Happy Mothers Day/ Clipper Win

Before the day is out #LAskeez would like to wish all the mothers a Happy Mother's Day! 

Children are not easy to deal with, which is why mothers need to have their own dedicated day of appreciation. 

#LAskeez took a break from busy city living and celebrated Mother's Day by having a nice dinner at an Echo Park staple: Taix French Restaurant. #Skeezies take note of the following tip: if you are ever in search of a good restaurant, this place will not disappoint. Taix is classy establishment that offers a no frills, traditional French culinary experience. Because let's face it, even the hippest of hipsters can get tired of the slew of the seemingly never endless list of "unique" gastropubs.

It's hard to pick a favorite dish to recommend. But you can't go wrong with the charcuterie for an appetizer and the pomme frites as your entree. I also can't forget to mention their amazing split pea soup. #Skeezies go ahead and splurge on this one and add a healthy portion of parmesan cheese.

Steak pomme frites 

Taix French Restaurant


Here's a good Mother's Day song by +Chromeo 

And now for some--- LA Sports Talk:

+Los Angeles Clippers  beat the +Oklahoma City Thunder 99-101. Wow. Let's just say that this was a hard fought game. It was quite the nail biter in the 4th quarter. But at the end of the day the L.A. Clippers showed the Thunder who's boss. The worst part of this game was the major FAIL on +Time Warner Cable for blacking out during the last 30 seconds of this exciting playoff game. Needless to say, there were a lot of pissed off Angelenos out there. But I digress. The Clippers travel to Oklahoma for game 5. 

James Franco--Convincingly Creepy High School Girls Soccer Coach--Palo Alto

James Franco plays a convincingly creepy high school girls soccer coach in the new movie Palo Alto.  

Tuesday evening #LAskeez was invited to an exclusive premier over at the +ArcLight Cinemas to see the movie Palo Alto,  written and directed by Gia Coppola, based on the short stories of James Franco. 

Following immediately after the movies was a Q&A with the director Gia Coppola, (if the name sounds familiar that's because it is. Francis Ford Coppola is her grandpops  and Sofia Coppola is her Aunt)  and even Emma Roberts sat in on some Q&A action! Must be nice, it seemed like every Hollywood celebrity's kid/relative had a role in this movie that was funded by James Franco. Van Kilmer's son, Jack Kilmer made his debut in the movie as well. Anyway the movie perfectly captures the many experiences of high school without focusing on the perfect cheerleader or loner teenager. Palo Alto oddly reminded #LAskeez of the mid-90s movie Kids but if you can look past that, it's entertaining enough.

For all you +American Horror Story fans, Emma Roberts shared with the audience that the filming will be taking place in July and her role is yet to be determined.    

Check out the trailer for Palo Alto:

Q&A from left to right:Moderator, Gia Coppola, Girl in movie, Emma Roberts

LA sports talk: 

+Los Angeles Clippers lost last night to the +Oklahoma City Thunder  101-112. It's all good the Clippers did their job and took one win away from this road trip and will play Game 3 here in LA. 

+Los Angeles Kings play Game 3 today against the +Anaheim Ducks at 7:00pm.

+Los Angeles Dodgers are on a loosing steak and lost to the +Washington Nationals yesterday 2-3. Hopefully the boys in blue can pull it together today against the +San Francisco Giants at 7:00pm.

Making headlines in the LA times and all over the internet---Donald Sterling's wife Shelly Sterling,  has no intentions on selling +Los Angeles Clippers. Shelly, is a co-owner of the team and in her little head thinks it's okay to hold on to them. She has also been accused in the past of making racists comments about minorities. The NBA better make right of this situation ASAP. 

Tuesday/ LA Sports Talk--Clippers/Kings

Hope the #skeezies aren't too hung over today.

If you are that probably means you consumed too much tequila. 

Keep the Mexican theme going and go for some tacos! It's Taco Tuesday!

"Taco taco taco burrito."

Let's get down to what's on every Angelinos mind.

+Los Angeles Clippers !

What a game! +Los Angeles Clippers beat the +Oklahoma City Thunder in a crushing Game 1 performance 122-105. +Chris Paul was sizzling hott as he made eight 3-pointers! Paul was playing as if he was the one earning the MVP title Kevin Durant just earned today. #LAskeez predicted the Clippers in 6 but if last night was any indication of how the following games will play out, we might witness a SWEEEEP. 

Speaking of "sweeps" the +Los Angeles Kings beat the +Anaheim Ducks 3-1!  There's nothing mighty about them ducks and the Kings are that much closer to another Stanley Cup. 

