Electric Daisy Carnival 2008

I went to Electric Daisy Carnival last Saturday…and I wish I could say I had a blast. I started off all hyped up but I got there sober as a nun at a Sunday school and ended up leaving feeling older than Danny Glover in Lethel Weapon 3. Initially, I did not want to go because I thought I outgrew it….but I had a night when I went drinking with some friends and came home overly buzzed….and when I’m buzzed, my spending habits become less rational. so far, I’ve bought a $1500 digital camera & my first Ipod thanks to liquid inhibition. I ended up buying 3 tickets for a kinky sidekick, her mistress of Ktown, and I…for that Woodstock of Raves.

When we got there at 8 something, the event was an unorganized mess. The line to the entrance was just one big cattle herd pushed together in a tiny ass barn despite being outdoors. My friends and I were stuck in it, belly to belly with other pieces of meat for a whole hour. There was so much body heat illuminating that everyone was turning into a sweaty compost dump of flesh. To say the least, it really killed my mood….

I was spent and when I looked around already jaded, all I could see were little kids dressed up in scantily clothes with even younger children hopped up on E. That was when I really felt old…more so than when we into the LA coliseum football stadium to watch our favorite headliners of trance, Paul Van Dyk & Christopher Lawrence. Kids in there were making out with each other and giving each other lap dances. It was very uncomfortable….I guess I was just too sober for my own good. It’s funny though, you see a pattern with couples on E who are rolling together. They first start dancing like crazy….sit down in a sleepy trance and then all of sudden spring wide awake just to make out like bunnies in heat. After a few minutes of saliva transfer and groping, they’d pop back into reality, get up, and walk away from their audience. I had to hide behind my cousin just so I could block a few views….

DJ Paul Van Dyk was really good though, especially his signature anthems…and the production, carnival rides, light shows, and videos were amazing. The main dance area was exactly like that scene in Matrix Reloaded…when you saw thousands of people jump up and down like the ocean. They had this one set where the big video scenes were showing bubbles float around and then all around the stage were actually bubbles flying off....It was definitely a sight to see…but by the end of the day, it was a complete waste of money and like Danny Glover said after getting his ass kicked by Jet Li in Lethal Weapon 4, “I’m too old for this $hit.”

Weekend Update: Softball & Crab BBQ

SO we won our game last week against Pig N' Whistle (yes that drinking place in Hollywood). We beat them pretty easily...ok ok, they were two players short but still, we played flawless Deeeeee...know what i'm saying??

paul was back from vegas and back as our pitcher....he's good 'cause he can consistently hit the strike zone with his pitches...usually striking out 2 to 3 players a game....most ppl think it's cake to hit the balls in high-pitch softball games but it's just the opposite...it's actually harder to hit high-pitch balls vs fast-pitch (underhand) balls, because as a batter your timing has to be just right...otherwise you end up popping out eight out of ten times. we always get newbies coming to our team claiming they're "ringers", but we see them strikeout/popout time and time again because they're not use to the high pitch...anyways, here's paul pitching what we call a moooon ball...up reeeeaaaaally high...




this time we had TWO fans in attendance...leila and mrclowny ...maybe next week we'll have a whopping number of threeeee!


the man we call "blue"...built like a true major league ump! (hope he's not reading this hehe)



artistic shots of a week...

through the fence


vs...

this cool action shot


SUNDAY we had a crab bbq at ken-dawg's house....they bought over 100 oysters for like .35 cents a pop and like 15 dungeness crabs for like $1/lb.

wanna know how??? chinatown baby. rise up early sunday morning, and buy it wholesale. =) we calculated everything and for the amount of oysters and crabs we ate, it would've been well over $1000 if we had gone to redondo beach or something....anyhoo, here are the pics!

checking for crab genitals lol


tom our master chef about to circumsize the crabs

1st of 3 buckets

mmmmmmmmmm....butter.........i live for butter

fresh oysters...

we killed that shiet....

want more crab?

dungeness crab

good day...good grub...good company...

tom in action!

