I CANT FIGURE OUT...

...which drawer to put this in.

LOVE - EXCITING AND NEW

I would like to dedicate this song today to nobody in particular.

No, I'm making fun of someone in particular.

COMING SOON

Next feature I'm doing for Street Chopper.

CantStayJose and his '47 FL.

Took that with my fancy fone.
I'll post others soon.

THE HATER SAYS

...I have become addicted to crack.
Except it is not crack. It is spicy miso ramen with extra char siu.

WHO SHE WIT

Submitted by CantStayJose

THE LOVE LUNCH

You shoulda came down!

GRINDZ IN WAHIAWA

Click the above photo to check out some of the eats in my hometown of Wahiawa, HI. Nice little article I came across.

Also click the above photo on the origins of the very locally famous "manapua man" or maybe "men" of Hawaii. I've introduced manapua to many of my friends, their wives & kids here in CA and they all love it.

The manapua man used to show up in my neighbor nearly every day, rolling by slowly in a white 70's Chevy cargo van. Just like the ice cream man but he'd be selling sodas, sometimes fried noodles, candies and of course manapua. The man himself was always some guy that looked just like the dude in the above photo, always super nice. There were rumors like "don't buy fried noodles from the brown van, I seen him put boogers in it! go to the white van!"

One time this "new" van showed up in our neighborhood. In this van I saw for the first and only time in my entire life, a much younger haole guy from the mainland who was driving the truck. I knew he was from the mainland because he spoke perfect English, which was very unusual in Wahiawa.

He tried to sell us these pills for a few bucks and called them "atomic bombs". We were like in the 3rd grade so we had fried noodles for 50 cents instead.

I LOVE CURRY

Saw this hat in the new issue of one of my favorite Japanese magazines, Street Biker. I dig that mag just because it has a funny, not-so-serious tone to it. They always show not just the bike, but what kind of accessories the rider is wearing! it's cutesy!

So... there's someone out there that loves curry so much they made a speed club out of it!

I love curry too!

PEPE TIME #45

I have a friend named Pepe.
He's pretty funny and I like to keep a log of all the funny things he says and does.
Enjoy.

LEMON-LIME TREE

From a couple of years ago. Friend from Hawaii was in town for the day, she was at the Long Beach antique swap meet. I called Pepe to roll with me down there. As we were looking through the aisles of old stuff, there was someone selling some plants which is how this story got started.

Christine: I wonder if they have a dwarf lemon tree. I don't want a whole huge tree in my backyard, I just want a small one in a pot and get a few lemons.

Pepe: you should get a lemon-lime tree, just have both.

Christine: are you talking about a hybrid fruit or whatever?

Pepe: nope, a lemon-lime tree. we used to go to this lady's house when I was a kid and she had a tree that made half lemon and half limes!

Me: what?


Pepe: yeah, half the tree was lemons and half was limes - it was a trip!

Christine: ........

Me: ...maybe that's the tree that 7UP comes from!

BABETTE BAKERY - LONG BEACH, CA

First of all I need Madame Melanie to check this place out. Maybe Monsieur Stevie can take her right away. Those two know food.

So... in the middle of all that is Long Beach, near the corner of Atlantic and Anaheim, sits this little wonder. I read about it on yelp.com and their reviews are pretty good. Funny, some people write reviews on yelp as if they're going to eat at some top notch ritzy restaurant or something. Even if its some burger place on the corner. Geez, get over it. Especially if its a diamond in the rough like a French bakery in the middle of our beloved city.
Sasha had eaten here before, I think maybe more than once, but my usual daytime work hours kept me away... and you know how the weekend goes, its usually busy. I happen to have the day off and absolutely HAD TO chickity-check it out.
I love good, fresh baguettes. I'll eat one whole in one sitting. Just give me butter and its gone. I always eat them while thinking where have you been all my life? but I know exactly where it has NOT been, which was in Hawaii. Of course you get all kindsa breads and such back home, but I don't remember baguettes being as good as the ones I get here from the Cambodian or Vietnamese spots around town.
After a look at the menu, I went for the prosciutto/brie/pesto panini. Maybe not so French. I don't even know what French food actually is. I've had it many times before, but I'm not gonna fake it. That's why I need Melanie to check this place out. My lunch was excellent. I really dig prosciutto so I'm always drawn to it.
Sasha went for the sloppy joe special they had that day. I was pretty surprised by her choice. I took a bite of it and it was pretty, uh, south-westerny. It was good but maybe I wouldn't come here for that.
The desserts here looked absolutely choice. I'm going to have to come back here to look more into this place. So do you. Go check it out. They do have a few tables inside so it's a excellent place for lunch.

