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YongYu - who has written 16 posts on The Grey Republic.
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life is a waste of time, time is a waste of life, so get wasted all of the time and have the time of your life.
Lucky Strike at LA Live
So in case you didn’t know, The Republic had a night out on Thursday, March 26th. It was at Lucky Strike in LA Live, and I must say, it definitely exceeded expectations than what I had noticed on www.yelp.com. The atmosphere is low key, dimly lit (not too dim) and the drinks were moderately priced, [...]
Continue reading...Mark’s Bday
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
So, some of the republic gathered atop a Downtown LA roof at the end of Santee Alley for Mark’s birthday. My dude of 12 years turned 28. Yours truly was the cook, and as usual I cheffed up marvelous shit son. Booze, food, and good times were going down. When it got cold, Mike Marina [...]
Continue reading...Big Wangs Wings, North Hollywood
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
For happy hours in the valley, Big Wangs Wings in North Hollywood definitely goes down. People on yelp complain about the service and how crowded it is, but it’s a fucking sports bar with cheap alcohol, the hell do you people expect? Every day during the week there’s at least one type of draft beer [...]
Continue reading...Leo’s Tacos
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Forget anything you’ve ever heard about taco spots here and there. Hell, forget King Taco. Yours truly has found a place that CRACKS when it comes to tacos. Hands down. From the lengua, to the cabeza, to my favorite the al pastor, everything is delicious. The tacos come with corn tortillas, onions and cilantros, with [...]
Continue reading...UFC 92
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
well, this past saturday was one of the biggest UFC ppv events of the year, other than bj penn whuppin sean sherk’s ass back in may. the card was stacked, and all of the fights on the main card never went to decision. good times. as usual your boy retro chef’d up some marvelous shit [...]
Continue reading...In The Zone Barbershop
Monday, November 17, 2008
For my people in the San Fernando Valley, you know damn well there’s a shortage of GOOD black barbershops in the valley. I’ve been to 3. There was some garbage-ass spot in North Hollywood whose people charge 12 bucks for a fucking lineup and don’t know who Cameo is (stoneface to that). There’s Reggie’s Barbershop [...]
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Tuesday, April 7, 2009
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