leg⋅man/ˈlɛgˌmæn, -mən/–noun, 1. Journalism. a reporter who gathers information by visiting news sources or by being present at news events. Origin:1920–25. Americanism 2. legman LA- A New Yorker displaced by the hellish nightmare Rudy wrought offers street reportage from the planet’s creative capital. I still don’t get it, but I’m trying var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-11739640-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @legmanla)http://legmanla.com/“So that party last night? Douche bag tells me oh, I was in the Army- I was a Navy Seal. And...http://legmanla.com/post/859291247http://legmanla.com/post/859291247Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:20:00 -0400armynavymarineshollywood<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l657l8S6bg1qaqc0uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We’ve been occupied, not exactly caught in the situation of the poor bastard on this pulp cover, but something akin to it as we struggled like a Pilgrim through a hard few weeks. But the lights are still on, we got a loaf of TJ’s bread in the kitchen, a cold 40 on the desk and we’re back in action.</p>http://legmanla.com/post/859268682http://legmanla.com/post/859268682Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:15:08 -0400pulpPilgrimsTJ'sAn arrest in connection to the June 21 shooting outside The Echo nightclub that left three people...http://legmanla.com/post/816430625http://legmanla.com/post/816430625Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:24:28 -0400MongolsEchoLAPDEast LAHellHell's Angels<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12801768&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12801768&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12801768&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><strong> Grazed by Bullets, Survivor Tells of Shooting at The Echo</strong><br/>A night of ambient psychedelic rock at uber hip music mecca <a href="http://www.attheecho.com/" target="_blank">The Echo</a> ended in bloody carnage last Sunday after a motorcycle riding gunman opened fire into the crowd outside the club in LA’s Echo Park. Two were shot and seriously injured while a third vic, music agent Adam D’Zurilla amazingly was just grazed by bullets. “I’m lucky to be alive” he tells Legman exclusively, left with only a scar on his temple after facing a pistol wielding gunman who callously fired ten rounds into a crowd exiting a show by The Warlocks, The Meek, and Green Eyes. D’Zurilla says the shooter, a middle aged Mexican man dressed in black from head to toe was no Hell’s Angel as was reported by some local news outlets.</p>http://legmanla.com/post/729414959http://legmanla.com/post/729414959Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:58:00 -0400The EchoPsychedelicShootingHell's AngelsThe WarlocksThe MeekGreen Eyes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4fd7bcFdG1qaqc0uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>From our collection of pulp fiction cover art</p>http://legmanla.com/post/725821386http://legmanla.com/post/725821386Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:45:11 -0400pulp fictioncoversbooze ACE Gallery was a spectacular white box whose monolithic walls and rays-from-heaven- like lighting...http://legmanla.com/post/722622418http://legmanla.com/post/722622418Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:34:15 -0400artace galleryachim freyerhappeningsbrecht<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4aa67I3iW1qaqc0uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://legmanla.com/post/716300975http://legmanla.com/post/716300975Sat, 19 Jun 2010 18:51:43 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l48ah1Zeub1qaqc0uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://legmanla.com/post/712618015http://legmanla.com/post/712618015Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:03:00 -0400Pulp FictionCowsCover Art Now this is how to run an awards show.  Robert Scheer whose web magazine Truthdig.com won...http://legmanla.com/post/702260020http://legmanla.com/post/702260020Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:02:00 -0400robert scheerwebbyswall street  The Hollywood-Western building, c. 1928, has been many things through the years; movie mogul...http://legmanla.com/post/698362124http://legmanla.com/post/698362124Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:41:00 -0400Hollywood Western BuildingLouis MeyerEric GarcettiGay buildings Walking along Western Avenue we looked up to find an ingratiating bit of signage, holding promise...http://legmanla.com/post/698305226http://legmanla.com/post/698305226Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:20:00 -0400arroz con pollonew yorkerswestern avenue<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l40qo9bwbX1qaqc0uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s Hard Out Here For A Punk.  Another manifestation of the best recession everTrying to make the money for the rent 80’s rockers Motorcycle Boy take their vinyl to the used bookshop for some chump change. They still got their leathers though.</p>http://legmanla.com/post/698284556http://legmanla.com/post/698284556Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:12:09 -0400Motorcycle BoyVillage PeopleVinylRecession Our exclusive analysis of Hollywood’s Larry King Square being a haven for the down and out...http://legmanla.com/post/697929888http://legmanla.com/post/697929888Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:51:54 -0400larry king squarehomelessLA Livedown and out<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l40j90iAeK1qaqc0uo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l40j90iAeK1qaqc0uo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l40j90iAeK1qaqc0uo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Radioactive Chicken Head, Hollywood. Perhaps there’s a musicology thesis to be written on the subgenre-COSTUMED NOISE BANDS. We just find it silly fun</p>http://legmanla.com/post/697876905http://legmanla.com/post/697876905Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:31:48 -0400Our first visit to Sunset Plaza we took in the blond cougars draped in $10,000 worth of clothes...http://legmanla.com/post/697848663http://legmanla.com/post/697848663Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:20:54 -0400chin chinchinese chicken saladsunset plazacoupon                   The Frolic Room, a bar aside the landmark Pantages Theater on Hollywood...http://legmanla.com/post/681642804http://legmanla.com/post/681642804Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:34:00 -0400LA Noirfilm noirfrolic roomhomicidejerry andersenla confidentiallapdbukowskidive bars A Friday night ride brought cyclists into a confrontation with cops along Hollywood...http://legmanla.com/post/644554316http://legmanla.com/post/644554316Sat, 29 May 2010 15:57:00 -0400Charlie BeckHollywoodLAPDbikescritical masslacmmidnight ridazzThe IFC Media Project presents... GREED: Preview Clip - IFC Media Project - Original Series - On Air...http://legmanla.com/post/633688309http://legmanla.com/post/633688309Wed, 26 May 2010 02:35:26 -0400 An LA gallery will exhibit what is purported to be the only extant photo of Marilyn Monroe with...http://legmanla.com/post/632067561http://legmanla.com/post/632067561Tue, 25 May 2010 15:57:00 -0400marilyn monroejfkphotographyAmerica Must Be Destroyed, the seminal album from GWAR used to amuse us 20 years back. Finding out...http://legmanla.com/post/617109878http://legmanla.com/post/617109878Thu, 20 May 2010 17:06:00 -0400GWAR;Green JelloRadioactive