Newport Beach Film Festival is playing [url=http://filmguide.newportbeachfilmfest.com/tixSYS/filmguide/eventnote.php?EventNumber=7700]Jazz On The West Coast: The Lighthouse
[/url] which is about the legendary Hermosa Beach spot. Times like this make me wish the Bijou was still open, how perfect a spot for this to play.

no kidding. Bijou would be a perfect place to see that.

I'm not sure I'm up for fighting rush hour traffic to see it in Orange County, but I'd definitely like to see that. I've spent more than a few drunken nights in the Lighthouse, of course not seeing anyone nearly as talented as played there in the 50's. Lot of history there.

Are you much into jazz? there's been a lot of huge names playing around town the past 6 months. Ornette Coleman, Pharoah Sanders, Kenny Burrell, etc. I haven't gone to see any of them. Unfortunately I don't know anyone else in LA whose into Jazz and sitting at a table by myself at the Jazz Bakery or some other venue is just too lame.

np: Vaselines