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Friends,
"alex and eric in la" is moving on, it looks like. no, the blog isn't ending. we're just growing into something slightly different. a website. which will resemble a blog. So when you get that hunger for a helping of "Alex and Eric", please visit alexandericinla.com.
thanks, eric

what's that? that. that thing on the horizon. is that... no it can't be.... it is. a website!

it appears there's a website on the horizon.

will it be 100 percent awesome?

i don't know.

but i know this, 100 percent awesome is the goal.

- eric

p.s. busy busy busy these days. who isn't? i'm working long hours. but hey, it could be worse. 14 months ago, i was unemployed and depressed. that was lousy. this is fine. just exhausting.

p.p.s. quick flight to the east coast for me this weekend. saturday night, i hope to talk a-rose (he's leaving for 2 years in lesotho in a week) into going into the city, where i will take him out to nobu, we will drink, we will form a 2 man riotous parade through the city night, and on sunday, family stuff. my sisters are so fantastic. really excited to see them. parents too. and grandpa. momma and papa nuggets might be visiting in july. they don't eat sushi, and aren't meat eaters. so where do i take them?
- Mastro's - "Hope you guys like spinach. And potatoes."
- Koi - "Hope you like sleazy Hollywood people. And food like Nobu's but not as good."
- Geisha House - "You guys loved Koi. This place is even more ridiculous, eh?"

Honestly, probably just AOC, Cora's Coffee Shop, Hungry Cat, Blair's, and Alegria.

p.p.p.s. lesotho is not pronounced the way i always assumed it was. anyway, i was corrected today. thank you n-em for pointing it out without making me feel dumb. apparently, sometimes "th" isn't "th" at all. alanis was right. "you live. you learn."

LIBRARIES

Best way to beat the heat: move to the library. It's getting toastier each passing day. After the NYC trip, I think I'll be spending a lot of time at the Los Feliz and Pasadena branches of the LAPL.

LOVE
ALEX

MONSTER SQUAD - One night in San Jose....

Brothers and sisters, posting this, because it's really very cool what they're doing up in San Jose on 6/10 at Camera Cinemas. And yes, if anyone wants to go, I'd very likely join you. - Eric

SAN JOSE, CA – On Saturday, June 10th, Camera Cinemas will bring a 35mm print of the cult classic kids' film, THE MONSTER SQUAD (1987) to San Jose for two special screenings, along with the director and three of the principal cast members for a memorable reunion and Q&A.
It’s been nearly 20 years since THE MONSTER SQUAD has been seen locally on the big screen, and legal DVD copies are nowhere to be found. Andre Gower (“Sean” the leader of the Squad), Ryan Lambert (“Rudy” the “Cool Kid”), Ashley Bank (“Phoebe the Feeb”) and director Fred Dekker are scheduled to make appearances after each of the two screenings at 7:00pm and 9:30pm, answering audience questions and signing autographs. This event is the first of its kind on the West Coast.

THE MONSTER SQUAD special screening and cast/crew Q&A
Saturday, June 10, 2006 --- 7:00pm & 9:30pm

Camera 12 Cinemas
201 S. Second St.
San Jose, CA 95113
408. 998.3300

Cost: $15.00
Tickets available at Camera 12 box office, or online at cameracinemas.com.

blue corduroy jacket. madras shirt. why the frown?

i don't think i can leave work early today. too busy. - eric

p.s. okay, now i'm smiling. just found out, i get to use a pernice brothers song for the dance sequence in my short film, "paralegal". cool, eh? i've applied to 14 festivals thus far. here's hoping....

before it enters the pupil stage....

note: this post is 100% sincere. no irony. no cynicism. i mean every word of it.

i'm very very excited to go to the "It's Alive!" exhibit at AMPAS in Beverly Hills.

They have an honest to goodness Mogwai on display in this exhibit detailing the history of animatronics in film. So yes: Gizmo's there! Harry (from Harry and the Hendersons) is there! Oh yeah, that little green elderly Jedi, voiced by Frank Oz.
Plus more! (I think that's Aughra from the Dark Crystal in one of those pics!)

I plan on going, perhaps this Saturday. Who wants to join this dork for brunch and a movie creature exhibit? Yes, obviously if Falcor from The Neverending Story was there, I'd go every day the exhibit existed....

I'm not joking. Seeing Gizmo and Yoda in person is gonna be so awesome....

Feeling like the Comic Book guy on The Simpsons, Eric

P.S. Apparently, there's some stuff from "Short Circuit" in the exhibit. It can only mean one thing... JOHNNY FIVE!

IT'S OFFICIAL

A couple of days ago, the rains came and cleared the skies of the gray fog that blanketed the city most of May. The skies are blue and the clouds distinct. And it is warm in this mof*ing joint. Summer's here and I'm planning on making the most of it for next summer, I will be back in the real world. So in preparation for the real world, I've been waking up late, staying in, and spending my afternoons at the Hollywood Tan @ the Arclight. Well, truthfully, I haven't been waking up late at all.
Yesterday, K, E, and I dropped by the set of ARoss' new music video shoot in East LA. Driving that far east was disorienting as all get-out. Good to see that guy dressed to the 9s in Paul Smith and Ozwald Boateng and Thom Browne and Vivienne Westwood. I'm just joking. I have no clue where he and his band friends got their costumes. Seeing your friends do well is a pretty great feeling. Seeing your friends not do well, well, well, Leibniz might have something to say about that.

LOVE
ALEX

An Inconvenient Truth - now open in New York & Los Angeles

An Inconvenient Truth, a terrific film that I'm working on (on the distribution side) is now open in New York and Los Angeles.

In New York, it's playing at Lincoln Square and the Sunshine.

In Los Angeles, it's playing at the Arclight and the Monica.

The NY Times review is glowing, and really conveys what's so important and pressing that makes this film a must-see.

If you can, whatever your politics are, please see it. This isn't a film with a political agenda; the only goal is to make as many people possible aware of the worsening climate crisis, and the future that we inevitably face, if we don't start opening our eyes, and finding the will to change.

Thanks, Eric

THE ANTS

You know summer's here when you find ants crawling along the shower tiles, stalking through your clothes, and scrambling across your belly as you lounge on your sofa reading the paper. Suh.Weet.

LOVE
ALEX

180 dollars spent at jcrew.com (spring sale)

here's what i got:
Pinwale corduroy sportcoat - DUTCH BLUE
Summer-weight regular fit chinos - RED PEPPER
Five-pocket straight-leg cords - TIGER LILY
Broken-in chino jacket - BRITISH KHAKI
Corduroy Dempsey sportcoat - TIGER LILY

Yes, you've got it right. I now have tiger lily (red) corduroy jacket and pants. I'm most excited about the Dutch Blue corduroy sportcoat.

Note to self: don't buy things you don't need.

It's alright. I really needed these. To look awesome this summer.

Dressing well is important. I'm migrating slowly from an all-plaid wardrobe to all solid-colors. Emphasis on slowly. But nothing plaid in today's purchase.

- Eric

P.S. I'd write more, but other than some really exciting bouts of farts, nothing to note this week. Work is busy. But good.