I know the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the name David Yow is not Los Angeles. I know this. And yet for the first few years I lived…

“LA Past And Present” week continues today with another local treasure. You could say that other than sharing a home with yesterday’s An Album A Day entry they have nothing in common.…

Ah, Los Angeles. 99% of the time this place kicks ass. The other 1% of the time I’m left wondering whether or not I miss the changing seasons, or my old friends,…

It’s time to wrap up this week of navel gazing and finish reminiscing on the time I moved from New Jersey to Los Angeles. It was seven years ago, after all, and…

All this week I’ve been reminiscing on my first days in Los Angeles. Seven years ago this week I arrived here. At the time I’d only expected to stay six months. There…

As I sift through what are admittedly hazy memories of my earliest days in Los Angeles (I didn’t have a job! Everyone I met drank a lot!) I’m searching through old blog…

Seven years ago yesterday I arrived in Los Angeles. A fresh-faced 24 year old with all of his belongings (minus most of his belongings) packed tight in the back of his red…

Today, May 5th (Cinco de Mayo) marks the seven year anniversary of my arrival in Los Angeles. On April 29th, 2007 I departed from New Jersey in my red Volvo, with little…