I'll be in LA tomorrow...

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Tue May 29, 2007 9:20 am

Or Anaheim, or Santa Ana, that area, I'll have a few hours to kill during the day waiting for the Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals, anyone have any places I need to see?

alanz · Post by **alanz** » Tue May 29, 2007 9:29 am

Cruise PCH; Huntington Beach to Laguna Beach or Dana Point or vice versa. If you go to Huntington Beach the Huntington Beach Brewery is two blocks up from the pier.

To get there take I-405 to Beach Blvd, take that to PCH (where it ends), turn right and drive about 2 miles to downtown. Park, walk out on to the pier. Check out the bikinis and the surfers.

Head back down PCH south through Newport Beach and Corona del Mar, down through Crystal Cove to Laguna. Down past the multi-million dollar homes and eventually to Dana Point.

PCH runs out there and joins up with I-5. Take it north to head back into the heart of Orange County and to get to the Pond.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Tue May 29, 2007 9:29 am

How long are you staying?

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Tue May 29, 2007 10:35 am

Flying in tonight, getting there around 9:40, have the day to kill tomorrow till puck drop, then flying out Thursday. Not enough to cause any serious damage, unfortunately.

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Tue May 29, 2007 1:43 pm

Steve - Alan has some good points. I would start as north as Seal Beach -- an incredible community.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Tue May 29, 2007 2:20 pm

Steve, you're going out just for the game? Dang!

johneek · Post by **johneek** » Wed May 30, 2007 5:52 am

Sweet...

4stringnosing · Post by **4stringnosing** » Wed May 30, 2007 7:26 am

Ah man I'm jealous! I'll be glued to the tv though Steve, so don't forget to wave.

My band is playing on Saturday about a mile from Scotiabank Place (where the Ottawa Senators will be soundly defeating the Anaheim Ducks) and we'll be taking a three hour break to watch the game. I'm expecting the post-game crowd to be in a frenzy! Go Sens Go!

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 6:27 am

Yep, went out just for the game, and a little extra fun, got to see Hollywood, Laguna Beach, Huntington Beach and some of Long Beach, it was NICE!
The game however, well, I was rooting for the Sens, and it didn't turn out my way. But it was a blast! My seat was right behind Ray Emery for the 1st and 3rd periods. Let's hope for a better result tonight.
Joey, sorry I missed your email, I was out the door for the airport when it showed up. Next time!

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 6:48 am

Steve - glad you got to see the game and sorry it didn't turn out well for your team. I am from Long Beach and it has turned into a pretty nice town. Glad you got to see it!

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:53 pm

Sorry your team didn't win, Steve.

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 6:40 am

Ahhhhhhh that's OK, It not like I am FROM Ottawa, just wanted to see the Cup go back to Canada. There hasn't been a Canadian champ since 1993. Or for Leafs fans, since 1967. That's 40 years!!
(sorry....I had to...)

leesh · Post by **leesh** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:47 am

That's a bummer about the Sens...I was actually living in Ottawa when they first became a team...and it's cool to see them going from last place in the league (which is when I was rooting for them) to the Stanley Cup!

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:53 am

"and it's cool to see them going from last place in the league (which is when I was rooting for them) to the Stanley Cup!"

Is there a pattern there, Alisha?!!

I've often thought I jinx the teams I root for.

4stringnosing · Post by **4stringnosing** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 8:36 am

I AM from Ottawa and to put the loss into perspective for our American friends, it's like having the Super Bowl, NBA Championship and World Series all held on the same day with your city losing each of them! (For Brits, substitute Champions League and Premier League titles in the above scenario.)

Hockey means life in this part of the world -- it's a bigger part of our culture than any other single entity. That's why the NHL and Senator's owner Eugene Melnyk recently visited our peacekeeping troops in Afghanistan with the Stanley Cup -- a very classy move that really energized a very deserving group of men and women doing a thankless job.

Ah well, at least I have my newly acquired Yamaha BB1200 to try to lift my spirits! Now to get rid of those skinny little Rotosounds currently on it and install my LaBella James Jamerson bridge-cable flats! Hmm, I wonder if they'll sound any bassier? lol!