Great Comedy Feud: Jimmy Kimmel VS Matt Damon

THE feud between jimmy kimmel and matt damon is one of the greatest comedy feuds of all time in my opinion....i know this material is quite old but still, just in case you've been living in a cave for the last couple of years, watch all 3 clips (in sequence) below!!!! TRUST ME IT'S DAMN FUNNY!!

The Feud Begins...Apologies to Matt Damon, we ran out of time!

Sarah Silverman (Jimmy's real life g/f) and Matt Damon Gets Jimmy Back with this music video!! HILARIOUS

Jimmy Kimmel's Rebuttal...LOL

Was that funny as hell or what??? As jimmy says, these clips on youtube are bigger than that fat kid with a lifesabre...lol

FREE Tacos @ Jack in the Crack!

ON thursday june 26th, take your gas receipt to any participating jack in the crack restaurant and get your two FREEEEEE tacos!!!! if you don't have a gas receipt, i say you fill up like 5 cents worth and get sheisty like that!



http://www.jackinthebox.com/twofreetacosday/


see aren't you glad you read our blog now? you can free tacos too!!

Softball: Ktown213 Snaps Out of Winless Streak

THIS week's game recap....special thanks to tom for being the camera man that day.

our team hits the field!

this is mrclowny....he came out to cheer...so we had one fan for the entire game..er...season.

this is sang...he fills in for us when we're short and need players

this is phil and yours truly johnny numba 5 in the background looking muh-sheet-suh

our regular pitcher paul was in vegas so phil had to play the role of...i dunno, eric gagne?

yours truly as 3rd base coach...the other team is so much bigger than us....look at the big black guy behind me....mommy~~



run edwin run~~ i thought edwin was the slowest runner on our team so we made a bet last season who can run faster.....well we raced and i lost...it wasnt even close...i ran out of gas after 10 strides...so im the slowest runner in my team now.

cool camera angle...cool shot...cool pose...cool alex


danny was focused on the game...so was ken on danny's ass

ok enough messing around...this is the team that beat us 3 weeks ago...let's do this!

a hit!!

battle wounds...alex is our SS and he dove for the ball in the later innings and look what happened....what a soldier!

and finally....two more softball cards to finish the collection!!!!!!!!!!

America's Best Dance Crew 2 - ep 1.

1 thing I like about this season...Super Cr3w

4 things I don't like.....

1) It's still super cheesy with people crying and little mama asking what seems to be scripted Oprah moments about certain individuals and their personal life.

2) Team Millennium wasn't picked.

3) The Boy Band group....and how they went to get a pedicure and wonder why they don't get "street cred." "Wack...." is a understatement by Shayne after their performance, they simply sucked ass......

4) Randy Jackson's name is still on top of that ABDC logo.

All hail the Goddess of Dance, Rino Nakasone

Happily married and still hotter than hell..

Rino Nakasone (stage name "Music"),grew up in Okinawa. She became interested in dance after watching music videos by Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson and mimicking their moves. At the age of nineteen, she went to Los Angeles to study dance. She later taught dance at a performing arts centers, and formed the dance group "Beat Freaks".(wiki)



She's also Kaba Modern's Yuri Tag's inspiration.

My New Favorite TV Show!!

So, I've always wondered what my next favorite tv show would be. Would it be another Sci-Fi Series like Heroes? How about a show with crazy twists and turns like House, or Nip/Tuck? Nope, this time, it's about two things I LOVE to do, travel and drink. You heard me, there is a TV show where a guy goes around to different places, drinking the local brew. What an awesome job!! The name of the show is called "Three Sheets". It's on MojoHD (man I love great HD programs...sorry satellite subscribers, only cable provides MojoHD). From the show, you learn drinking games, customs, and alcohol knowledge. Great show right? I'm glad you agree. Since this is the "Ktown213" blog, I will leave the video of the host's, comedian Zane Lamprey, adventures in South Korea. I personally believe this video is better than the "No Reservations in South Korea", even though Three Sheets gets some wrong definitions on korean words.



and if you want to see more episodes:
Three Sheets

and their WEBSITE.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!!

