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FIRST AND FOREMOST THIS BEACH IS A HOMELESS HANGOUT. THERE'S MANY OF THOSE IN LA. YOU MAY EVEN BE INVITED
A REAL HOMELESS CAMP, UNDER A LOCAL BRIDGE ON A MAJOR
HIGHWAY IS POPULAR. IF YOU ARE HUNGRY AND HOMELESS
THERE ARE SOME SERVICES LISTED HERE, IF YOU ARE NOT
AND THE HOMELESS ARE BOTHERING YOU FOR MONEY YOU CAN
HELP THEM GET SOME SERVICES. MAYBE A RIDE TO THE FOOD
BANK.***http://www.westsidefoodbankca.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=70&Itemid=94***
DON'T WORRY IF THEY ARE SAVING THEIR MONEY FOR DRUGS OR
ALCOHOL. WE NEED TO TAKE THE WAR OUT OF THE DRUG ISSUE.
KILL THEM WITH KINDNESS, THAT'S ALL WE CAN EVER TO ANYWAY,
AND YOU WILL LEARN THINGS FROM THESE LOCALS YOU OTHERWISE
WOULD MISS OUT ON. BTW: HIDE ANYTHING THEY CAN SELL FROM THEM ESPECIALLY YOUR BICYCLE. THEY ARE NOT YOUR FRIEND, CHARITY IS A GOOD THING BUT IT'S BUSINESS. YOUR VALUABLES ARE YOUR PERSONAL LIFE. IF YOU UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC, WELCOME TO CALIFORNIA, THIS IS THE WAY IT'S DONE HERE.
Vision is the Key to SUCCESS in Life. IF you don't have one or a leader to get one for you then we are keeping it positive and peaceful. You can stagnate a while if necessary. Reality. You have to get that by working here on "the boards". The local boardwalk. If you want to work at a do your own thing for tips... Show up and get a lottery ID during the weekdays and come to the lottery Tuesday at 8:30 to get a vending or artist spot. A local buisness license is also required. That's at the brown building right behind the back parking lot of Fox Hills Mall in Culver City. The beach is for healing, sun and exercise...heals and gives energy. Vitamin D IS known to be the MOST potent fighting cancer antioxidant AND the best energy source along with WATER. (Drinking Water they have the new alkaline water here in front of Ocean Blue store near Sidewalk Cafe). There are too many HORMONES from genetic engineering, c'est la vie faux! But many fake acts such as implants and artificial hormones in the mix so it's not real. The men say "WE CAN TELL IF YOU ARE A FAKE BECAUSE YOU DON'T JIGGLE ENOUGH!" FOR YOU WITH THE IMPLANTS! The BEACH HAS A BODY BUILDING PEN. It's a great place to walk your dog here AT THE ALLOWED HOURS WITH A POOPER SCOOPER! It's a great place for a bicycle ride in the day. The park is CLOSED at dark. There is always someone new that doesn't know that yet. :)
Tourists looked at old pictures, come here often getting shocked at the hundreds of homeless pushing carts and bicycle wagon trains, living in busses and campers... they see in one visit. Los Angeles has a homeless epidemic, much of California has this. It's more noticeable at the ocean where people always TRY and stay because of the chance to get a life if someone here picks them up. You can see the evidence in the dumpsters where stuff is left behind that tells an eviction story. Whoops! It costs a lot to live at the beach. One lady parking to see the California Dream Place screamed at a hippie "Do you live in the bus?!" He immediately lied and said "We don't live in the bus, we are just visiting" He had been visiting that parking lot all day for 13 years. No one wants a camping or residing in a vehicle ticket! She was a tourist from Florida and asked a question out of her shock that was just plain nosy and could get him in trouble. Movie and rock stars dine here at the SideWalk Cafe. Tons of filming is done here most days at one end of Venice Beach or the other. From Rose Parking Lot North side of Venice to the Southside, Windward/Venice Parking Lot Paris Hilton came here for a bike ride a few days before jail. Lot's of surfing and sand, ocean and working out activities to join. Walking, skating and bicycling clubs of a hundred or so come by. With the law...This boardwalk here in Venice Beach is honoring the land deed committment of a dead man (Abbot Kinney himself) "in his deed stipulates that this beach is left with a 120 squares to make a public expression freedom statement". That got retranslated into a place to vend handmade goods or street perform for tips. It's not a true open market and based on artistic acts and vending artistic creations. The theme is meant to be artistic, musical, or cultural. Most of the artists are not that good but often quite enjoyable to tourists that like to boardwalk and people watch. It's not a night life here like the East Coast. At dark, it's over entirely unless you are in the few bars open.
