Last night, after a matinee at The Grove, me and Riley headed over to Echo Park for the Lotus Festival. As much as I love that event, the parking, or lack thereof, drives me bananas. Making matters worse was a fire at the corner of Sunset Blvd and Alvarado that was still not completely out. Hence the massive traffic jam in that vicinity, with several fire engines blocking Alvarado. Even worse, I found out when we were walking by that the fire had razed the cluster of old buildings where the Echo Park Film Center was located. I just discovered that place! I was going to take some film classes there after Labor Day! It’s not fair!
(Ruel whines for several more minutes. )
Anyway, the festival itself was fun. Because of the all the trouble with traffic and parking, we just had time to get ourselves some grub and stake out a spot of our own on the grass as the sun went down. Then the fireworks came on, which were pretty awesome. [Note to Future Ruel: Next year, sit on the Glendale Avenue side for a better view of the fireworks.]