Kabuki & TOTS

BURBANK: my old neck of the woods...we had some sushi, sake, and beer at Kabuki...oh and green tea ice cream for the birthday boy lol.






then we headed out to T.O.T.S (Top of the Swirl) for their famous yo-crepes for some more grubbin'...



i love crepes man....my mouth was about to orgasm...



since it's self-served i poured like 6 different flavors of yogurt on mine lol


i killed it...i drank the "gook-mool" right here like i do to my sullung-tang at jin joo goem taang...u know!


i like their decor...


swiiiirrrrrl


imma do a feature on them even though they're not in ktown hahaahah

Britain's Got Talent vs America's Got Talent

ahahah anyone catch the tail-end of America's Got Talent last night? i came across two performers Kaitlyn Maher and Neil Boyd, both strikingly similar to the two amaaaaaaaazing contestants in last season's Britain's Got talent, Connie Talbot and Paul Potts.

what copycats!!!!!! can't blame them though...i mean the Britain's version of the show was bloody successful so why not ride the coattail of its success? it's just that for me it's such a blatant attempt you know? i feel like the British version was pure and genuine, whereas this one is just all fabricated and made-up...anyways, you decide which one is better...

p.s. - i already know that both shows are produced by simon cowell so it's essentially the same show

Britain's Paul Potts VS America's Neil Boyd



Britain's Connie Talbot VS America's Kaitlyn Maher

Fun-in-the-Sun-Summer-Extravaganza-Bon"d"-Fire-Experiment-2008

Title: Fun-in-the-Sun-Summer-Extravaganza-Bon"d"-Fire-Experiment-2008

By: Johnny Numba 5

AP Science

Period 2

Objective: To find out what happens when people stop being polite, and start getting real.

-Test Subjects

Hypothesis:

subjects will go hungry, fight for survival, and resort to cannibalism.

Experiment:

- Materials: alcohol, food, bonfire gear

- Procedure: release the subjects at Huntington Beach and observe

Data:

subject looks around suspiciously while getting alcohol for his fellow mates. based on the size of biceps, he may be the alpha-male...

subjects drink then start to participate in a strange ritual...what appears to be synchronized pooping.

using our super-powered camera lens we were able to get a closer look...just MAGNIFICENT!

then the feasting begins...

but when the subjects run out of food they started to fight for survival...

strangely, a few of them turn "broke-back"

Conclusion:

the original hypothesis was incorrect! no cannibalism took place...subjects learned to co-exist and appeared to have a faaaaaaaaaabulous time...mah-seh!!!

Ktown213 Softball Update & Lakers Game 4

I was gonna write a long rant about what went on yesterday with the lakers but forget it....it's just too painful...i'll just say this about the nba finals...im NOT gonna watch game 5, nor game 6 (providing it even gets to game 6). im gonna assume the series is over...but if there's a game 7, of course i'll watch.

aaaaaaaaanyways..........

ONCE again it was a tough night for the ktown213 softball team....we're on a 4 game winless streak now for the 1st time in 4 years!!! i say "winless streak" and not "losing streak" because last night we TIED....yes that's right, in city softball league there are NO EXTRA innings....

you might ask yourself "well a tie isn't that bad is it?" but yes it is...i mean think about it. there's that old phrase the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat? well what the hell am I suppose to do with a tie then? i mean seriously, i'd rather feel one extreme than be in the middle and just feel like....blah. you know what i mean????

anyhoo...here are some action shots from last night's game...and scroll all the way down for the baseball cards!!

here's edwin asking our opponent if he has any naked pictures of his wife...phil coming behind him to pants him


here's #8 edwin directing traffic


our team hitting the field....notice there are TWO #20's???? WTH...