The bathrooms shut down around dusk. The homeless pee and poop all over the streets and up against walls, there is rain here only a few days a year. It's a biological disaster for health. Scabies and Staph are rampant. ALL restaurant and coffee shops (many of which have no restroom facilities) will make you buy something to use the bathroom and after dark the boardwalk and ocean area shuts down with the exception of 3 bars at opposite ends of the boardwalk. The remainder of people here after dark are generally homeless people of all sorts, many of them formerly successful or young and strong and those days have passed.......... Below is a musician who feels certain he was Sir Issac Newton in his past life, and I think so too, he's been playing out here for several years daily. There are people that live outside here. I call him.......... **************************************** Forever Anonymous***********************
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There's one bookstore on the boardwalk next to SideWalk Cafe. It's a very relaxing place in the bookstore, the SideWalk Cafe is a trip though. There's a secret...it's the hideout of the stars. Nobody expects them to be there because Hollywood is 10 miles east. They come out to the beach though and when they do they eat at 2 places. Danny's Deli or Sidewalk Cafe. It's hit or miss to see some stars like Emminem,Keith Emerson (he lives in Santa Monica) or even Star Producers. People run up to me and tell me a star is close by and tell me what their name is. I can't remember most of them even when they are gone, but I have caught a few.
VENICE BEACH IS A PET FRIENDLY PUBLIC PARK with 2 HOSTELS an outdoor gym a BOARDWALK with store and street vending And A place of PUBLIC FREE SPEECH (If you dare). The most articulate speaker on the boardwalk is SOLOMON, a tall outspoken and friendly and socially concerned dark skinned guy, usually with 2 snakes and a ladder or a stool to stand on. Nathan Pino is a classic piano player you can often find outside of SideWalk Cafe playing unbelievable beautiful music or petting dogs.
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(ocean view but not boardwalk view)
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http://www.planetvenice.com/
(one block from the ocean)
1515 Pacific Avenue, Venice, CA 90291
(310) 452-3052
vbh@caprica.com
kitchen, tv, smoking
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and several full service hotels
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mphotel.com
(Called the hotel ERWIN previously a Best Western, the family built and owns the property for generations.
this is the closest hotel to the muscle beach outdoor exercise gym and the surfer's section of the beach.
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http://www.thecadillachotel.com/
(on the other end of the beach, known for it's pool tables in the lobby, it is child friendly also)
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MANAGED FOR STREET PERFORMERS AND VENDORS, BEACH AND BODY BUILDING, PARK TYPE RECREATION AREA WITH BASKETBALL COURTS, MUSICIANS AND SURFERS. EVERY DAY IS SOMETHING LIKE LIKE HALLOWEEN IN THE PERFORMING ARTS ON THE BOARDWALK. YOU CAN WEAR A COSTUME AND TAKE A STROLL AND BE WELCOMED HERE FOR THIS. HERE IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE AN ACT OF HOLLYWOOD IT'S AN ACT OF EXPRESSION OF YOURSELF, WHO AND WHAT YOU ARE ALL ABOUT AND/OR YOUR MESSAGE TO THE WORLD. PASSERSBY ARE HERE BY THE THOUSANDS EACH DAY.
