july 4th is an occasion to behold in the great land of the united states. as a canadian, i never experienced the whole notion of super patriotism that is the norm here. it's come to blows when i criticize america to americans, but i'm sure it's taken a bit personally. i'm sure my communication style ensures this, and it certainly shows. anyway, 4th of july was amazing tho in terms of my favorite pastime: bbq! good american bbq is difficult to top, especially with the scrumptious goodies that are readily available from the diversity that is los angeles.

so i cruise to felix's bbq that is the yearly bash that everyone speaks about. i know, because i spoke about it all year last year, saying how amazing it was... how the double chamber smoker made the best dry rub beer-up-its-ass chicken i've ever had in my entire life. so expectations were high this year, with my mouth on the line (which i offer up far too often). so off we went, with the mermaid, the next gen, next gen's "friend" (and ours), lady pun, why jane and the almighty divine styler - to the great american tradition in eagle rock.

alcohol, of course became involved. as evidenced by the evidence submitted below.

battle of the patterned dresses
lady pun and why why jane?

brotherly love.
iwei, remember this picture when next we see umar.
oh yes, like public enemy, we're going back to arizona.

eastside connection.
bow down bitches.

bonita applebaum...
you gotta put me on.

4th is always cause to celebrate. not america mind you, but certainly the people i've met here...