1404 Atlantic Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90813-2013
(562) 218-8877

GEEZ

Seen this at the supermarket.

Couldn't resist taking a photo.

REGAL BEGAL

CantStayJose on his way to getting his regal begal into a legal begal
early this morning.

There is an old wise man at the top of a distant mountain that hands out a scroll. It is a document to identify that it is ok to ride on our open roads.

I helped him load his two-wheeled regality and wished him safe travels.


..and why not throw in a song to go with it.

THREE-WHEEL MOTION

Check out the latest issue of Street Chopper (June/July 2011) for a feature on T-Bone's trike.

Here's a few extras from that sunny day.

PEPE TIME #44

I have a friend named Pepe.
He's pretty funny and I like to keep a log of all the funny things he says and does.
Enjoy.

FACEBOOK

This episode of Pepe Time, including all photos, is brought to you by The Nator!

Nator: how's Facebook today?

Pepe: what? pssht - I'm never on Facebook, dude!

Nator: are you on Facebook?

Pepe: NO.
Nator: I think you're addicted to Facebook.

Pepe: no way, I don't have to look at this shit!

Next Day

Pepe: I got rid of my Facebook page

Week Later

Nator: you're on Facebook again!

Pepe: I'm just bored.


Nator: fuck, dude you're on Facebook a lot.

Pepe: what? you're always going to the motocross track!

Nator: I go riding once a week. 4 times a month. You're on Facebook 10 times a day or more, that's like 50 or 100 times during the week!
I go ride to get better. That's not the same, Pepe.

CAIN VELASQUEZ - JUNBUGGED!

Submitted by June:

Pic of Cain Velasquez's evaluation from UFC Fighter Summit 2011. Please note the bottom portion that says "UFC Champions Shouldn't Have to Come to this Bullshit. I am the Fucking Man Bitches."

RANDOM PHOTO

...I came across this morning. Our very own taco reporter CantStayJose and Vincent aka Big Vince, who used to be a part time samurai but is now retired from wielding a katana.
July 2005, "the morning after" in front of Dustination's house after a night of heavy fun.

HMMMM...

Not sure about this.

Maybe I'll pass.

This sign spotted by our pakajunk correspondent Shin in Tokyo.

UPDATE: TACOS Y MARISCOS PUENTE - LONG BEACH, CA

I'd like to update you all on that have been trying out the places that've been posted here.

Back in March, just a little while ago, I posted about La Puente here on pakajunk. Well, as of today, May 15, 2011, I'm sorry to say that the tripas here is no longer good. Such a bummer. A lot of these taco spots are pretty inconsistent but when I find that the place isn't up to par 2 or 3 times in a row, I figured to let you all know.

CantStayJose and I had some shitty tacos de tripas here a couple of weeks ago. We went back again this afternoon to let La Puente redeem themselves but no bueno. What a bummer.

Sorry La Puente! I'll try you again some other time!


Here's the original post from March 6, 2011 below:
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This is the new spot now. Yes, I know, it used to be Mi Pariente which was our home for tacos. But things changed quickly when CantStayJose spotted this window in the alley next to the ARCO gas station, near the corner of Anaheim & Martin Luther King.

I've mentioned this place before, but I wanted to tell you about it again just because its THAT fucking good.
Yes, totally sketch to be eating tacos from a window in the alley and if you think so then stick to Del Taco for your chalupa or burrito with sour cream, wash it all down with a raspberry iced tea. But no senor, that is not for us. We want the nasty bits, the innards, throwaways to most of the general public. Still searching for the perfect taco in our beloved city of Long Beach, like we're searching for the perfect beat.
This crazy neon light puts you into an emerald trance. I start to drool then get pulled into this slowly driving, spiraling tunnel of meat choices. But at the end of this tunnel is always what I see clearly, what I came here for: TRIPAS. Tripe. Small intestine. Crunchy, deep-fried goodness.

