Sebastian and Ricardo picked me up this morning and we headed to Little Tokyo for a day trip. Our plan was to see the Giant Robot exhibit in the Japanese American National Museum, and I haven't been in that area for a while so I wanted to eat and explore the shops there.
We went to take some novelty pictures at Cues for $7. RIPOFF. Photoshop FTW.
There used to be a cool vintage shop called Dust Factory, which I unfortunately never had the opportunity to explore before it became Routes, a bike/graffiti/skateboard store. "We're whatever you need us to be," said the Asian [most likely Japanese] man behind the counter. The first guy I encountered turned out to be PRIME, a respected L.A. graffiti artist. Some of his sketches were lying on the table in a stack, and I sifted through them while the Asian guy talked. He seemed high, his motions and speech had a slightly viscous quality to it, and his attention kept switching to whatever caught it.
After talking to him for about an hour, he agreed to sell a lot of vintage cameras for $80! Which may turn out to be a rip off, if they don't work. Even if they do work, I probably won't use them enough to justify the cost. He threw in a free tripod and cute canvas tote, too. Sweet.
I will conclude this post with a picture taken outside the exit of the the exhibition.
