Comments on: Old Skool El Lay

By: evan

evan — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:43:14 +0000

“I’m tired of listening to Richard Blade. Turn it to Pirate Radio or KNAC!”

By: victoriabernal

victoriabernal — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:34:09 +0000

am lovin this trip down memory lane. Thrifty’s. Gemco. Bullock’s. Buffums. Licorice Pizza. Zody’s (i remember sitting on my dad’s shoulders celebrating a Zody’s grand opening). We never had a Commodore 64, but I did my best to make our Radio Shack TRS-80 play the same kinda games. But gotta run – my friends just scored tickets to the Arsenio Hall show. :)

By: militantangeleno

militantangeleno — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:19:56 +0000

The Militant would looove to enter this semi-alternate reality Los Angeles where he can buy an iPod at Federated, and then walk into the nearest Music Plus, Wherehouse, Musicland or Licorice Pizza and buy the latest album for %5.99. Of course, it’s gonna be a challenge converting that LP into a digital format, but he’s sure that his ultra-powerful Commodore 64, purchased at Phil & Jim’s, can do it somehow.

By: pcloadletter

pcloadletter — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:32:53 +0000

I totally just bought the latest Sony Walkman at Adray’s! It’s radical.

By: evan

evan — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:55:14 +0000

That’s Fred Rated for Federated.

Remember when Federateds became Silos? I just remember all these ads about “Silos are coming!”

People know about the Clifton’s in Downtown, but anyone remember that there used to be other Clifton’s locations? I always went to the one in the Lakewood Mall. My grandma would let me get two bowls of Jello.

Los Anjealous has a series of posts on vintage LA TV commercials. Anyone remember Officer Byrd?

By: David

David — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:00:02 +0000

Sorry I’m so late on the reply chain, I was having some fun playing mini-golf at Malibu Castle, then we drove the Malibu Grand Prix go-karts.

Farrels is back!!! w00t!! Remember when they changed some of the stores to “Barrels” by painting the “F” to look like a “B”??

Gotta go. Need to buy some clothes from the May Co. then I’m buying a new big screen TV from Shadow Stevens at Federated…..Federated………..Federated.

By: Julia Frey

Julia Frey — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:43:32 +0000

MMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmm
Malasadas! I have 3 packages from Tex Drive In of “malasada mix” but haven’t gotten around to making it and heating the oil…one of these days.

By: cleokat

cleokat — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:53:38 +0000

Had the best birthday ever at Farrell’s in Ala Moana center in Hawaii..sirens,hubbub and stomach ache..once done at Zippy’s how about a malasada from Leonard’s (or 5)? Back to El Lay..let’s not forget Fred R. Rated from the Federated Group to get the latest in 8-track technology and Buffums..

By: darleene

darleene — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:27:32 +0000

Aw man. I still love those wacky Alpha Beta shallow, square carts. Those don’t hold as much but at least I don’t halfway fall in when reaching for something in the corner. Ah, Fedco — how I miss thee.

By: frazgo

frazgo — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:51:15 +0000

I never was a fan of the Broadway though they made a wicked “taco salad”.

I was a bullock’s boy. TO to be precise, if it weren’t for the time I did there I never would have met the lovely missus…she was the christmas manager, I was mens and we ALWAYS used the freight elevator for quick trips upstairs. ;)