Funny, I write about this crazy green light just as The Smiths "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" comes on.
Look at the menu. All other meats (besides shrimp and fish) cost LESS than the fucking TRIPA! That's because the tripa here is superior to all other meats. I think they put crack in it.
So our taco technician gets busy and lightly grills our tortillas.
Next thing you know, tacos are served.
And here is what I had on this night. From the 9 o'clock position, I start with pollo/chicken. At 12 o'clock I had cabeza/head meat. Then at 3 o'clock and 6 o'clock was my 2 favorites, the stars of the show - the sensational TACOS DE TRIPAS.

I always like the pollo for a starter. It's like my appetizer, you know, just to get things going. The pollo here is good, but it's not good enough to drive across town for. It is good enough if you're getting it just to have something different or to start, like I did. I tried a taco de cabeza that night just to check it out, never had cabeza from here before. The texture and the meat content of the cabeza was good, but not that flavorful. I'd probably never order the cabeza here again.

The tripas on the other hand was amazing as usual. It's kinda like eating crunchy bacon tacos, but not quite as salty. I recommend not going pass 3 tripas per sitting though, just because the grease factor may make you feel like you regret it. Yes, it's possible to have too much of a good thing.
So if you're feeling like you want something more than your usual taco spot, give this place a shot. We swear by it. Don't come all this way without getting at least ONE taco de tripa otherwise you just trippin'.

Tacos Y Mariscos Puente
900 East Anaheim Street
Long Beach, CA
(562) 285-0700

JUNEBUGGED MMA NEWS

For all us fight fans, we have been JUNEBUGGED with the latest inside tidbits of the MMA world. I'll do a intro on her later but for now check this out.

Submitted by June:

This week in Vegas, we had the Fighter's Summit presented by Dana & Lorenzo Fertitta, which is sort of a convention where ALL of the UFC (and now Strikeforce) fighters meet at Red Rock Casino for a few days of all-day conferences.

I've attached a picture of just ONE of the days schedules. Crazy huh? 4 days straight of that! For most regular working joes, that'd be rough to sit through. Imagine a bunch of UFC dudes that haven't worked a 9-5 in how long.....all sitting together, sometimes right near their opponents!

Among the topics covered in these "conferences"? You know, just the regular good ol' advice. ;-) Pay your taxes. Don't waste your money. Don't do drugs. Don't bang hookers. But most importantly.... go on Twitter 24/7!!! That last one, the Twitter thing, was literally an all-day seminar. The UFC is paying substantial bonuses to fighters who have the most "active" Twitter accounts.

We all received this huge stack of literature on the dangers of steroids, extreme weight-cutting, etc., but all anyone could think about was Twitter after that. Once Dana mentioned the "substantial bonus" that would be awarded to the most active Twitter-er, I think 10,000 Tweets went out from fighters at the Summit.

Matt Mitrione and Tito Ortiz almost went to blows in the hotel lobby last night.

Matt was just repeating an old joke, which is kinda stupid but kinda classic at the same time.

Q: "Why should Jenna Jameson fight Rashad Evans?"

A: "Because she likes to get slammed by black guys."

Oh snap!! Zing!

Tito was pissed, but no fight actually ensued as the two gentlemen were separated and kindly escorted in different directions. I was kinda curious to see if those two were gonna "take it outside." ;-)

THANKS JUNE!!!

BLOGGER UNDER MAINTENANCE - BE BACK SOON

SYNAGOGUE FOR SALE

...well, not really. But that's what T-Rad told me in a text message. See below:
Guess I'd buy a church or a temple if it was cheap enough.

I got a few more laughs from it when I told Pepe about it.
It was some funny shut!


So everyone with a smart phone these days are having a grip of fun with the AUTO CORRECT feature.

If you want to read more funny shit, check out this site.



I fucking laughed for an hour straight.

Seriously, check out this site!