Randyman wrote:Do you ever do something sutpid and you know it's stupid when you're doing but you do it anyway? That's what I did today. Jeri and I drove over to Brea today to watch "Bad Teacher", the new Cameron Diaz movie. After the movie we walked across the street to Cha Cha' Tacos and Tequila for some dinner before heading home. I heard a lot of good things about this place. A sort of neo Mexican Restaurant. The "neo" is my word for it. They use a chimichurri sauce on their meats, which is Argentinian, so it's kind of fusion food as well. I was really looking forward to eating here.
My little alarm went off when I looked at the menu and saw that the carne asada plate with yukon potatoes was 19.00, but I ordered it anyways, yeah, I know, Jeri ordered the carnitas plate for 18.00. They asked Jeri what type of tortillas she wanted and she said "corn". When the waitress started to walk away I asked "What about my tortillas?" Oh, yours doesn't come with any tortillas". She said. "Huh, no tortillas?" I ordered some. I'm no cheapo but 19.00 for a carne asada plate and no tortillas??!! In fact, 19.00 for a carne asada plate? I only had water with my meal and it was funny tasting tap water.
Still, I was determined to see this through, convinced that there would be a happy ending to this. I was disappointed when my plate came. A small strip of meat, sliced diagonally covered with chimichurri sauce and served with roasted Yukon potatoes. I wasn't getting my Mexican fix. Jeri's plate looked good but looks can be deceiving. The meat had a weird taste. The serving of rice and beans were a fraction of what one would get at a regular Mexican restaurant.
It's not so much that the food was so bad, at best, it was mediocre, and it's not so much that the price was too high. I don't mind paying for a good meal. What gets me is that I felt cheated, ripped off. There is nothing at this restaurant that would bring me back, much less recommend it.
A couple of weeks ago, Jeri and I ate at "El Cholo" in La Habra. While some of the food can be a little touristy,it was still good and we went away satisfied. so what's the purpose of this post? I felt like complaining and you guys were it!
Here is the height of irony. While you are eating lousy Mexican food in LA - a place loaded with great Mexican restaurants, I was eating my first good Mexican food in over 25 years in St. Louis - a place loaded with lousy Mexican restaurants! And this great restaurant is a 5-10 minute drive from my house!
Rick, As Ray Arcel once said, you only need to condition Roberto Duran, because Duran knows how to fight. I recently saw a photo of Duran at the Pacquiao/Mosley weigh-in, Duran looks in great shape, he should make a comeback..
Rick Farris wrote:
This is what boxing needed. A good fight-competitve fight.
I'm not a Brandon Rios fan, but he and Antillian both fought with old school heart.
Great fight while it lasted. Rios is a good fighter inside the ring, a nasty guy outside the ring. With his style I don't think he will last long, he takes too many punches, but he is a good puncher, take a good shot, so I give him a couple of years on top, then it will be a fast slide to palookaville...
Yeah, you can see it coming.
I was thinking the same thing. I'm hoping for his sake he comes out okay. I like this kid. Old school style, takes a good shot and can punch. Last nights fight was short and sweet.
The decision in last nights fight between Paul Williams and Erislandy Lara stunk. Williams got his arse handed to him and he was the clear loser in this fight. The post fight interview was an embarrassment. Kellerman called him on the loss.
They're going to show the fight in a few minutes on HBO.
Randyman wrote:Do you ever do something sutpid and you know it's stupid when you're doing but you do it anyway? That's what I did today. Jeri and I drove over to Brea today to watch "Bad Teacher", the new Cameron Diaz movie. After the movie we walked across the street to Cha Cha' Tacos and Tequila for some dinner before heading home. I heard a lot of good things about this place. A sort of neo Mexican Restaurant. The "neo" is my word for it. They use a chimichurri sauce on their meats, which is Argentinian, so it's kind of fusion food as well. I was really looking forward to eating here.
My little alarm went off when I looked at the menu and saw that the carne asada plate with yukon potatoes was 19.00, but I ordered it anyways, yeah, I know, Jeri ordered the carnitas plate for 18.00. They asked Jeri what type of tortillas she wanted and she said "corn". When the waitress started to walk away I asked "What about my tortillas?" Oh, yours doesn't come with any tortillas". She said. "Huh, no tortillas?" I ordered some. I'm no cheapo but 19.00 for a carne asada plate and no tortillas??!! In fact, 19.00 for a carne asada plate? I only had water with my meal and it was funny tasting tap water.
