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8.27.08

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Eat/Drink: The Mission Cantina

5946 W Sunset Blvd, Hollywood; 323.469.3130

Decked out like a Mexican church (backlit stained glass, pew-y booths, etc), this "bar with good food" from the Delancey/Bowery guys serves up classics like mole-poblano chicken tacos and ceviche w/red snapper, plus oddball margaritas like apricot and jalapeno. The 100+ tequila list includes rarities like double-column, tower-distilled Don Fulano and Jalisco-based "Arette", which is close to the French for "stop", but probably not close enough.

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Wear: IM King

This local t-shirter's new line counters tweaked nostalgia (a crouching Mike Tyson w/ "Kingdom Come" over his mouth, the Appetite for Destruction cover re-jiggered with metal-saluting skeleton fingers) with its own original sinful imagery, e.g. "Criminally Minded": a topless, bandana-faced, bullet-bandoliered woman being fondled from behind by a gun-toting female partner-in-crime (if this makes you nostalgic for anything, your life is totally awesome).

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Drink: Free Ridiculous Starbucks Drink

Today, 4-7, at participating locations

Today only, get one of Bucks' new SoCal-only drinks, gratis: either the protein-enhanced Viviano (banana-chocolate or orange-mango-banana) or the gelato-ish Sorbetto: available in tangy citrus, mixed berry, citrus ice, tangy mango, or "pinkberry" -- a Russian doll of stuff you're not supposed to enjoy.

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Service: Potlocator.com

Type your zip into this handy tool and up'll pop Gmapped green-and-purple leaves indicating the most-local places to get legal greens to treat your "glaucoma" (Great. Now if only you could see that map.).

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Get Outta Town: California Castle

53910 Ridge Rd, Yucca Valley; 800.896.1029

A last-minute cancellation means a deep holiday-weekend discount at this medieval-themed, 2-acre, room-for-25, near-Palm Springs mansion. Non-Arthurian amenities include HD plasmas, castle-wide audio system, Xbox, pool and poker tables, steam room, balcony bar, two Jacuzzis, tennis courts, and a giant pool w/ gargoyle fountains. If your friends aren't into booking it, they are clearly witches.

Mention Thrillist for 20%-ish off for 15 people: CaliforniaCastle.com
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