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Eat: Kitchen 24
Fancied-up with a DJ booth and light fixtures made of silverware, this spot serves up 24/7 breakfast (Rye-crusted Vegetable Frittata, etc) and lunch (Open-faced meatball sandwich), plus a 'til-2am dinner menu (Chicken Fried Pork Chop!). There's also a full bar operating all-hours but 2-6am, when the law won't allow alcohol, and breakfast/lunch/dinner merge into the meal known as "Please God, don't let me wake up with a headache and this 64-year-old waitress".
Check out the menu at Kitchen24.info
Watch: Videogame Theater
This dirty, puppet-populated shorts series has finally found a home on the web, with never-before-seen episodes premiering bi-weekly. Coming soon: Lara Croft's sultry sorority past, Frogger's inner demons, and a rap video with characters from Asteroids, Space Invaders, and Missile Command -- expect a blistering freestyle from "Expanding Circle".
Check out the first vid, "Pac Man: The Insatiable Hunger", at EscapistMagazine.com
Go: Indie Rock Easel
Hit the IRE for free wine and beer, free music from balladeers WAZ and Anni Rossi, and for-sale limited-edition shirts made by local rockers like The Deadly Syndrome and Buddy. Proceeds go to the Silverlake Conservancy of Music, and The Sojourn Services for Battered Women and Children (there's nothing funny about that).
All the details are at IHeartInc.com
Travel: Glutton's Delight
Yet another deal in the Desert: drop $199 for a weekday stay at the Parker, and they'll give you a voucher for $200 at the steakhouse, brunch spot, pool BBQ, or on the hotel's 24hr room service -- from which you can order either 10 hand-pressed Applewood Smoked Bacon Burgers or, if you're trying to impress, 37% of an oz of caviar and a bottle of Dom.
All the menus and more hotel info at TheParkerPalmSprings.com
Go: Pre-Father's Day Slamball Championship
Formerly a Spike TV staple, this basketball-on-steroids/trampolines tournament closes with a championship just before Father's Day. Bring your dad to show him just what could've become if only he'd bought you that trampoline, and you were an idiot.
Check out the extreme-dunk vid at YouTube