Still, I was determined to see this through, convinced that there would be a happy ending to this. I was disappointed when my plate came. A small strip of meat, sliced diagonally covered with chimichurri sauce and served with roasted Yukon potatoes. I wasn't getting my Mexican fix. Jeri's plate looked good but looks can be deceiving. The meat had a weird taste. The serving of rice and beans were a fraction of what one would get at a regular Mexican restaurant.
It's not so much that the food was so bad, at best, it was mediocre, and it's not so much that the price was too high. I don't mind paying for a good meal. What gets me is that I felt cheated, ripped off. There is nothing at this restaurant that would bring me back, much less recommend it.
A couple of weeks ago, Jeri and I ate at "El Cholo" in La Habra. While some of the food can be a little touristy,it was still good and we went away satisfied. so what's the purpose of this post? I felt like complaining and you guys were it!
Here is the height of irony. While you are eating lousy Mexican food in LA - a place loaded with great Mexican restaurants, I was eating my first good Mexican food in over 25 years in St. Louis - a place loaded with lousy Mexican restaurants! And this great restaurant is a 5-10 minute drive from my house!
CNorkusJr wrote:Did anyone watch the francisco Sierra vs Jesus Gonzalez fight last night ?
Friday Night fights w/ Teddy Atlas & Co on ESPN .
Not a bad fight. A few knockdowns and both had bad cuts over the eyes but to my suprise the 2 ring doctors examined the fighters a few times and let them continue to the 12 rd end.
UD by Gonzalez in the end keeping his ABCD* titles but it was a thrilla till the final 3 rds.
Sierra actually was scoring heavy and beating Gonzalez to the punch with longer reach,
but the shorter and much lighter (Sierra came in 6 lbs over the contracted wt) had the extra wind and strength to out point the stronger Sierra.
Sierra had nothing left in rds 10,11 & 12th rds. Nada, nothing ,nil. If he had better conditioning he had this guy beat.
Lots of blood and good solid punches and few dramatic knockdowns had me watching the whole fight , but I knew who won before it was announced.
Hometown kid Gonzalez fighting in front his fans at US Airway Center, Phoenix,Az.
Hope more fights like this one.
I saw this fight Charley. I thought Sierra had it early on but he ran out of gas. Great fight.
kikibalt wrote:
Great fight while it lasted. Rios is a good fighter inside the ring, a nasty guy outside the ring. With his style I don't think he will last long, he takes too many punches, but he is a good puncher, take a good shot, so I give him a couple of years on top, then it will be a fast slide to palookaville...
Yeah, you can see it coming.
I was thinking the same thing. I'm hoping for his sake he comes out okay. I like this kid. Old school style, takes a good shot and can punch. Last nights fight was short and sweet.
The decision in last nights fight between Paul Williams and Erislandy Lara stunk. Williams got his arse handed to him and he was the clear loser in this fight. The post fight interview was an embarrassment. Kellerman called him on the loss.
They're going to show the fight in a few minutes on HBO.
Thanks Randy, I didn't catch last it nite, went to sleep after the Rios fight, I'll watch it now....
I was thinking the same thing. I'm hoping for his sake he comes out okay. I like this kid. Old school style, takes a good shot and can punch. Last nights fight was short and sweet.
The decision in last nights fight between Paul Williams and Erislandy Lara stunk. Williams got his arse handed to him and he was the clear loser in this fight. The post fight interview was an embarrassment. Kellerman called him on the loss.
They're going to show the fight in a few minutes on HBO.
Thanks Randy, I didn't catch last it nite, went to sleep after the Rios fight, I'll watch it now....
Randyman wrote:
I was thinking the same thing. I'm hoping for his sake he comes out okay. I like this kid. Old school style, takes a good shot and can punch. Last nights fight was short and sweet.
The decision in last nights fight between Paul Williams and Erislandy Lara stunk. Williams got his arse handed to him and he was the clear loser in this fight. The post fight interview was an embarrassment. Kellerman called him on the loss.
They're going to show the fight in a few minutes on HBO.
Thanks Randy, I didn't catch last it nite, went to sleep after the Rios fight, I'll watch it now....
Williams got his butt kicked and they give him the fight. This is todays boxing.
They insult our intelligence every week.
I think Paul Williams is finished, Martinez took away his game.
Rick Farris wrote:Williams got his butt kicked and they give him the fight. This is todays boxing.
They insult our intelligence every week.
I think Paul Williams is finished, Martinez took away his game.
My thoughts exactly. Williams never recovered from the KO by Martinez. Kinda reminds me of Meldrick Taylor after the Chavez fight. never the same, different fight, of course, but the long term result was the same. Permanent damage.
