Who hates LA?- Page 2
Who hates LA?
mateo
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/8/06
#25re: Who hates LA?
Posted: 9/2/06 at 1:22amPeople call most if not all Socal, LA.
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jimnysf
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/05
#26re: Who hates LA?
Posted: 9/2/06 at 1:30am
I hate the Dodgers but LA is OK. 
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mateo
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/8/06
#27re: Who hates LA?
Posted: 9/2/06 at 1:32am
Since the Dodgers have been winning LA is accepting them again.
But the Angels- are my boo's.
"Zac is sweet as can be. He's very much just a sweet kid from California who happens to have a face that looks like it was drawn by Michelangelo, (if Michelangelo did anime)."
-Adam Shankman.
"I haven't left this building since Windows 3.1!"
"Celebrating a birthday this week: Rene Descartes is 412! Do you know who he is? Then why are you watching this show? You could probably get into college and even get one of those job things. As for the rest of us; Amanda Bynes is 22! Yay!"
-E!'s "The Soup"
-Adam Shankman.
"I haven't left this building since Windows 3.1!"
"Celebrating a birthday this week: Rene Descartes is 412! Do you know who he is? Then why are you watching this show? You could probably get into college and even get one of those job things. As for the rest of us; Amanda Bynes is 22! Yay!"
-E!'s "The Soup"
jimnysf
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/05
#28re: Who hates LA?
Posted: 9/2/06 at 1:38amI used to live in NYC, Boston, and now I live in SF so I have to hate the Dodgers! It comes with living in SF. The Mets and the Red Sox will always be my favorites, followed by the SF Giants and Oakland A's.
"I've lost everything! Luis, Marty, my baby with Chris, Chris himself, James. All I ever wanted was love." --Sheridan Crane "Passions"
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"Housework is like bad sex. Every time I do it, I swear I'll never do it again til the next time company comes."--"Lulu"
from "Can't Stop The Music"
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"When the right doors didn't open for him, he went through the wrong ones" - "Sweet Bird of Youth"
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#29re: Who hates LA?
Posted: 9/2/06 at 1:49amI am a Giants fan in a family of Giants fans, so I must hate the Dodgers, or I risk being disowned.
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#30re: Who hates LA?
Posted: 9/2/06 at 1:52am
I don't think the Dodgers streak hurts them but LA has always been accepting of them even in bad times. Even the year after the Angels won the World Series, the Dodgers easily still beat them in ticket and merchandise sales. Just sayin!
Go Dodgers!
I don't dislike the Angels though but I HATE the Giants. Comes with the territory. 
Updated On: 9/2/06 at 01:52 AM
#31re: Who hates LA?
Posted: 9/2/06 at 3:47am
i grew up on the east coast (boston), but i've lived in la for the past 10 years and everyday i feel so lucky to live in southern california.
the moutains, the beaches, the weather, what's not to love.
and we have great theater in la... of course nothing is like the ny theater scene, but la does just fine!
so no i don't hate la... i love la!!
Updated On: 9/2/06 at 03:47 AM
miss pennywise
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/7/04
#32re: Who hates LA?
Posted: 9/2/06 at 4:20amI love LA because best12bars lives there.
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#33re: Who hates LA?
Posted: 9/2/06 at 4:20am
Oh god, I get so so so so jealous. I want nothing more than to live in the heart of NYC, where EVERYTHING in the theatre world seems to happen...*sigh*
But, think about it. We're way luckier than someone in say..Oklahoma. We have a great theatre scene here, as small as it is compared to New York's.
I'd have to say that we're in probably one of the best places in the country for theatre outside of Broadway...I've seen some amazing shows this summer, and something like Goldstar Events is a great resource to have to get notified of shows in LA. So I'm just glad I'm not in some rural city in the middle of the country where you have NO chance of even tours coming through.
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#34re: Who hates LA?
Posted: 9/2/06 at 4:32amYeah I definitely wish I could see more of the shows happening on Broadway. I hate to have to wait a bunch of years after a show has opened to see it IF it goes on tour. But it is fun to get to see a show, like Drowsy Chaperone and Curtains, before it opens in NY. Plus im close to Vegas so I got to see Avenue Q with John Tartaglia and Rick Lyon(i know the people in NY saw them too, but i mean it was cool to see members of the original cast) and the new Phantom show.
istoleatv
Chorus Member Joined: 7/13/06
#35re: Who hates LA?
Posted: 9/2/06 at 4:48am
Traffic in LA? What about the traffic in Chicago!!! I have only lived in LA for 3 years, and I lived in Chicago for 6. In a city that has great public transportation, I never understood why the highways were so crowded! I'll take LA traffic over Chicago any day!
