A center-cut, no-fat review of what was said this past week by folks the world over and right at home
I love those photo booths. Don’t we all? Posing for a camera. Practicing for our 15 minutes in front of the paparazzi.” — SMDP columnist Mariel Howsepian wrote in “West Dressed.”
It may have been a conscious choice for Keanu to use me as a foil.” —David Ayer, director of “Street Kings,” talking about Keanu Reeves.
One thing we noticed that in most complaints we received... have been from folks who are getting [tobacco] smoke through the walls or through the ceiling and the floors of the units.” —Adam Radinsky, head of the city’s Consumer Protection Unit.
Over the last 25 years, the city has approved over nine million square feet of new office, retail and industrial space — far in excess of city projections. This runaway development has substantially contributed to the traffic congestion and other quality of life problems we have here today.” —SMDP columnist Bill Bauer wrote in “My Write.”
My Official Groundbreaking Prediction of 2008 is that the Obama inauguration next January will be the cultural, social, and political event of a generation; like Woodstock meets the March on Washington, with every minute of every day covered by talk radio and all three cable news networks. The part I’m really going to like is that Rush Limbaugh and Fox News won’t know what to do with themselves.” —SMDP columnist Kenny Mack wrote in “Word in Edgewise.”
I had a man come by the store one day and he said it reminded him of the bake shops in the ‘30s.” —SAmy Berman, owner of Vanilla Bake Shop on Wilshire Boulevard.
I think John [Sibert] is going to do a great job and if it turned out the other way, I wouldn’t feel any better. I will go back to serving the students at the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District and I love that job, too, so I’m not overly disappointed.” —SMDP columnist Kenny Mack wrote in “Word in Edgewise.”
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 12, 2008. Read the original PDF.