A few years ago Williams was being compared to Tommy Hearns. I never liked that comparison. Hearns was an all time great and lost only to the very best. I would compare Williams to that other Kronk fighter that was also, at one time, compared to Hearns, Milton McCrory. Here today, gone tomorrow.
Also, congrats to Carlos Molina on his win over over Kermit Cintron last night at the Home Depot Center.Shows what a little persistence and a lot of heart can do. I would like to see Molina and Lara fight.
Randyman wrote:Do you ever do something sutpid and you know it's stupid when you're doing but you do it anyway? That's what I did today. Jeri and I drove over to Brea today to watch "Bad Teacher", the new Cameron Diaz movie. After the movie we walked across the street to Cha Cha' Tacos and Tequila for some dinner before heading home. I heard a lot of good things about this place. A sort of neo Mexican Restaurant. The "neo" is my word for it. They use a chimichurri sauce on their meats, which is Argentinian, so it's kind of fusion food as well. I was really looking forward to eating here.
My little alarm went off when I looked at the menu and saw that the carne asada plate with yukon potatoes was 19.00, but I ordered it anyways, yeah, I know, Jeri ordered the carnitas plate for 18.00. They asked Jeri what type of tortillas she wanted and she said "corn". When the waitress started to walk away I asked "What about my tortillas?" Oh, yours doesn't come with any tortillas". She said. "Huh, no tortillas?" I ordered some. I'm no cheapo but 19.00 for a carne asada plate and no tortillas??!! In fact, 19.00 for a carne asada plate? I only had water with my meal and it was funny tasting tap water.
Still, I was determined to see this through, convinced that there would be a happy ending to this. I was disappointed when my plate came. A small strip of meat, sliced diagonally covered with chimichurri sauce and served with roasted Yukon potatoes. I wasn't getting my Mexican fix. Jeri's plate looked good but looks can be deceiving. The meat had a weird taste. The serving of rice and beans were a fraction of what one would get at a regular Mexican restaurant.
It's not so much that the food was so bad, at best, it was mediocre, and it's not so much that the price was too high. I don't mind paying for a good meal. What gets me is that I felt cheated, ripped off. There is nothing at this restaurant that would bring me back, much less recommend it.
A couple of weeks ago, Jeri and I ate at "El Cholo" in La Habra. While some of the food can be a little touristy,it was still good and we went away satisfied. so what's the purpose of this post? I felt like complaining and you guys were it!
Here is the height of irony. While you are eating lousy Mexican food in LA - a place loaded with great Mexican restaurants, I was eating my first good Mexican food in over 25 years in St. Louis - a place loaded with lousy Mexican restaurants! And this great restaurant is a 5-10 minute drive from my house!
Now that is funny!
And now, if any of you guys ever come out to St. Louis, I've got a restaurant I can take you to that you will actually like!
And anti-climatic after the Rios v Antillon fight!
Did the same thing. Tuned in right after Rios-Antillon. What a boring fight. Williams is done like dinner. No offense, just big slaps and he gets nailed everytime. Did anyone catch the Cintron-Molina fight? I was verrrrry impressed with Molina. Good hard worker, only lacking a punch. Brian, if you're out there, did you see who was working Molina's corner? Victor Mateo, Louie's brother. For those who may not remember Louie, he gave Randy Shields one hard go of it here in Chicago many moons ago.
Randyman wrote:Also, congrats to Carlos Molina on his win over over Kermit Cintron last night at the Home Depot Center.Shows what a little persistence and a lot of heart can do. I would like to see Molina and Lara fight.
Randy, actually they have already fought to a 10 round draw and that was Molina's first fight after being away from the game for almost two years. But I would like to see a reamtch.
The Lincoln Heights Jail has a rich history: The site had been used to house prisoners since the days of the Gold Rush until and was “used as a drunk tank” up until the 1960s, according to arroyoartscollective.org, and is a favorite in Hollywood as a filming location (The movie, “A Nightmare on Elm Street” shot scenes in the jail’s basement). And just like any old building with a past, it’s supposedly the home of the spirits of its past inhabitants.
I visited the historical L.A. monument at the recommendation of my dad, who gave me a plethora of places to check out when I asked about allegedly haunted places around town. “Go to the jail!” he said. Two days later with the expectations of catching an orb or ghost on camera, I dragged my boyfriend to 421 North Avenue 19 in Lincoln Heights, nestled between the 5 and 110 freeways.
Nowadays, the jail is the home of a state-funded athletics youth center and the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts, a Hispanic theatre group that has occupied the building’s first floor for the past 35 years. Cecilia, who is the stage manager of the theatre company and has been with the organization for about 11 years, divulged the prison’s past.
