If you put sand, a bong, artwork, tattoos, alcohol, sports, sun, movies, and vegas in a blender with a dash of sketchy you would have Venice Beach.
White Men Can't Jump
In one section you have the legendary basketball courts that are packed with all these crazy motherfuckers playing pickup. Good luck trying to get in one of these games. These courts are where White Men Can't Jump took place and everything in that movie is accurate. You could really get killed. The crowds and players do not mess around.
In another section you have a huge outdoor gym called Muscle Beach with these giant tattooed guys just lifting weights all day. I tried talking to one of them once to ask how to join and he completely ignored me.
There are the handball courts where you literally feel like you are in a prison yard. Handball is just two guys hitting a ball with their hand against a huge concrete jungle.
There are the paddle tennis courts which is secretly the funnest game you will ever play. It's like ping pong meets tennis. I played in a couple paddle tennis tournaments there and lets just say it is not breakfast at Wimbledon.
Sublime and Jimmy Superfly Snooka
There is a strip of bars that look like the band Sublime would hang out at that are so unbelievable funny to people watch at. You will literally just be at one of these bars looking at all the activity and people around you. Remember the character Hillary Swank played in Million Dollar Baby? She was a waitress at one of these bars in the movie.
There is all kind of hustle here and people trying to make a buck. Mark Burnett, the guy who created Survivor and Apprentice, got his start selling T-shirts here. There are struggling rappers and musicians performing that will ask you to buy their mix tape. Do not spend too much time listening or make eye contact.
There are bizarre people acts going on all around you. There is this one guy who wears a leopard thong and balances a silver ball all over his body. This is his job. He is there every single day. He looks exactly like Jimmy Superfly Snooka. There are people juggling chainsaws and things on fire. There are people piercing themselves and balancing on top of each other. Crowds are gathered all around them.
I'm not your brah, brah
There are hundreds of people just camped out selling artwork, bums everywhere, and thousands of people just walking around. There is this long bike path that goes from Malibu all the way down to Venice that people are just rollerblading on, riding bikes, and hot chicks walking up and down. I repeat, there are hot chicks everywhere just walking around in bikini's. You can just stand by the strip and watch them go buy.
There are a bunch of surf shops where you can rent all the surf/skate/bike equipment you need and all kinds of gear. You will get bro overload if you stay too long.
There are a million head shops on the strip and pot is everywhere. Hippies are all over this place and there is a serious drum circle at sunset which is just a couple hundred hippies forming a circle playing drums.
Lights, Camera, Lance
There is shit being filmed all around you, from real deal commercials or movies to a random kid making his prank videos. I saw a Lance Armstrong commercial being filmed there and just watched them film the whole day. He had to film this scene on the basketball courts where he had his layup blocked and they did like twenty takes. One chicks job was to spray him with a water fan between takes.
There is literally so much more and just endless activity around you. It's an awesome place that needs to be a part of any LA visit.
You can follow me on twitter @thedavewise
There is all kind of hustle here and people trying to make a buck. Mark Burnett, the guy who created Survivor and Apprentice, got his start selling T-shirts here. There are struggling rappers and musicians performing that will ask you to buy their mix tape. Do not spend too much time listening or make eye contact.
There are bizarre people acts going on all around you. There is this one guy who wears a leopard thong and balances a silver ball all over his body. This is his job. He is there every single day. He looks exactly like Jimmy Superfly Snooka. There are people juggling chainsaws and things on fire. There are people piercing themselves and balancing on top of each other. Crowds are gathered all around them.
I'm not your brah, brah
There are hundreds of people just camped out selling artwork, bums everywhere, and thousands of people just walking around. There is this long bike path that goes from Malibu all the way down to Venice that people are just rollerblading on, riding bikes, and hot chicks walking up and down. I repeat, there are hot chicks everywhere just walking around in bikini's. You can just stand by the strip and watch them go buy.
There are a bunch of surf shops where you can rent all the surf/skate/bike equipment you need and all kinds of gear. You will get bro overload if you stay too long.
There are a million head shops on the strip and pot is everywhere. Hippies are all over this place and there is a serious drum circle at sunset which is just a couple hundred hippies forming a circle playing drums.
Lights, Camera, Lance
There is shit being filmed all around you, from real deal commercials or movies to a random kid making his prank videos. I saw a Lance Armstrong commercial being filmed there and just watched them film the whole day. He had to film this scene on the basketball courts where he had his layup blocked and they did like twenty takes. One chicks job was to spray him with a water fan between takes.
There is literally so much more and just endless activity around you. It's an awesome place that needs to be a part of any LA visit.
You can follow me on twitter @thedavewise
No comments:
Post a Comment