i tried to take this artistic shot through the fence but it just came out blurry...im no ralph i guess


ooh i like this shot...im an excellent photographer


remember last time i showed a video clip of edwin making the last out? well today he redeems himself.


anyways, i made these cool baseball cards to share with you all...i guess you can call them softball cards if you wanna get technical....but i digress....i couldnt make one for alex (SS) and danny (OF) 'cause they couldn't make it to the game...hence no pictures.












yes, the second johnlee card with "f.face written on the forearm is an ERROR CARD...which means it's worth 100000 times its value!!!

LifeHouse at Le Cercle

The group that brought us countless hits visit Le Cercle for the first time. Check out this video produced by Daniel Cho.

Part 3


Part 1 (Intro and DeetGorMok)


Part 2


Finale

Priscilla Ahn @ Hotel Cafe

June 10th was my Bday and I was suppose to go see her Priscilla Ahn's album release show at Hotel Cafe...but I flaked. I was too lazy to drive up there since I now work 8 hours again with 3 hours worth of traffic, not to mention I wake up at 6 every morning...so I was exhausted. Plus I heard it was sold out but luckily, someone on youtube had clips of the show. Her album can be found on itunes...but I'm rather disappointed that she did not record her Boob Song on it.

I Don't Think So by Priscilla Ahn

1. Leave The Light On by Priscilla Ahn


2. Red Cape by Priscilla Ahn


3. Opportunity To Cry by Priscilla Ahn


4. Dream by Priscilla Ahn

Weekend Birthdays

THIS past saturday was leila's bday so we celebrated at soop sok norebang, where we get major hook ups. (thx min!) we just pay for the alcohol and room and we get endless dishes of food for FREEEEEEEEE~!!!

i dont know what the hell ralph does to his camera settings but here's a cool little shot of the room with all of us in it.


how come my camera doesn't take shots like this? anyways...

it was kinda calm and chill in the beginning but i decided to make this my birthday celebration and started pounding some beers....then i started thrash dancing to a beautiful ballad...by myself.



ralph made a comment that i had blood-transfusion with richard simmons that night.

then later i started playing some instruments that didn't exist...with my fellow band members.


that's ken dawg on the flute (lol), me on the geeeeeeetar, and tom on the sax...although it looks like tom's just drunk and trying to find his way to the bathroom so he can yack...but no really, he's playing the sax....hmmm...well....it kinda looks like he could be holding a long-ass bong too...but he's drug free, as you should be, yes???

grey goose and jack all night....yes this is how we boys party, stuffed in a norebang with no ladies in sight...we crajee.


anyways, the real birthday peeps...they're both 3 now.


happy birthday to ktown213's very own ralph, and leeeeila the eye-puncher (yeah she punched me in the eye that night)...thx guys, I had FUN!

Random thought

Random thought for the day:

I guess a lot of fat people is ultimately good for the earth. When they all die and decompose, they may become the fossil fuels for the next line of life after us...

Disclaimer:
The views and opinions expressed on this blog post are those of industry only and do not reflect those of Ktown213.com.

Ways to Prevent a Hangover

Ahh jyea...this kind of topic hits right at home for me (and probably most of you). For some of you (die-hard party animals), the weekend starts on Thursday night, and for everyone else, the weekend starts on Friday night. The one thing that goes through my mind, before I call back my friend to confirm that I'm down to go out is, "How early do I need to be awake and functioning tomorrow?". Nothing feels worse than coming into work (not on time) Friday morning, feeling like shit, and being queasy. Yes, you know what it is, being HUNGOVER. I found this article written on dumblittleman.com that will probably help us party animals GREATLY.



from the article:

So what do we choose? Anything that's going to manage a hangover has to address the three different things that cause a hangover:

1. Dehydration: This is the biggest factor. For every 30 ml of alcohol you drink you lose 200 ml of water. Dehydration can cause headaches and sickness even without alcohol.