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I mean REALLY! RENTS OF $3,000 to $9000!!! Maybe the people that live here and pay this rent are part of the illuminati or part of some other secret government. A large skateboard park is being built right on the beach! Alas! They are underbuilding bathrooms and NO SHOWER HOUSES! You are expected to have a hotel room for this. The old days of a cheap day at the beach are gone. Venice Beach Boardwalk is the perfect place for the wealthy and tourists to help the poor working on the boardwalk expressing themselves artistically OR to pick on the poor as they pee in the street alley's regularly each day. The beach serves the LA city. It's a famous place where movies and commercials are made onlocation almost everyday.
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This is Los Angeles (say LA), California which is also in the HOLLYWOOD movie area.
movie information: http://www.imdb.com
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I you want to be IN the movies as an extra and make some money:
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http://www.centralcasting.com
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local agencies put sets at Venice Beach Boardwalk ALL THE TIME YOU WILL FIND MOVIE SETS HERE ON VENICE BEACH MAKING FILMS AND COMMERCIALS AND SECTIONING OFF A LOT OF SPACE FOR THE TENTS AND ACTORS. IT HELPS A LOT WITH SECURITY TO HAVE THEM AROUND.
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THIS WEBSITE DOES CHANGE AND EXPECT IT TO BE WEIRD, OR LOADED WITH ISSUES. THIS IS VENICE BEACH CALIFORNIA AKA THE WORLD'S LARGEST OUTDOOR INSANITY ASYLUM.
People WORK here as street performers under the management of THE LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATION.
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THIS IS NO LONGER BEACH BLANKET BINGO with Anette Funicello and Gidget Days. But they do have one beach party called the Drum Circle, Fri. Sat. and Sun. evening til dark, the helicopter's come to say it's over. It's a lot of dancing and drumming and drinking going on. BIG STARS AND SUPER FAMOUS PERSONS PASS THOUGH HERE REGULARLY. I sat here when Emminem, Keith Emerson, Paris Hilton, Christina Aguillera, and the list is endless.....There is a papparazzi that knows a lot about the area called venicepapparazzi.com. The superfamous don't stay too long, they definitely pass through and are usually spotted eating at the SIDEWALKCAFE.
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First you have to park:
Check out this parking lot:
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AND NOW, Ester Goldberg! International Glamour Puss of All Media, on the Vampire of Venice Beach. Yes Venice Beach is full of Vampires at this time and.....for a while longer..........
Ester Goldberg Raves About Me! .. Add to My Profile | More Videos
*****************************************************ONLINE MAPS: GOOGLE EARTH is the best for some real close up. You can see it all in real time here. Plug in 1800 Ocean Front Walk Venice California 90291 on a googleearth.com map. Lot's of great venice beach pics super clear!!! Click the little blue dots for super super pics of this area.***************************************************************************************
WEBCAMS OF VENICEBEACH CALIFORNIA zipcode: 90201
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this next webcam gives you one area outside the sidewalk cafe day and night. It has the ONLY night vision and a pic every few seconds but only one spot and you can't see the beach. You may be able to see the outdoor piano player here.
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Here's a trick to see a real good cam of this area you can manipulate! even take pics off the camera.
use this following link and the password = June
http://venicebeach.earthcam.net/users2/interface.php?i=0&id=194&projectid=112&clientid=89
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For a super done website with attractive surreal maps of the beach adjacent to the marina (marina del rey) called playavista.com*********************************
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Shooter Johnson? These guys came out to promote their movie Blades of Glory. This movie I think is about gay figure skaters? Well, they went all out to promote, and it was a nice time. They served free sno cones.
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Below is a musician trying to start over, typical at Venice Beach, it can happen to anybody that walks away because...no particular reason...walk about syndrome can strike anyone for various reasons and they come here to start over on the boardwalk squares for tips the squares are won at the Tuesday Morning Weekly Lottery at the Police Sub Station ON THE BEACH. It takes $25.00 to buy an ID to enter the City Lottery. It's a great way to start the day every Tuesday!
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Boardwalk Beethoven Add to My Profile | More VideosMyspace Codes Myspace Generators Myspace Backgrounds..
http://www.myspace.com/venicebeach.com --- RECOMMENDS ---
Recommended Live Camera Pic Sites Below:
This is not a web cam where it's live video it's a camer taking 4 short video pics a day............
