HeyJaredThe Voice of Los Feliz
An audio journey exploring the history, happenings, colorful characters and rich stories and experiences that make the neighborhood of Los Feliz the beating heart of Los Angeles. philleirness.substack.com
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The Voice of Los Feliz (podcast) Episode 18 (opens the original)
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Los Feliz is definitely where it’s all happening this month! Since last joining you, the community of Los Feliz received the saddest news imaginable: the death of beloved local icon Tony Fanara (who guested on episodes 7 and 8 of this podcast). Host Phil Leirness gets together with his dear friend Céline Vacher at the Desert Rose to share memories of Tony and to preview this weekend’s Los Feliz Art & Music Block Party and Mural Festival. People familiar with the endeavors of host Phil Leirness k
Class of ‘86 (part two) (opens the original)
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Along with Mike Stewart, Karen Kwan was my best friend in high school and so, of all the events taking place reunion weekend, I was most looking forward to the pre-party she was throwing at her parents’ home in Saratoga … 24) In the weeks leading up to the reunion, it felt like Karen and I were back to passing notes, the way we would during and between classes in high school. Now, of course, because of living almost 400 miles away from each other, but thanks to technology, our note passing takes
Class of ‘86 (part one) (opens the original)
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The 40th reunion weekend for the Monta Vista High School graduating class of 1986 took place the final weekend in July. Go, Matadors! Indeed, I was one of the “Retired Matadors” (as my dear friend Karen Kwan dubbed us) who had long planned on going to all the festivities arranged by our class Social Manager, Laura Campagna BeBeau. This was, I think, the 8th reunion Laura had planned for our class. Did she know when she ran for class office that the responsibility it brought would be lifelong? My
Roll ‘Em (opens the original)
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Vuk Mitrovic and Brian Morrison at the Los Feliz Film Fest (photo courtesy of the festival) In the days leading up to the 2nd annual Los Feliz Film Fest, I was in pain, and a lot of it. A recurring viral condition caused by a chronically damaged submandibular (salivary) gland was giving me the aches and chills and swelling to which I had become accustomed. During this bout, however, the amount of oral agony I was in led to troubled sleep, an inability to chew or swallow, a frequent unwillingness
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