Ok, so we don't get to see all the NYC shows, but that's what vacations are for! I am lucky to be able to go once a year and see great theatre. I will say that LA is really producing some great theatre, especially in North Hollywood. I am lucky to be able to work in Musical Theatre too, it's out there - you just have to look for auditions.
Cheers!
LA Guy
Stand-by Joined: 12/1/03
#37re: Who hates LA?
Posted: 9/2/06 at 9:23am
miss pennywise---You just made my weekend.
Thanks ever so, sweetie!
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#38re: Who hates LA?
Posted: 9/2/06 at 11:24am
The traffic issue in LA depends on where you live and where you work.
My commute is 30 minutes each way, tops. And, I am 20 minutes from the beach, 10 minutes from LAX, a couple of hours from the mountains, and about 30 minutes from Hollywood.
A lot depends on location, location, location, timing, and listenting to AM Radio for traffic reports.
I do envy those that have access to all of the broadway theater choices in NY, but I don't hate LA.
#39re: Who hates LA?
Posted: 9/2/06 at 11:53am
I hate LA because Twelvy lives there.
Too.
far.
away.
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latheatrelover
Stand-by Joined: 5/28/06
#40re: Who hates LA?
Posted: 9/2/06 at 12:44pm
"I have liked a lot of things about LA the few times I've visited, but the absolute dealbreaker for me in terms of ever living there is the traffic. How do you LA residents cope with it?"
The traffic can be maddening, but at least we can find plenty of places to park, lol. The streets of Manhattan are the craziest I have ever seen for parking.
I do envy NYC for its theater scene, and in the final say Broadway is the best there is. However, having lived in Toronto, almost like a sister city in so many ways to NYC, I hate the incredible heat waves in summer and freezing cold in winter. In L.A., I can lay by the swimming pool on New Year's Day. It doesn't get better than that.
And L.A. may not have many large theaters, but I have heard that with our smaller theaters we have more acting venues in this area than NYC does, including its off-Broadway theaters.
The major difference is that L.A. is a movie town, and that is where people in the arts have to make a living (probably impossible to do with theater here), while in NYC people can make a living in the theater but problably not the few movies shot there. Each coast has something. You have muggings, we have freeway shootings.
One thing we do share in common is that we both have subways. : (
Updated On: 9/2/06 at 12:44 PM
#41re: Who hates LA?
Posted: 9/2/06 at 2:53pmI live in San Diego. The only time I go to LA is to see a show or go to some of the surrounding ammusement parks (Universal, Disneyland Resort ect.) L.A. is 'ok'. It is way too congested and 'dirty' for my taste. (I know LA is not dirty everywhere, but it just seems so rundown.) I understand how someone might not like LA. However, San Diego, Santa Barbara and San Francisco are wonderful. They redeem California from any negetive stigmas LA may inflict.
#42re: Who hates LA?
Posted: 9/4/06 at 6:09pm
I'm loving L.A. at the moment! :)
Free Passes to Theatre!!
#43re: Who hates LA?
Posted: 9/4/06 at 6:13pmLA is fine for 3 or 4 days. After the fourth day I gotta go home.
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Hank
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#44re: Who hates LA?
Posted: 9/4/06 at 6:32pm
LA reminds me a lot of NJ, with the traffic and malls, but your weather is better more often, and your palm trees are real and bigger (hey, it may be global warming, but we've got them along our shore now).
Anyway, I'm glad to have the best of both worlds, and to live so close to NYC. I'll take Sandy Hook over Venice Beach anyday!
#45re: Who hates LA?
Posted: 9/4/06 at 6:41pm
What's that I smell from the east...?
Ah, YES, the snobs are in bloom again.
That's the first sign of autumn in New York, isn't it?
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#46re: Who hates LA?
Posted: 9/4/06 at 6:48pm
Bars, no sign of autumn today, it's FREAKIN' HOT OUT!!!!!!!
Pass the water... and some free tickets (you know, since we're in L.A.) 
#47re: Who hates LA?
Posted: 9/4/06 at 7:05pm*suffers dismally with Popular*
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#48re: Who hates LA?
Posted: 9/4/06 at 7:21pm
I am a Giants fan in a family of Giants fans, so I must hate the Dodgers, or I risk being disowned.
same here. :]
I am from NorCal, and I pretty much hate LA. Its just not a very enjoyable place. Especially since there is the lack of (and appreciation of) theater.
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#49re: Who hates LA?
Posted: 9/18/06 at 3:44pm
I don't hate LA b/c you can always count on Goldstar to offer a discount ticket for the same show (national tour productions) that SF hosts and never be offered on Goldstar.
But when you say "LA," it is a vast region and some area are really bad and some area are nice (San Gabriel Valley). I go to L.A. (and Orange and San Diego counties) often and boy, some of the cities in L.A. county are horrible and depressing.
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