2. Vitamin Burnout: Alcohol is, at its heart, a poison. Your body does a lot of work to remove that poison (that you just paid $6 to ingest) from your system. That work, mainly done by your liver, uses a lot of vitamins like vitamin B and Potassium that aren't available to you later. This can cause queasiness, tiredness and muscle cramps.

3. Toxins: Additives, preservatives and chemicals, from a night out drinking, build up in your blood and cause sluggishness and vomitosity - never pleasant.

But what we eat and drink before, during and after a night out can have significant impact on how we feel the next day. All we need to do is plan for it when our head is still clear.

Before Drunkfest
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of "dear God I think I'm going to die".

* Before you go out, load up on foods that are rich in the vitamins you'll lose:

o Bananas
o Wheat Germ
o Whole Grain cereals
o Anything Soy

* A plate of spaghetti or a bowl of ramen before you go out is a good choice; carb-heavy foods will help slow the absorption of alcohol.

* Water, drink lots of water. Why start out dehydrated and then go drink something what will increase the dehydration?

During Drunkfest
Tonight's party is still time we need to be thinking about tomorrow's vomit. A few smart choices now will limit the consequences.

* Pig out at the end of the night. All that booze that's in your stomach is still going to get into your blood, help slow it down with a big plate of anything.

* Clear alcohol, like vodka and gin, tend to have less toxic gunk in it then drinks like whiskey.

* Beer can be a better choice because it has a higher alcohol to water ratio.

* Again, drink water, lots of water. Try alternating each real drink with a glass of water throughout the night. You may end up going to the bathroom a few more times but it beats a morning of vomiting and a pounding head.

After Drunkfest
I know that between the headache and the puking and the urge to beat yourself to death against your own porcelain bowl the last thing on your mind is "What do I eat now?", but eating the right thing at this stage can mean the difference between hell and purgatory.

* Pop (soda to you philistines) can be very useful the next day. The carbonation helps settle your stomach and the caffeine is a nice burst of energy.

* Greasy food is a hangover staple for a reason. It absorbs a lot of the acidity and fills you up.

* Tabasco sauce or anything hot is great during a hangover and no one really knows why. I suspect that a good sweat helps get rid of some of those toxins.

* Did I already mention water?

All in all, anything that slows the alcohol absorption, replaces vitamins the alcohol uses, or purges the toxins alcohol brings, will help reduce your hangover. But most importantly do everything you can to avoid dehydration. Even if it means you have to drink water. Lots of water.

-Garrett [DumbLittleMan.com]

As most of my friends know, I am a champ in the sport of Going-to-Work-the-Day-After-Clubbing. To some, I have shared with them exactly what I do to get into the office the next day. And now, I will share it with you:

What I eat before going out: Pizza (or anything with lots of carbs)
What I drink (non-alcoholic) while I'm out: Water (nothing beats H2O)
What I do once I get home: Drink lots of water (My water of choice for this is SmartWater)
What I do once I wake up: Drink a bottle of SmartWater and then an energry drink (Hansen's) on my way out

If you can't get any SmartWater, get something that replenishes electrolytes (Propel, Gatorade, Vitamin Water, etc.)

After reading this article, it has opened my eyes to new ways to lower my chance of getting a hangover. I have shared my methods, post a comment and leave yours.

See you at the clubs! ;)

Play Snake on Gmail...as well as some other stuff

With all the great features that Gmail has, again they don't fail to impress us. As some of you Gmailers may know, Gmail has recently released 13 new experimental features in an area called Gmail Labs. Here's a basic rundown of a few of these new features:



Quick Links:
This basically allows you to save previously searched emails. It adds a new box to Gmail's sidebar on the left. Go to the view you want, like all messages that have PDF file attachments using the has:attachment PDF Gmail search, then click "Add Quick Link"

Superstars:
Now you can mark messages using up to 12 different colored and shaped icons. Once enabled, you will see a new section under the General Settings area. Superstars is pretty much just a visual indicator. Tip: Click on the star next to a message repeatedly to go through the different stars.

