If you live in GangTown, U.S.A (Los Angeles) the probability of having an encounter with one of this lovely cities illustrious gang members is at 99%. As stated in the last article (lesson), you can minimize the damage if you are wearing gang neutral colors. Most tourist guides will not inform the citizenry of where and what to avoid at any given time. But if you ask one of the locals they can tell you with a pretty good suggestion of what you can avoid at any given time. Whether you know this or not most gang members are non-confrontational when they are by themselves. But catch them in a pack and they feel invincible. As with any criminal do not display any weaknesses. Gang-bangers will only harass you if you seem timid. Stand up to them and they will cower like puppy dogs. Whether you like it or not gang members are a necessary pariah. They have been in L.A. for over a hundred years and have been keeping the government a float in Tax Revenue Related Services. The law enforcement agencies, social service agencies, recreational and race relations agencies always seem to be justified with the existence of the criminal element. Our government keeps supporting their criminal enterprises by providing the gangs with welfare payments, food stamps, and even provide shelter in the form of subsidized housing (Projects). But remember do not fear them because they would rather battle with each other. As the sign posted in the zoo says, “Please do not feed the animals or they might bite.” Gang members are no different. You can co-exist with them, just don’t fraternize with them. Always remember that these rodents are trying to be inconspicous and retain their underground status. My advice is to ignore their presence and continue your affairs. They will only attempt to encounter you if you look for them. Another Lesson will be forthcoming soon.
Until next time, “Stay Down.”
Article written by Los Angeles Local: OG DUDE

Isn’t it weird when you’re driving and you think you see someone you know walking down the street but then if it’s a dude he’s totally shirtless and you’re thinkin’ that can’t be that dude I know cause that guy would never do that and then if it’s a girl you know she’s always eating something messy and walking with two skater guys you’ve never met that make you feel like maybe you should have kept skating cause it’s strange that she chills with all these random heads when you’re not around, is what you start to think if the person you think you saw was someone you knew. What if you knew them from a long time ago and then thought you recognized them this time even though you know they don’t hangout in Los Angeles or where ever. I had one of those moments except I thought it was Megan Fox that girl from Transformers and FHM’s Hottest Women on the Planet. I thought I saw her. But honestly besides the photo’s I’ve never met her. It was weird so I just went to the Sunset Grill and ate a Breakfast Burrito, it helped make sense.
Megan Fox versus a breakfast burrito= Does the burrito come with small bits of bacon?
Megan Fox vs. the burrito Round 2= Does Megan come with bits of bacon?
Bacon and burritos vs. Transformers 2= Hell ya the burritos kicked everyone’s ass!
Strange fascination with burritos= Yes, I am hungry and it is lunch time.
No animals we’re harmed in the making of this article but the burritos on the other hand….

Renato “Babalu” Sobral is a wild fighter with excellent submissions and a much more fluid fight game then most give credit for. He fights not only win in physical body but to also beat you in spirit, ask David Heath. Babalu has always been exciting to watch in the UFC and it’s now a pleasure to see him going to work for Affliction. He is one of those passionate fighters that brings everything into a fight: emotion, preparation, desire and an intense will to win. Even when getting knocked out Babalu commands attention. All these are the reasons that his calling out of Tito Ortiz for battle in October or whenever they can make it happen is that much more compelling. Both men crave attention and spotlights in the fight world. Both men control the visual aspect as entertainers as much as they do as fighters. But come this fall Renato “Babalu” Sobral will be victorious over an ailing Tito Ortiz. It will come via a second round submission. Babalu will defeat Ortiz.

Right now Kimbo and the boys over at EliteXC are scrambling for a big fight card come this October. The numbers have been released for EliteXC’s last CBS venture and they’re not good. It looks like EliteXC not only did not sell even half the venue tickets available but was also outperformed on television by Spike TV’s replay of UFC 84: Ill Will. This is not good news for the company which is now officially losing money. Below is an official numbers tally by sherdog:
“EliteXC “Unfinished Business” drew an official crowd of 6,518 to the Stockton Arena in Stockton, Calif., on July 26. However, the promotion managed to sell less than half (3,701) of the 8,541 available seats at the venue, as 2,817 tickets were given away and 2,023 more went unsold or unclaimed. The result was a paltry gate return of just 268,715 dollars, according to a report released Wednesday by the California State Athletic Commission. According to a release from Spike TV, the taped UFC 84 “Ill Will” telecast outdrew the live EliteXC show by a 433,000 to 341,000 margin among men, ages 18 to 34.”

