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"The good, the bad, and the ugly of LA." Ice Cube nerds out about the Eames, brought to you by Pacific Standard Time.
And nobody I know fell from a balustrade in South Central LA, today was a good day.
posted by pwally at 7:07 AM on December 8, 2011 [3 favorites]
posted by pwally at 7:07 AM on December 8, 2011 [3 favorites]
Ice Cube will SWARM
on any discussion of function and form!
posted by flapjax at midnite at 7:08 AM on December 8, 2011 [7 favorites]
on any discussion of function and form!
posted by flapjax at midnite at 7:08 AM on December 8, 2011 [7 favorites]
"You don't want to live in nothing I draw," while self-effacing in context, sounds like it could have been a boast off of one of his early classic albums. It's all in the delivery.
This is cool. Thanks for sharing it, functionequalsform.
posted by .kobayashi. at 7:16 AM on December 8, 2011
This is cool. Thanks for sharing it, functionequalsform.
posted by .kobayashi. at 7:16 AM on December 8, 2011
Sometime soon that Beloit College list of things about the incoming class:
For the class of 20XX, Ice Cube has never been crazy as fuck.
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 7:37 AM on December 8, 2011
For the class of 20XX, Ice Cube has never been crazy as fuck.
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 7:37 AM on December 8, 2011
Wasn't a fan of his until right now.
posted by Capt. Renault at 7:46 AM on December 8, 2011 [3 favorites]
posted by Capt. Renault at 7:46 AM on December 8, 2011 [3 favorites]
I love this approach. How many people will hear of the Eames house who would never have otherwise? Sneaky bastards, educating us while we ain't looking!
I also love the gritty love of location - L.A. in this case. It reminds me of Texas' anti-litter campaign, "Don't Mess With Texas". It was meant to be misinterpreted, to the delight of most Texans. Los Angeles isn't a bad place, but it's just a huge suburban spill, and there is plenty to dislike about it. There is plenty to like, as well, you just have to drive an hour to find it. I LOL'ed at the 110 Gangsta Freeway shoutout. True enough, I suppose.
posted by Xoebe at 7:48 AM on December 8, 2011
I also love the gritty love of location - L.A. in this case. It reminds me of Texas' anti-litter campaign, "Don't Mess With Texas". It was meant to be misinterpreted, to the delight of most Texans. Los Angeles isn't a bad place, but it's just a huge suburban spill, and there is plenty to dislike about it. There is plenty to like, as well, you just have to drive an hour to find it. I LOL'ed at the 110 Gangsta Freeway shoutout. True enough, I suppose.
posted by Xoebe at 7:48 AM on December 8, 2011
To get some respect we had to tear this portico up.
posted by blucevalo at 8:12 AM on December 8, 2011
posted by blucevalo at 8:12 AM on December 8, 2011
Shot of an AK 47 bullet.
Pull back to a shot of a breakfast plate.
Pull back to a shot of a lowrider.
Pull back to a shot of a basketball court.
Pull back to a shot of South Central as seen from the Goodyear Blimp.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 8:29 AM on December 8, 2011 [2 favorites]
Pull back to a shot of a breakfast plate.
Pull back to a shot of a lowrider.
Pull back to a shot of a basketball court.
Pull back to a shot of South Central as seen from the Goodyear Blimp.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 8:29 AM on December 8, 2011 [2 favorites]
I see what you did there.
posted by functionequalsform at 8:30 AM on December 8, 2011
posted by functionequalsform at 8:30 AM on December 8, 2011
I bet the Phoenix Institute of Technology Architectural Drafting Degree average lifetime salary is in the millions of dollars.
posted by felix at 11:05 AM on December 8, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by felix at 11:05 AM on December 8, 2011 [1 favorite]
What a wonderful Venturian analysis of the Los Angeles highway system.
Never thought I'd see Ice Cube reclining in an Eames chair not only talking about, but praising modern architecture.
posted by DeltaZ113 at 12:03 PM on December 8, 2011
Never thought I'd see Ice Cube reclining in an Eames chair not only talking about, but praising modern architecture.
posted by DeltaZ113 at 12:03 PM on December 8, 2011
obligatory
also: LA is crazy ugly as fuck.
posted by victors at 12:21 PM on December 8, 2011 [1 favorite]
also: LA is crazy ugly as fuck.
posted by victors at 12:21 PM on December 8, 2011 [1 favorite]
I want Ice Cube to replace Kevin McCloud as the Grand Designs presenter. How incredible would that show be?
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 3:48 PM on December 8, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 3:48 PM on December 8, 2011 [1 favorite]
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