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LaSUPREMA in L.A. Hello from California June 8-17, 2002

In the summer of 2002, my employer, the Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs at Wayne State University in Detroit, sent me to the Special Libraries Association annual conference in Los Angeles.

A night before the conference started, I went to the Student Academy Awards ceremony where my high school sweetheart, Thomas, was to be the recipient of an award in the category Documentary Film They screened the first five minutes of the seven-minute film (about the death of the vinyl record in the digital age) at the ceremony. It was real swell.

I attended the conference for several days while staying downtown in a mid-range chain hotel. During this time, the L.A. Lakers won their 3rd championship. Being in a high-rise in downtown L.A. with helicopters everywhere (during the post-game celebrations) was a little creepy, but I was still sort of disappointed that there was no rioting.

After the conference, I stayed for several more days. My dear friend Jackie (who had written for Geek Weekly) had to go out of town that week, so I got to stay in her apartment and drive her car all around town, but I had to miss out on her companionship, so that sucked. I saw my first ocean -- despire having traveled extensively, including over an ocean I drove all around in the hills and saw some neat stuff.

The following is my photo tour of L.A.:

I went for the burlesque,
I stayed for the fashion.
The dancing was incredible --
both onstage and off.

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