prove too much for the Italian side to over come. With a rocket of a goal in the first half by star striker Didier Drogba and a second half penalty goal by Frank Lampard, Chelsea took the win 2-0.
7/22/2009
Album ID: 801718
Photos by Joey Maloney
Electric Daisy Carnival
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LOS ANGELES,CA -- 150,000+ Colorful, dancing, electronic music fans descended on the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to enjoy the spectacle of the Electric Daisy Carnival.
6/29/2009
Album ID: 786722
Photos by Joey Maloney
20th AIDS Foundation Celebrity Carnival
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Yesterday, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation held its 20th annual "A Time for Heroes Celebrity Carnival" at Wadsworth Park. The family-friendly event, sponsored by Disney, welcomed celebs like Sharon Stone, Billy Crystal, Denise Richards, Vanessa Minnillo and Nick Lachey, Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz, Joe Pesci and more.
Disney darling Miley Cyrus performed among the craft tables, "Up" mini-set where a story time was held, and tons of gifting booths.
6/8/2009
Album ID: 772843
Photos by WireImage
Belmont Tunnel Art Exhibition
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THE LEGENDARY BELMONT TUNNEL
“A Tribute to the Birth of Los Angeles Graffiti Art”
With the influx of Hip Hop culture from the East Coast in the early 1980’s, the graffiti movement began to take shape in Los Angeles. Young graffiti artists began searching for their own voice and spaces to create. One space that became crucial to that development was the Belmont Tunnel. Due to its central location in Downtown LA and open layout surrounded with massive walls, it quickly became the city’s most popular urban canvas. Over the next 20+ years, Belmont became a meeting place for hundreds of developing graffiti artists to hone their craft, settle their differences through graff battles, and pass on codes of ethics to the next generation. Although the tunnel no longer exists, Crewest Gallery in Downtown Los Angeles helps it live forever with the brilliant exhibition which brought out iconic luminaries in this chosen artistic field.
6/7/2009
Album ID: 771966
Photos by Karen Farrah Oswald
Venice Beach Carnevale
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Venice Beach's annual homage to the traditional carnevales that take place in its Italian namesake.Local vendors peddled original goods, DJs spun and live performances prevailed included the giant yellow balloon belonging to Mr. Balloon Man and a fiery grand finale by performance troupe The Mutaytor.
6/7/2009
Album ID: 772136
Photos by Diana Salier
LIFE in Los Angeles
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LIFE photo archive c/o Google
6/5/2009
Album ID: 770888
Sun Spotted - Santa Monica Pier
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LA.com's Sun Spotted series takes you to the Santa Monica Pier where the reflective (read: introspective) and the reflective (read: pale) enjoyed the holiday sun over the 2009 Memorial Day weekend.
Just north of the the mini amusement park you can pay your respects at Arlington West -- a temporary memorial created every Sunday from sunrise to sunset by the organization, Veterans For Peace.
Visually and emotionally powerful, Arlington West offers visitors a graceful place to ponder the atrocities of war while ogling nearly naked women, giant dogs and our eco-friendly ferris wheel.
5/25/2009
Album ID: 761818
Photos by Karen Farrah Oswald
2nd Annual LA BBQfest
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Drink:Eat:Play presented the 2nd annual LA BBQ Festival, held on May 9th and 10th, 2009. Droves gathered at Santa Monica Beach for another unforgettable weekend of great barbecue, live music, merchandise and more!