Al Capone once spent a night at the jail after he was arrested at Union Station for tax evasion, she said, and back during the Zoot Suit riots of the 1940s, the jail was used to hold those who were arrested. More recently, there was another group, the Aztlan Foundation, that also rented space at the jail, but they were kicked out of the building when it was discovered that the group was also holding late-night raves in the basement, Cecilia said.
Cecilia said she had seen and heard spirits in the building, and she believes they are the ghosts of the now-deceased prisoners. The last time she had any encounters, however, was about 5 years ago, she said. She said the best place to catch any sightings or paranormal activity would be on floors 2 through 4, but unfortunately, they’re closed to the public.
As we wandered up the stairs to the 5th floor to the boxing gym, a voice echoed through the staircase.
“I’m locking up!” yelled a man who worked at the youth center. In a friendly tone, he warned us that it was not exactly a place we’d want to get stuck in overnight in the dark. Apparently, he had seen and heard unexplained things at the jail too.
Unfortunately, the only thing we left the site with were ghost-less photos and the realization that after trekking up 5 flights of stairs, we were in dire need of more exercise.
To read more about the jail’s history, visit the Arroyo Arts Collective’s page. To see a census of the jail’s prisoners in 1920, go to I Dream of Geneology’s prison records. And supposedly, one group of filmmakers caught paranormal activity on camera.
Randyman wrote:Also, congrats to Carlos Molina on his win over over Kermit Cintron last night at the Home Depot Center.Shows what a little persistence and a lot of heart can do. I would like to see Molina and Lara fight.
Randy, actually they have already fought to a 10 round draw and that was Molina's first fight after being away from the game for almost two years. But I would like to see a reamtch.
Scartissue
That one escaped me. Sill, It's a fight I would like to see.
raylawpc wrote:
Here is the height of irony. While you are eating lousy Mexican food in LA - a place loaded with great Mexican restaurants, I was eating my first good Mexican food in over 25 years in St. Louis - a place loaded with lousy Mexican restaurants! And this great restaurant is a 5-10 minute drive from my house!
Now that is funny!
And now, if any of you guys ever come out to St. Louis, I've got a restaurant I can take you to that you will actually like!
Tom, if I ever make my way over to St. Louis, i'll give it a try but honestly, I want some St. Louis Ribs!!
Rick Farris wrote:The inhabitants of Lincoln Heights Jail
The Lincoln Heights Jail has a rich history: The site had been used to house prisoners since the days of the Gold Rush until and was “used as a drunk tank” up until the 1960s, according to arroyoartscollective.org, and is a favorite in Hollywood as a filming location (The movie, “A Nightmare on Elm Street” shot scenes in the jail’s basement). And just like any old building with a past, it’s supposedly the home of the spirits of its past inhabitants.
I visited the historical L.A. monument at the recommendation of my dad, who gave me a plethora of places to check out when I asked about allegedly haunted places around town. “Go to the jail!” he said. Two days later with the expectations of catching an orb or ghost on camera, I dragged my boyfriend to 421 North Avenue 19 in Lincoln Heights, nestled between the 5 and 110 freeways.
Nowadays, the jail is the home of a state-funded athletics youth center and the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts, a Hispanic theatre group that has occupied the building’s first floor for the past 35 years. Cecilia, who is the stage manager of the theatre company and has been with the organization for about 11 years, divulged the prison’s past.
Al Capone once spent a night at the jail after he was arrested at Union Station for tax evasion, she said, and back during the Zoot Suit riots of the 1940s, the jail was used to hold those who were arrested. More recently, there was another group, the Aztlan Foundation, that also rented space at the jail, but they were kicked out of the building when it was discovered that the group was also holding late-night raves in the basement, Cecilia said.
Cecilia said she had seen and heard spirits in the building, and she believes they are the ghosts of the now-deceased prisoners. The last time she had any encounters, however, was about 5 years ago, she said. She said the best place to catch any sightings or paranormal activity would be on floors 2 through 4, but unfortunately, they’re closed to the public.
As we wandered up the stairs to the 5th floor to the boxing gym, a voice echoed through the staircase.
“I’m locking up!” yelled a man who worked at the youth center. In a friendly tone, he warned us that it was not exactly a place we’d want to get stuck in overnight in the dark. Apparently, he had seen and heard unexplained things at the jail too.
Unfortunately, the only thing we left the site with were ghost-less photos and the realization that after trekking up 5 flights of stairs, we were in dire need of more exercise.
To read more about the jail’s history, visit the Arroyo Arts Collective’s page. To see a census of the jail’s prisoners in 1920, go to I Dream of Geneology’s prison records. And supposedly, one group of filmmakers caught paranormal activity on camera.
