Tim Capps (Guest) on 08/01/2006 1:11 am

Dear RoG, I love Venice, I've been there many times, you just have to watch out for the panhandlers, this kid probably a teenager whatever, every 10 minutes hear he comes asking for a quarter, I'm like"look this is the twentyith time leave me alone" and hes like"oh yeah I forgot" then he'd start to ramble on about trading him a dollar for fifty cents. Its then your day gets totally ruined because these asses won't leave you alone. But I love Venice. Its a perfect place for people watching. All the freaks geeks girls something to alot of people is a total shock but this type of crowed has been there probably since Nam, but when they designed Venice Beach, to look like Venice in Italy I don't think these crowds were what they had in mind. I only wish you could of seen the Venice Pavilion, which was torn down a few years ago due to drugs and whatever else the authorities had a good excuse to tear it down for, but it was one of the greatest skating spots in So Cal. If you ever seen the 80s skateboarding movie Thrashin' (Don't confuse that with "Thrashin' 2 The Electric Bugaloo") But during the scenes at Venice with the Daggers that was filmed within the walls of the great Pavilion.
And on the Playstation game Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2 they did a fairly good job recreating the Pavilion. Anyway L8 Tim Capps

Kirbylol (Guest) on 08/01/2006 2:40 am

Meow.

chris gray (Guest) on 08/01/2006 4:35 am

At least it wasn't raining =D

mattty (Guest) on 08/01/2006 4:57 am

that slushie... its so beautifull

rimmie (Guest) on 08/01/2006 5:11 am

I love VENICE BEACH we used to go there all the time when I was a kid.

I want a slushie now.

Sal (Guest) on 08/01/2006 7:49 am

Nice...I always knew Re was totally ghetto yo. Holla !

AngryHydralisk (Guest) on 08/01/2006 8:15 am

Speaking of beaches, Miami vice is the biggest mindfuck of the year. How it beat Pirates II I'm failing to understand.

Guy (Guest) on 08/01/2006 10:51 am

You should submit that sign to Engrish.com

Darnin (Guest) on 08/01/2006 11:06 am

That's a slushie? My brain hurts now. A lot.

Jason Kane (Guest) on 08/01/2006 11:36 am

thats one hell of a slushie..too bad i can't have that...damn diabities...hopefully it'll go away.

clayton (Guest) on 08/01/2006 12:25 pm

The diabetes doesn't go away. Trust me. But a bowl of cool whip makes a good substitute for ice cream.

Steve (Guest) on 08/01/2006 1:32 pm

I think the big question we're all missing is what the heck kind of slushie is it??
It looks like a mix of just about every flavor they may have had.

It's like an extreme slushie.

-RoG- (Guest) on 08/01/2006 1:41 pm

Tim Capps, correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't there still some skate park type places along Venice Beach? That's too bad about the Pavilion though, would've liked to have seen it in person. There's still plenty o' places for people to skate along there from what I've seen though. Hell... half the people there are on skateboards it seems haha.

Guy, yeah I thought the same thing. Definitely some potential Engrish fodder there.

Steve, that particular sno-cone was a mix of blue raspberry and cherry.

Sean (Guest) on 08/01/2006 2:01 pm

I've been down to Venice a few times, and seeing how every other store sells bongs or is a tattoo parlor, I'm guessing the sign meant that no one who just got a tattoo done on them should be trying on clothes because the ink may not have dried yet. It's too bad the sign didn't mention an "undead tattoo person," since that would obviously be totally awesome.

Aks (Guest) on 08/01/2006 2:08 pm

I want a snow cone now. Time to hit tropical sno! MWA HAHA!!

DrBadfish (Guest) on 08/01/2006 3:24 pm

I have a new goal in life: To make a slushie that looks more delicious that that. Perhaps a "Jones soda Brussels Sprout" Flavor

EmperorCaine (Guest) on 08/01/2006 6:59 pm

In regards to that "undried tattoo" sign, I THINK the shop owner was trying to tell people not to come in with fresh tattoos, since they have a habit of bleeding on any clothes you may try on (assuming they let you). At least, I know of one white shirt I have that is forever imprinted with the outline of my backpiece and, while artistic, had it gone back on the shelves of the store, prolly would've the store owner a severe panty-knot.

Or their engrish just sucks the big chorizo, but hey, what do I know.

Jesse (Guest) on 08/01/2006 7:00 pm

My guess is they don't want people with fresh tattoos to try on the clothes, because it would get all bloody and nas-tay.

ChocloMan (Guest) on 08/01/2006 7:26 pm

minimock plz.

-RoG- (Guest) on 08/02/2006 12:20 am

Yeah, there's also a lot of people there who get those temporary Henna tattoos, and I'm sure they rub off on clothes easily. Either way, definitely a case of bad Engrish with that sign heheh.

ChocloMan, I'm sure I'll do a full feature/minimock on Venice Beach at some point. But I've really gotta go there with the intention of doing so... not to mention, I gotta bring some cash to pay off all the crazy street performers who would get pissed off if I took their photos without at least giving 'em a donation of some sort.

Knighthawk (Guest) on 08/02/2006 2:31 pm

Pshaw. All you have to do is explain to them that they'll be seen on the internet by BILLIONS!

Yes, It's a lie, but it'll save you from giving them ten bucks each for a photo. Even Better, Maybe you could go there as Pickleman and be a street preformer yourself! :P

Tim Capps (Guest) on 08/03/2006 1:03 am

Some of the street performers will chew you out and tell you to not even look at them if you don't intend to pay. We were chased off by the sword swallower. Its not my fault I spent all my money on guy the with tv over his head entertaining us with phony tv shows about plastic army men.

Sasa (Guest) on 08/03/2006 2:21 pm

When I saw that slushie... it reminded me of brains... and it still looked freakin' delicious. Is something wrong here?

-RoG- (Guest) on 08/03/2006 2:32 pm

Tim Capps, absolutely! That guy who puts somebody in a chair and then balances them on his mouth got FURIOUS the other day. He was yelling at all sorts of people who walked away without leaving a tip after he finished his performance. It was downright hilarious.

Sasa, absolutely not. It's perfectly normal to want to eat chilled brains. After all, they did it in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

Maquel (Guest) on 08/03/2006 5:31 pm

I think the "No Undried" tattoo sign is talking about henna tattoos, considering there's usually a million different places where you can get them, at any boardwalk/beach.

They can also smear and stain really bad.
Believe me, I'd know.

Shadowfire (Guest) on 08/05/2006 4:06 pm

That slushie could be... THE PERFECT SLUSHIE! Amazing... Too bad I'm a stupid Canadian. I will never get the perfect slushie.

Ty (Guest) on 08/06/2006 9:00 pm

That's one cool slushie!! Man, why do you always live in cool places for?

Fiona (Guest) on 08/07/2006 5:16 am

I went down there with a couple of friends a bit ago, it's an amazing and disturbing place. As for Henna tattoos, my friend stupidly let me pick out which he should get. Naturally I made him get a Butterfly on his right arm above which I wrote "BIG PIMPIN IN VENICE BEACH!!!" - Good times.