Dear Philadelphia, You enchant me. I feel our history as I walk along your cobblestone path. You give me family, you give me sense of direction. You own my heart and accept me for who I am. You forgive me for leaving you and you love me, even though you know about the other woman. Sitting at the front porch I watch your tears fall. Lightning crashes. The iPod gets turned up. The lyrics echo into your evening sky “I feel home when I see the faces that remember my own, I feel home when I’m chillin’ outside with the people I know, I feel home, and that’s just what I feel. Cause home, to me, is reality and all I need is something real.” So real you are. Your lights shimmer on Boat House Row welcoming me with open arms. Oh, you look so beautiful tonight… Friends at lunch. Friends at the bar. Friends from the glory days. Friends on the airwaves. Friends that come together to create. Friends that come together to love. These are all the things you provide me. So why don’t I settle? Why must I have this affair with a woman who is as stable as her fault lines? And why did you want me to pursue her so badly? I ask the question, but I know the answer. You know I’m not ready to settle down just yet. You allow me to be the only thing I know how to be and that’s me. You know there is something I need to take away from her, so you allow me to explore my heart. But you know. You know beyond a reason of a doubt that my heart is locked away in your bank. I couldn’t change the way I feel about you even if a knife was to my throat. I never deny my love for you. Every time I’m back in your arms it becomes harder and harder to leave you. But I need you behind me, I need your strength and support. You harbor my family, you own my roots, you give me the feeling of protection. You’re on my mind everyday. All I can ask of you before I leave on a jet plane, is to always believe in me. Always be my family. Always be my friend. My heart breaks looking down on you from 30,000 feet above, but you know as well as I that you can’t get to heaven on the Frankford El. (Cause the Frankford El goes straight to Frankford) This other woman I must seek out. LA is her name, brutal is her game. But I need to get inside her, I need to climb right into her veins, clutching onto her heart of broken dreams. One of those dreams is mine and I refuse to let her break it. I have to show her I’m a fighter, a shadow boxer, ready for her next move…because she may be a fighter when she’s mad, but she’s a lover when she’s lovin’. She’s got a love I need. I just hope you truly understand. I hope you’ll still love me in the end when I return to your soil and begin to plant a new set of roots. I may leave this place tomorrow, but my soul is here to stay. Take care of yourself my city of love, for you’re my angel and with these wings you have lent me, I promise to fly back to you from the hills of fire, stronger and even more inspired then you could’ve ever imagined. -PBILA

Ya, ya, ya I was wasted so what. Ever found yourself mumbling that quietly to yourself as broken glass gathers around your feet and you wonder where your wallet and shirt went? Hopefully not. But we were there last night that’s for sure. It’s funny cause anytime a night starts with you telling yourself you’re not going to do anything crazy, regretful, insane, dangerous, physically uncalled for or emotionally draining you always do exactly that. I found myself there after a few cheap beers, some expensive space cake cookies, and that nutty shot of Absinthe. Wow, didn’t see that one coming as I pep talked myself into trying not to be a drunken clown, at least not tonight. But..but this is the city and we rarely get nights off and dammit I wanted to go to that roof top and shout out to the world as the two footer rumbled and that girl from Louisiana blacked out and the Los Angeles lights shined! It was fun. It was visceral and tangible and reeked of quality memories. That’s how it’s gotta be in L.A. That’s how it should be everywhere, at least for one night.
She said she knows what she’s doing= She doesn’t.
He says he parties a lot= He watches TRL alone.
She says shes not a light weight= She drinks Mike’s Hard Lemonade.
He says he wants a dub for the party= He wants a front.
Your boss buys you a shot of Absinthe= Well, this is as good a time as any.

We have been slowly gathering reports saying that James Irvin has tested positive for painkillers that are not approved through the gaming commission. Irvin reportedly came up positive after his fight with Anderson Silva. Sherdog.com has the breaking news:
“After getting squashed by Anderson Silva (Pictures) in a minute and one second during their July 19 UFC light heavyweight tilt on Spike TV, the Sacramento native has allegedly tested positive for the non-approved analgesic painkillers Methadone and Oxymorphone according to a post-fight urinalysis conducted by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.”
This is bad news for Irvin who now undoubtedly must recover from the previously broken foot, the loss to Silva and this blow to his ability to fight all at the same time. Hopefully things will work out and “The Sandman” will fight again another day.

Summer is reaching it’s zenith. The weather is filling the parks. Your girlfriend is complaining about wanting to go outside. Your playing Wii. Let Stardum help you. As summer creeps closer into August the desire to BBQ, stand around fires and generally drink around trees becomes stronger and harder to control. We propose you take a second to peruse these excellent recipes, all of which involve beer of course, pick a couple out to work with, gather up the ingredients, take the old lady out for a bit of fresh air and thank us later. Can you do that lil buddy? Can ya? Here’s some tasty links that let you drink and cook all at once:
Chili-Hot Dog and Bratwurst
Beer-Battered Tilapia with Mango Salsa
Summer Beer II
Beer-Braised Short Ribs
McCormick’s Beer Can Chicken
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