I dragged "my boyfriend" to 421 North Avenue 19 in Lincoln Heights, nestled between the 5 and 110 freeways.
And anti-climatic after the Rios v Antillon fight!
Did the same thing. Tuned in right after Rios-Antillon. What a boring fight. Williams is done like dinner. No offense, just big slaps and he gets nailed everytime. Did anyone catch the Cintron-Molina fight? I was verrrrry impressed with Molina. Good hard worker, only lacking a punch. Brian, if you're out there, did you see who was working Molina's corner? Victor Mateo, Louie's brother. For those who may not remember Louie, he gave Randy Shields one hard go of it here in Chicago many moons ago.
Scartissue
After 7 rounds I went back to watching cartoons....
Rick Farris wrote:The inhabitants of Lincoln Heights Jail
The Lincoln Heights Jail has a rich history: The site had been used to house prisoners since the days of the Gold Rush until and was “used as a drunk tank” up until the 1960s, according to arroyoartscollective.org, and is a favorite in Hollywood as a filming location (The movie, “A Nightmare on Elm Street” shot scenes in the jail’s basement). And just like any old building with a past, it’s supposedly the home of the spirits of its past inhabitants.
I visited the historical L.A. monument at the recommendation of my dad, who gave me a plethora of places to check out when I asked about allegedly haunted places around town. “Go to the jail!” he said. Two days later with the expectations of catching an orb or ghost on camera, I dragged my boyfriend to 421 North Avenue 19 in Lincoln Heights, nestled between the 5 and 110 freeways.
Nowadays, the jail is the home of a state-funded athletics youth center and the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts, a Hispanic theatre group that has occupied the building’s first floor for the past 35 years. Cecilia, who is the stage manager of the theatre company and has been with the organization for about 11 years, divulged the prison’s past.
Al Capone once spent a night at the jail after he was arrested at Union Station for tax evasion, she said, and back during the Zoot Suit riots of the 1940s, the jail was used to hold those who were arrested. More recently, there was another group, the Aztlan Foundation, that also rented space at the jail, but they were kicked out of the building when it was discovered that the group was also holding late-night raves in the basement, Cecilia said.
Cecilia said she had seen and heard spirits in the building, and she believes they are the ghosts of the now-deceased prisoners. The last time she had any encounters, however, was about 5 years ago, she said. She said the best place to catch any sightings or paranormal activity would be on floors 2 through 4, but unfortunately, they’re closed to the public.
As we wandered up the stairs to the 5th floor to the boxing gym, a voice echoed through the staircase.
“I’m locking up!” yelled a man who worked at the youth center. In a friendly tone, he warned us that it was not exactly a place we’d want to get stuck in overnight in the dark. Apparently, he had seen and heard unexplained things at the jail too.
Unfortunately, the only thing we left the site with were ghost-less photos and the realization that after trekking up 5 flights of stairs, we were in dire need of more exercise.
To read more about the jail’s history, visit the Arroyo Arts Collective’s page. To see a census of the jail’s prisoners in 1920, go to I Dream of Geneology’s prison records. And supposedly, one group of filmmakers caught paranormal activity on camera.
Rick, I thought I was reading your writing until I got to the part that said "I dragged my boyfriend......" Than the light went on. DD
And anti-climatic after the Rios v Antillon fight!
Did the same thing. Tuned in right after Rios-Antillon. What a boring fight. Williams is done like dinner. No offense, just big slaps and he gets nailed everytime. Did anyone catch the Cintron-Molina fight? I was verrrrry impressed with Molina. Good hard worker, only lacking a punch. Brian, if you're out there, did you see who was working Molina's corner? Victor Mateo, Louie's brother. For those who may not remember Louie, he gave Randy Shields one hard go of it here in Chicago many moons ago.
Scartissue
After 7 rounds I went back to watching cartoons.... [/quote]
Sometimes, they are one and the same.
Rick, I thought I was reading your writing until I got to the part that said "I dragged my boyfriend......" Than the light went on.
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Lincoln Heights Jail . . .
The gym is now history. Kinda sad. We shot Con Air and many films in the Jail.
In the late 70's and 80's, when we'd shoot there I'd always go upstairs and visit Johnny Flores.
At lunch I'd get Johnny and bring him down to eat with the cast & crew.
After returning from Arizona a few years ago, I'd visit Lincoln Heights to workout.
I'd take that creepy little elevator up to the fifth floor gym.
Of course, Johnny Flores died in that elevator shaft. I'd like to believe that Johnny's spirit is in another place.
And this great restaurant is a 5-10 minute drive from my house! 
That one escaped me. 