Attended a post work function the other night at Crown City Brewery in Pasadena and met David Allen, my counterpart at the Daily Bulletin.

He’s into Tuna Melts and was having soft drinks. I stuck with PBR on tap. The rest of our crowd was doing the hef and lemon thing.

I told him how I knew several people who live and die with everything he writes. (it’s true) I also mentioned how I liked his ongoing looks at things that don’t exist anymore in Pomona and the Inland Empire.

Anyway in the aftermath of the summit meeting, a recent entry on David’s blog caught my attention, had to with a place in West Covina where several legendary bands (like The Doors) played shows.

Sounds cool. BTW here’s what doorshistory.com says about the gig:

Carousel Theater – West Covina, CA On the first night, Jim is full of energy, as he usually is after a lengthy break, repeatedly crashing down onto the stage and jumping back up to shout out the songs throughout the evening.  On the next night, Jim is just the opposite and the performance suffers due to his ever increasing intakes.  Also performing: The Sunshine Company (both nights)

Crime Scene has its own list of things that no longer exist in the SGV, I’m adding Stan’s in El Monte and The Carousel Theater. (I think others have mentioned them but what the heck; I didn’t know the whole Doors connection.)