We thought a fun way to jointly post about this wonderful weekend would be for me to post all the photos I collected throughout Mary's visit, and then let Mary do the captioning (in this color, for clarification purposes.) So without further adieu...
Night #1: After suffering through a Friday evening yoga class (Annie is like, one of those super weirdo new age West coast hippies now, or something...), I was desperately in need of a marg. Solution: El Coyote Cafe. Home of cheap mexican food and delicious margs on Beverly Blvd. This was Annie's 8:11 Twitpic.
Night #1 Continued: The Edison. A downtown power plant-turned lounge... so cosmopolitan. The libations were artfully crafted, the decor was jazz club meets modern art museum, and the walls were highlighted by silent film projections... I give it an A+. (Our friend Garrett met us there, which made the experience even better. We love reunions of friends here).
Day #2: Brunch at The Ivy. This Beverly Hills hotspot needs no introduction... unless you live on Mars. We enjoyed a delicious meal (Annie tried Stone Crab Claws for the first time!) and some interesting people watching, and then Annie, Jessica, and I headed down Robertson for some retail therapy...
Ethan, Jordan, Haben... oh my! This Nice Jewish Guys of the month calendar at Kitson made me consider my bashert. I actually purchased this calendar and then surreptitiously placed it in Laura and Sophie's bathroom in NY... I wonder how long it will take them to notice.
Day #2: Later that afternoon, we met Annie's roommate McKenzie for a movie at the super cool restored old cinema in Annie's new neighborhood of Los Feliz. I don't really know what to say about this movie... (In fact, this was my 2nd viewing- after the first time I said, "I never want to see this movie again." Well, guess who got coerced into seeing it again?) We all agreed that we love Julia Roberts but aren't particularly fond of the protagonist, Liz Gilbert. Either way, it is fun to watch her journeys and travels to exotic locales.
Night #2: Annie, Jessica, and I headed downtown for some cheap Sangrias and Mediterranean cuisine at Spitz. While parking we encountered the crazy fool pictured above. He made an illegal u-turn, effectively cutting us off- but when we saw who it was we didn't mind as much. Annie waved, enthusiastically. Hahaha.
Night #2 Continued: Jessica, Annie, and I in front of the Emmy's red carpet, the night before the event. As you may know, the reason for this visit was a certain concert (see below). The concert venue was located in the same complex as the Emmy Awards, allowing us this truly Kodak moment.
Night #2 Continued: At last- the reason for my trip (except for the whole visit Annie and Jessica factor...), the reunion concert of our favorite highschool/college band, Something Corporate. This piano rock band based out of Southern California epitomizes youth as we know it. Hooking up, sleeping in, frenemies... this band touches on all things adolescent. The lead singer and love of our lives, Andrew, has a few other side projects, including the band Jack's Mannequin, which have now become more full-time projects. Alas, while we can always have more Andrew McMahon, this may be the last we see of Something Corporate... He even tucked in his shirt for the occasion.
Annie, Jessica, and myself at the Something Corporate concert. AMAZING.
"I always catch the clock, it's 11:11, and now you want to talk..."
Annie chose these pictures, so I assume this is the band playing her favorite song, possibly of all time, "Konstantine." This nearly 10 minute piano ballad is an epic tune, and if you haven't heard it, I insist you download it immediately. It will tug on the heartstrings you never knew you had. This being the last concert of the last tour, Andrew prefaced this song, "this might be the last time I play this song in a while."... heartbreak.
The signature Andrew McMahon piano stomp.
At LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) in the John Baldessari exhibition. I went a little overboard giving Annie a brief history of Conceptualism- obviously she was paying attention as she snapped this photo... Shameless plug to Angelenos and NYers: Go see John Baldessari at LACMA and this fall at the Met!! It was a fantastic survey of this highly influential artist's work.
Night #3: Emmy Watch Party at Eva's apartment... almost as good as going to the actual award show. We had fun watching the show- and we even made the official Emmy Awards cocktail!
Night #3 Late: Upright Citizens Brigade's "Shitty Jobs" show. Annie never talks about this comedy club, so I'm sure you have NO idea what I'm talking about... just kidding. If you read this blog, then you know Annie's FAVORITE thing to do on a given night is attend the UCB Facebook show. Even though UCB originated in NY, she felt it was important for me to have the LA experience- and thus, we attended this Shitty Jobs show, which included hilarious improvisations of an audience member's worst job. Maybe next time I go, I can tell my shitty jobs story... ;)
Day #4: On the last day, Annie had to work, so I went on the official WB Studio Lot Tour, before meeting her for lunch. The tour was so fun- they drive you around in little carts to see different sound stages, sets, archives, and their museum. My personal favorite part was seeing Austin Powers' Shaguar. Groovy baby, yeah. Then, Annie and I ate lunch at the commissary by Conan O'Brien. Check and check.
Though I was sad to leave and Annie was sad to let me go, we had a wonderful reunion weekend.
We hope you enjoy this shared post, and we certainly enjoyed sharing our reunion memories with you!
Love,
annie and mary
PS- Now Playing: If U C Jordan by Something Corporate. This was the last song played at their show, and it was pretty awesome. This clip includes the famous piano stomp... Enjoy!
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