The +Los Angeles Dodgers should of completed the trifecta---

But they lost yet again to the +Washington Nationals 0-4.

As far as playoffs are concerned you couldn't "BEAT LA" last night. 

"LA BEAT YOU"

May The Fourth Be With You/Free Comic Book Day

May The Fourth Be With You.

+Star Wars Fans today is your day, to geek out and re-watch all the Star Wars episodes. 

Today also happens to be "Free Comic Book Day" so for those of you #skeezies that enjoy comics, hit up your local comic book store to grab yourself a free issue. 

The Los Angeles Comic Book and Sci Fi Convention is the place to be. +Tim Matheson who is best known for the voice of +Johnny Quest will be in signing autographs, if you're into that.

Boatylicious last night was oh so delicious. Sorry #skeezies-I really couldn't help myself. The fine folks at +Take2Entertainment  can sure put on a good boat party. If dancing on a boat deck to the latest electronic music with the beautiful Long Beach skyline and sunset in the background, isn't your idea of a good saturday night, I really don't know what is. The 3 deck Catalina Express boat was packed (yet not overly crowded) with eager partygoers. The first 2 decks had live music and the top/3rd deck was serving up delicious tacos. Keep an eye out for the next Boatylicious event. The next one is on July 6th--but sadly it seems that this event is already sold-out.

Sports Recap:

+Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the +Miami Marlins again 4-5.

+Los Angeles Clippers beat the +Golden State Warriors last night 121-126. They advance to the next round of the playoffs and will be playing the +Oklahoma City Thunder. The game will be tomorrow at 6:30pm.

+Los Angeles Kings beat the +Anaheim Ducks yesterday 3-2!

Go LA!

NHM review/ Boatylicious Concert Cruise: Kastle/ Le Youth/ Plastic Plates

Who would have thought to combine prehistoric dinosaur bones with cool hipster music? Great job +Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County First Friday's! #LAskeez can now say claim to have partied next to the bones of a t-rex.  

Next month is the last "First Friday" so for you #skeezies here in LA, make sure you make it out, before you have to wait until next year. 

+Amoeba music was also in the mix last night. They were offering $20 gift certificates for $10!! Such a bargain #LAskeez purchased the max limit of 2 per person. These gift certificates will make excellent gifts or make for a fun shopping date at Amoeba. 

Dinosaurs +Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 

DJ Anthony Valadez 

+City of Los Angeles  History

Party + Boat = Delicious 

#LAskeez is headed out to +Boatylicious 

I'm being serious that is the actual name of today's event-- +Boatylicious

The Cruise takes off from Long Beach to Catalina. 

It's such a beautiful day #LAskeez could not think of a better way to spend a Saturday. 

Kastle, Le Youth, & Plastic Plates will all be performing on the cruise. 

Make sure to take your boat shoes, sunblock, and good attitude. 

KASTLE

Le Youth 

Plastic Plates

See you #skeezies  at the loading dock!




Quick sports recap:

+Los Angeles Clippers play Game 7 against  +Golden State Warriors.

Today at 7:30pm.

+Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the +Miami Marlins 3-6.

 They play them again today at 4:10pm.

+Los Angeles Kings  play the +Anaheim Ducks TODAY at 5:00pm.

Boy George

Boy George.

Known as apart of the Culture Club in the early 80's and then became his own house hold name. 

It's been YEARS since he last went on tour. 

BUT tonight he will be performing at the Belasco Theater in Downtown Los Angeles. 

#LAskeez is excited to check out the venue and Boy George for the first time. So excited that #LAskeez may show up with random braids and colored ribbons in our hair.

From what #LAskeez knows about the Belasco Theater is that it was constructed in the mid 1920s, 

since then it's been through many owners and changes; but was recently restored back to it's original state in 2011.

Be ready #skeezies for tomorrow's full report on the show. 

Here are #LAskeez's top 5 Culture Club songs:

1. Culture Club--Time

2. Culture Club--Do You Really Want To Hurt Me

3. Culture Club--Karma Chameleon

4. Culture Club--I'll Tumble 4 Ya

5. Culture Club--Miss Me Blind

Boy George followed up by sports are typically not in the same sentence but that's #LAskeez for you and that's why the #skeezies keep reading. 

Sports Recap:

Los Angeles Kings beat the San Jose Sharks 1-4 yesterday and force a game 7 tomorrow at 7:00pm.

The Clippers face the Golden State Warriors tonight for Game 5 of the playoffs. Tip off is at 7:30pm. 

The Dodgers were supposed to play the Minnesota Twins today over in Minnesota but the game is postponed due to extreme weather conditions.