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Simulating a Simulacra- China does Orange County

BuddhaInABucket — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:12:29 -0800

Simulating a Simulacra- China does Orange County

A Clean Getaway

well_balanced — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:52:46 -0800

This video is a welcome conclusion to the previous post regarding the arrest of Germ's drummer Don Bolles for possession of "GHB" in the form of Dr. Bronner's soap. In the video David Bronner, President of Dr. Bronner's demonstrates how drug field test kits return false positive results for any true natural soap.

[Bustfilter] Follow the Pretty Soap Bubbles to the Pokey

Scram — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:27:45 -0800

Don Bolles arrested for soap possession? Germs drummer Don Bolles likes Dr. Bronner's Soap. Or maybe that should be past tense, as Orange County police have arrested him for drug possession, apparently over the hemp oil in his soap bottle. Friends are rallying to raise his bail, and asking sympathetic souls to spread the word.

The Anaheim Flood of 1938

huskerdont — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:09:39 -0800

New Orleans wasn't the first American city destroyed by flooding. In 1938, Orange County was devastated by over 15 feet of floodwater after two weeks of rain. 2000 were homeless in Anaheim alone after the Santa Ana river overflowed its banks. Most of those made homeless were Mexican immigrants and the flood was quickly forgotten.

An eyewitness description.

Vintage Los Angeles Postcards

planetkyoto — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 19:50:13 -0800

Hello from Los Angeles! A collection of Vintage postcards from L.A. and OC. Car-riffic cityscapes with brush script aplenty; your future smells like oil.