Earthtv.com
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(live short video several times per day) click 'venice' and/or 'los angeles' for location.
The area you will see is about 1800 Ocean Front Walk Venice, CA 90291
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For top level important area political stuff see this site below:
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ART-ART-ART-WALL MURALS-are all over Los Angeles and Venice Beach is no different. They even have an annual walk going about looking at art. There are outdoor mural walks and indoor/outdoor auction walks.
See these sites to find tickets and times:
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www.venicetrust.com/www.VeniceArtWalk.info
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See the signs: www.myspace.com/venicebeachonline
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GRUNION RUN YES! ALL INVITED! IN THE DARK WE LOOK FOR FISH TOGETHER THAT MATE ON THE SAND.
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http://www.beachcalifornia.com/grunion-run.html
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EDUCATE YOURSELF ON VENICE BEACH GRUNIONS OR FEED YOUR CAT.
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http://arachnid.pepperdine.edu/grunion/default.htmhttp://grunion.orghttp://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/gruschd.html#runs
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(during the grunion run you go out on the beach after dark and watch little fish mate on the sand. I tried to catch some grunion for my kitty this year and was scolded from this legal practice by those who chose to express their ecological viewpoint, it's typical on VENICE BEACH to hear people VENTING, they call it, about whatever issue is current if there is any opposing viewpoint) VENTING IS A PUBLIC EXPRESSION THE BOARDWALK IS FAMOUS FOR.
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Don't miss this either. These video's from http://www.thevenicewalk.com.
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www.myspace.com/venicebeachonline - good still pics so you THEY NEED A TON OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGISTS OUT HERE ON THIS LA COASTLINE, OVER THE PAST 100 YEARS OUR ANCESTORS PARTIED THEIR ASSES OFF!!! WHAT HAPPENED HERE IS TOO MANY HUMANS AND PETS AND BIRDS AND DUCKS USING THE BEACH. IT'S WAY OUT OF BALANCE HERE. PARASITES, SAND FLIES, FLEAS...IF YOU HAVE ANY OPEN SORES OR BLOODY CUTS KEEP THEM WELL DISINFECTED OR YOU MAY GET A PARASITIC SCAB THAT IS REALLY HARD TO GET OFF. WE HAVE BEEN USING GENTIAN VIOLET WHICH LEAVES A DEEP PURPLE STAIN, 35% HYDROGEN PEROXIDE GOTTEN AT THE ONE LIFE HEALTH FOOD STORE, BETADINE IODINE, PENNYROYAL, FLEA TREATMENTS, PERMETHRINS, PYRETHINS...A TIDAL WAVE WOULD HELP!
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VENICE BEACH DRUM CIRCLE
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Who I'd like to meet:
I'd like to meet these SUPER MIMES that only have 2 comments in a year! But they are still SUPER!!!!
Mime Fight ..
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People that have a clue.
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The site www.thevenicewalk.com is extremely informative and enjoyable enough to sit through and LEARN. This area is the Los Angeles CITY coastline, formerly the largest party zone the world has EVER KNOWN, this was back in the roaring 1920's, it did not ROCK here but ROARED. :)*********************************************************************************************************************************************
Bicycle Theft here is Rampant.
www.midnightridazz.com *** all those bicyclers! ***
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Here they are below in Santa Monica which is a 5 minute bike ride up the boardwalk from Venice Beach. They ride all over Venice Beach also. It's unbelievable! Hear the cars honk! These guys really take over when they ride.
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Here at Venice Beach YOU SEE A LOT...if you live here, The parking lot attendants inform me too. The stars come here with the papparazzi chasing them by the dozens or more...
Paris Hilton, Eminem, Keith Emerson,Michael Jackson, so many more, all came here while I was hanging around. The potential to this area fascinates everyone.
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There's ordinary stimulating acts and groups:
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Human Tree Sideways View .. Add to My Profile | More Videos
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Thank You For Stopping By!
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Venice Beach Concierge
P.O. Box 2143
Venice, California
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