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Venice Beach by Night (Jan 10)
Turns out the Venice Beach Drum party was going on. Tons of people, tons of drums/ percussion instruments, a good amount of beer, and plenty of "medicine" made for a good time on the beach as the sun set. The crowd danced, played, smoked etc for a long time. The highlight was when a chopper flew overhead and provided some light. A bit later, some cars drove up and their headlights made it easier to shoot, so I was pretty happy. Turns out, it was the cops - party over.
However, it moved to the sidewalk for the "after-party". Everyone was cool, and the shooting continued until the cops broke it up (actually, they actually tried a few times before we all left)...
Enjoy...
Really?
"Angel Star Love" is her name
Despite some other challenges with her car, she still enjoyed the night....
She danced all night, then played the drums on the sidewalk for a long time too
Lady and her friend dancing down Venice
Emily and her art (and apparently, a monster, of some sort, in the backgorund)
Randy makes the case for being excluded from future pictures... 8-)
I got called out
Milton and his trumpet
Drummer
Carrying the beat
Not everyone likes the camera
Tow Zone
Party's over
I didn't get his name, but this guy was having a good time playing, hitting on the ladies and dancing.
This was not a random shot - this guy played angry the whole time
This dancer got a lot of "attention"
Beach party
Warming up on the drums
Good times
Move with the music
Tasha aka Spiritual Superstar
A dancer enjoys taking a moment to try her hands on the drums
Salvatore and Alex waiting for the cops to leave
The musician with a nice voice
Cuddling to keep warm on a chilly night
Drumming on the sidewalk, after being kicked off the beach
Artist at work...
Lady (right) and her friend dancing to the Rhythms
Soloist?
The vocalist
Manuel insisted on photos with his "friends". I'm not sure he knew them, but they obliged. All chill.
Dee Dee decided she wants a few portraits...
Manual and another group of "friends". Notice: this is the 2nd time someone flipped me the bird that night
Dee Dee and the guys
Tommy and Lady
Manuel, "The Historian", has seen coming to Venice Beach since 1985.
AJ, Dee Dee, and Randy
Studying
You have to like gloves with colored-LED fingertips... Kinda reminds your of Robocop or Tron
Although I'm pretty sure thre was no way to hear a guitar in the drum circle, all are welcome
This is a nice note, but saying that he was "Slugged in the head" probably isn't going tomake him proud to step forward
Although the haloe maks them look like Roller Droids (from Episode 3), the party was over when the cops came. Before I realized it was the cops, I was acutally pretty happy someone parked their car on the beach to provide some light.. Oops
Based on what I saw, I'd use the term "Doctor" loosely
At these "evaluation centers" an on-site doctor can diagnose you and write a prescription