Snakey:
Remember playing Snake on your Nokia cell phones while in high school? That's right, Gmail brings this old school game back, and now, you can play it on Gmail. SWEET, right?!?!. Tip: Once you have enabled Snakey under settings, you have to press "&" (Shift+7) to get the game to appear.

Email Addict:
For those who spend WAY too much time on Gmail, and want to be more productive, this feature locks Gmail from you for 14 minutes.

This is only 4 of 13, so definately check it out. If you do not see Gmail Labs under Settings on your Gmail, try pasting this link into your web browser after you have already logged into Gmail: https://mail.google.com/mail/?labs=1#settings. Enjoy!

Foreign Family Gallery

Have you seen this print before on a shirt somewhere? it's the most popular item for Foreign Family, selling out like hotcakes! FF is known for using t-shirts as canvas for their sick designs and intricate artwork...

well now they have a store-front in K-TOWN so go check it out and ask for chad, mr. 44, or johnny punishment...and tell them ktown213 sent ya and they'll give you a 90% discount!!! ok JUST KIDDING about the discount, but they might give you a high five followed by a secret handshake...and smiles...they good ppl mang!

554 S. Western Blvd. Los Angeles, CA

Introducing the Foreign Family Familia...

anyhoo, i was at their gallery event last weekend before hitting up a bday party, and as always...good times!!! chady-poo always knows how to host a good party!

we're gonna be doing a feature on Foreign Family soon so watch out for that in the next coming weeks...peace!!

R16 2008 FINAL BATTLE-GAMBLERZ vs TOP 9

Part 1



Part 2 - Gamblerz win of course.

KT213 Featured Ride: PK's 4-Runner SOn!!!!!

duuuuude.....check out PK's siiiick ride man....we just did a feature on his 2001 4-Runner SR5 son! He even got sizzling hot singer/model Kaila Yu to pose with the car~!!!

FULL KTOWN213 FEATURE HERE


Kaila & PK's 4-Runner


The interior is pretty sick.....comes with two navi systems:

Extra Small Navi System #1



Vintage Navi System #2 (May need to upload new maps)




Thanks PK for the interview and letting us feature your awesome ride!! Everyone go check out Kollaboration and support!

Ktown213 Site Update

New Featured Spotlight Billie Noray AKA Caroline Kim! Check out the interview and youtube clip HERE!



New arcade game Sittin' at a Bar....listen to the song while playing the game, it's actually pretty damn good! Trust me, you'll thank me for it.

My first blog entry and it's on....Kpop?

I'm not much of a Kpop fan. I certainly won't spend any money to go to a concert nor do I scour the internet to check out Kpop videos. But.....

I was out in Ktown last week to do some shopping at 가주마캣 (California Market, one of the more popular supermarkets in Ktown) and while waiting in line, some lady who appears to be in her early 30s is in front of me, swaying back and forth, like she's dancing to some beat or something. I try to figure out what she's dancing to and it turns out there's a kpop song that's playing in the supermarket stereo system. My normal attitude towards Kpop songs is usually dismissive. I mean, who gets into this crap. That's how I generally feel. But since that day, that song got branded in my head and I had to do some snooping around to find out what it was. After an exhaustive search on google and youtube, I found it. Apparently, it's been around a while, but I had no idea since I've already explained that I'm not a Kpop fan.

Anyway, I've decided as my first blog entry to share with all of you, the Kpop video of the song that's been driving me nuts of late. Enjoy.

Live in LA @ Tangier - June 6th

Jinah Kim: http://www.myspace.com/jinahmusic
Jason Arimoto: http://www.myspace.com/jasonarimoto
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Andrew Ahn: http://www.myspace.com/aill
Shin B: www.myspace.com/shinb.
Tier 2: http://www.myspace.com/tier2movement
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