I <3 the 80s

I recently compiled into a playlist 2 cassette tapes I owned and loved dearly as a child... weird. Anyway, it's the best collection of 80s dance music I know of. Do yourself a favor and get your own. I'm just gonna go walk the dinosaur so ttyl. 1st day: 3 posts. Eww.

 1. Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves

 2. Der Kommissar - After the Fire

 3. Party All The Time - Eddie Murphy

 4. Walk The Dinosaur - Was (Not Was)

 5. You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) - Dead or Alive

 6. Funky Cold Medina - Tone Loc

 7. Two Of Hearts - Stacey Q

 8. Dance Hall Days - Wang Chung

 9. 2 Legit 2 Quit - MC Hammer

10. Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) - C & C Music Factory

11. Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant

12. Head to Toe - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam

13. The Look - Roxette

14. Crush on You - The Jets

15. Catch Me (I'm Falling) - Pretty Poison

16. What's Up - DJ Miko

17. Lovergirl - Teena Marie

18. It's Raining Men - Weather Girls

next "tape"

 1. Rhythm is a Dancer - Snap!

 2. Bust A Move - Young MC

 3. Let the Music Play - Shannon

 4. Looking for a New Love - Jody Watley

 5. I'm Your Man - Wham!

 6. Move This - Technotronic

 7. Obsession - Animotion

 8. Ladies Night - Kool & the Gang

 9. I'll Tumble 4 Ta - Culture Club

10. And We Danced - The Hooters

11. Jeopardy - Greg Kihn Band

12. You Dropped a Bomb on Me - The Gap Band

13. Automatic - The Pointer Sisters

14. It Takes Two - Robe Base & DJ EZ Rock

15. Oh Sheila - Ready for the World

16. You Got It (The Right Stuff) - New Kids on the Block

17. Let's Go All The Way - Sly Fox

18. Funkytown - Lipps, Inc.

Conchas

Mexican bakeries are spectacular. 2 bucks gives me 2 vanilla conchas, I think the long one has a filling with cinnamon topping, and a meringue encrusted something-or-other. Must find some in NYC this Fall. Just examples of LA goodness, and I'm sure there will be more to come before I leave on Sunday.

#1

Today was day numero two in my adventures cruising (note: by 'cruising' I refer to riding a bicycle. Let there be no misinterpretations) in LA. While yesterday consisted of a rather intense downtown ride, today I enjoyed a mild tryst down Sunset BLVD in search of Giant Robot. I went a bit two far and ended up at the Los Feliz Goodwill. Fruitful stop however, as I picked up a pamphlet from a west coast Van Gogh exhibition from the late 50s - super sweet. 

After some ice tea at Inteligentsia (not sure on spelling there) on my way back through Silver Lake, I finally found Giant Robot, and stayed there browsing with delight for nearly an hour. One Japanese wave diorama, a hello kitty cupcake keychain, a rollbahn notepad, and two sweet (owl and ninja) stickers later, I biked back to Echo Park with a quick stop for a BOMB quesadilla at a taco truck.

Basically... I love LA. My apologies if this post came off as overtly sexual in the opening paragraph.