Radio in Los Angeles (CaliRadio.com)

Where all my LA Folks at? Huh? Even if you not born and
raised here, Inglewood, Compton, Gardena, Carson, the Valley, the IE, Culver
City, Westchester or too many other hoods to say, but rep LA? Stand up! I am one
of the fortunate ones to have been here my whole life. I wouldn't trade it for
the world. I have only 2 regrets for my city. #1 as much as I am a diehard
Indianapolis Colts fan (& will be till I die!). I wish LA had a Pro
Football team. Right now its college ball, which I am not a fan of. #2 I'm so
sad to say is Radio. I'm sure anyone that came up during the 90's in LA will
agree. Remember back in the day when you had to switch stations between the
Baka Boys on Power 106 and John London and the House Party in the mornings on
92.3 depending on what was happening on each show? Remember Theo being on air
from 2 - 6? Now I know all my LA folks remember "Ima call you Theo, cause
you weigh 92.3 pounds! Ha! Back when DJ Quik was in regular rotation. When All
west coast artist were in FULL rotation. Julio G had WestSide radio. Yeah and
the Box was still on! Wow Good Times!

Now I'm forced to go to other cities for my daily on air
radio fix. I've listened to Steve Harvey preach to dumb broads. (And they
believe him, by the way) Mike Basiden, whom I swear used to be a swinger. Wendy
Williams, when she was on NY radio. Now that was some good radio. I do however
like the Breakfast Club in NY now. They show love to a lot of west coast
artist. Jay Rock, Glasses Malone, Snoop, of course. It's still not LA, and
nothing is like having your own. Reppin where you are from, with people who
identify with what it’s like there. Not a 8hr loop with NO DJs. Or every other
50cent song followed by the latest House/Techno Jam! Boo!

There's no place like California.

Like a great California dream, the 2000s gave birth to
Internet radio. With sites like Pandora or AOL radio where you can search
"West Coast Rap" and get a ear full of all the greats the west as to
offer. Sans on air personalities, interviews, banter, or a connection to the
listener. Yeah not that great. Other sites like Iheartradio and Tunein make it
easy to find up and coming stations that don't quite have a number on the dial
yet, but will soon. Like www.CaliRadio.com. WestWest739 and DJ Calislimm have
given me hope that in the near future Cali Radio (Pun intended) will be great
again. Between 11am and 2pm you hear a variety of music, highlighted by past,
present, and New New West Coast music from Patron Poke, Problem and the whole
Diamond Lane movement, YG, Nippsey Hustle. Even vets like E40, Snoop, and Ice
Cube. Music you can't get on a FM
station here in LA. It’s refreshing to hear them talk about places I go and
things that happen in and round my city. If you're a girl or a guy that may not
have many male friends, listening to them is like being a fly on the wall of a
Man Cave. WestWest and Calislimm talk about everything from music to sports to
girls. These are two Real street niggas doing something positive. It's like
being in the house with my brothers all over again. WestWest and Calislimm take
me back to really good place. One of my most fond memories is my brother
playing a tape of Above the Law Black Superman when I was in the 6th grade and
me LOVING it! So yeah Caliradio is EVERYTHING to me right now. It’s a clear
representation of my youth, of where I'm from. That connection I had with my
music so long ago, And where I want Los Angeles radio to come back around to.
Much love to CaliRadio. And Thank You!

Rock'n Fish - Food Blog

Rock’n Fish Date 03/06/11 City - Manhattan Beach, Ca Appetizer - Oak Grilled Artichoke /w roasted garlic aioli Main Entree– Dungeness Crab with Tortellini in Gorgonzola cream – Cheese stuffed tortellini tossed in Gorgonzola cream sauce /w red bell peppers and Dungeness crab At first glance going by the menu prices and website, I personally thought this was going to be an upscale dining experience. Then I thought, 1. Its more than one location in the same general area. Which means to me automatically “Chain” or “Not Authentic”. Then 2. Mass produced product. That can’t be good! So here it is… Myself and the Chicas walk through the door and are promptly greeted by the hostess. Nice? Right? The only problem was that the hostess stand is right across from the servers counter. You know the place where the servers commune, process the checks and grab any extras you may need at your table. It was barely enough room to walk through. Gosh forbid someone waiting on a table and a waiter with 3 plates trying to get through at the same time happens. Close quarters. The Hostess turns us back around to seat us in the front seating area. We had a quite table in the corner. Which I liked, but as we walked through I couldn’t help but think that I didn’t have to dress up for this. So we sit and are told that our server would be over right away. She came right away. Our server was polite, well groomed and seems to know about the food on the menu. As all 3 of us proceeded to ask every possible question about each dish she was very patient and helpful. I must admit we get a little obsessive about our food. We settled on each item, she took our order, then we began our conversation. Shortly after, our appetizers arrived. My artichoke was wonderful. I could literally taste the roasted smoke flavor. I’m a big fan of sent, and this artichoke’s sent was divine. Paired with the aioli, I couldn’t have asked for anything better at that time. The artichoke was tender and moist. Seasoned just right, not too flavorful, where it would over power the flavor of the vegetable itself. I knew I was eating a artichoke. The Garlic aioli wasn’t very garlic-y. It tasted more like a dressed up mayo. I could have stood for a bit more garlic in my “Garlic Aioli”. It did have a little zesty kick to it! But I love garlic! The average person might think I’m crazy. Don’t get me wrong the aioli did enhance the experience of the artichoke, but I don’t think that’s it should be considered a “Garlic Aioli”. After indulging in that beautiful artichoke(which I’m still shocked at!), I was so ready for what was to come. Could I have judged too soon? Could I be wrong about this place? Should I hold off on calling Rock’n Fish “ just another chain restaurant”? What the Olive Garden is to Italian food or Acapulco’s to Mexican food!?! Don’t get me wrong I loooooove looooove both restaurants, but when I want some authentic food, those two place aren’t exactly top of my list. Come on! Here comes my entree. First I notice that the pasta was not made by hand. (Frozen!ugh!) The way you can tell a not “made in the kitchen” filled pasta, is that it’s Perfect! You can look and see that it was clearly machine pressed. Getting pass that, the presentation was pretty. The pasta was garnished with Red peppers and parsley. The parsley was definitely fresh. More that I can say about the rest of the plate. The food wasn’t very hot. Kinda like it had sat out for a minute or so before the server picked it up. But still warm. Warm enough to dive right in and not wait. (sarcasm) The gorgonzola cream sauce tasted like something out of a jar. Again not prepared in house. Hey even when I use canned or jarred products I at least try to make it my own. Adding some of this or some of that. Not here. However, I did have a good amount of actual crab in my meal. I had big chunks of Real Crab all over the plate. That kinda made up for massed produced pasta and store bought sauce. As well as the almost $24 dollar price tag. I am positive I can recreate this dish even better at home in my own kitchen. The night wined down. The server checked on us plenty of times though out dinner. Which is always a plus. Refilled our waters and made sure we were ok. The crowd even joined in as we sang Happy Birthday to one of my Chica’s when the server brought out her desert. All in all I had a nice time. More because of the company I was with and the nice service. I guess the term “Chain” Sticks! I would recommend this place for a good happy hour. If the happy hour prices are right. Paying anywhere from $20 to $60 for a entree here is just so not worth it when you have so many different seafood restaurants to choose from all over Los Angeles for less money and better quality of food. I give this place ** (2 stars) Until the Next Meal!