Walking In L.A. – Missing Persons

Nobody walks in L.A.

Out of towners find this out the hard way, every damn day. I have friends from all over the world, who all end up in L.A. at SOME point. And most of them have found out the hard way… Its damn near impossible to get around Los Angeles with out a car.

Sometimes people hit me up.. like “OJ, we should kick it” etc. Which is usually awesome. Until I end up being a taxi. If you dont have car in LA, youre basically STUCK as fuck. Depending on where you stay, it might even be hard to get food. So that means, if I come to kick it with said person, chances are we arent gonna meet at a bar or some place where something is going on. Imma have to pick this person up. Drive them to where ever we decide to go. Which means Im going to have to come up with a place to kick it that this out of towner MAY or MAY NOT enjoy. Then depending on the person, this has happen to me hella times, they arent gonna want to go to just one place (mostly with relatives). Theyre gonna wanna see shit. No matter what that thing may be, it all equals out to, Im going to be driving a lot more than I wanted to in the first place lol. Then, at the end of that, Im going to have to take them back to where they are staying. God forbid they are staying with a relative or friend. Then that might an extra circumstance to hurdle.

And Im not complaining. Its cool. Ive been that guy, a lot of times. And have had several memorable great great times. However, it IS awkward if you dont know that person all that well. And youre stuck in the car with this person. Im all over the place and can talk with some one about multiple subjects. And if I dont know anything about which or whatever. Most times Im at least curious to listen and learn. But there are some people who dont have shit to say or talk about lol. You may be doing most of the talking, and they just respond. No additions to the comments or subject. Nothing. Just… “Yea, I do that at home sometimes” or some shit like that. And thats REALLY all they have to add. Im not talking shit about anybody OR complaining. All im saying is, sometimes it can be a BIT fucking awkward lol.

Things usually work out for the best when you can just meet up with this out of towner and yall just go some where. See how shit works out from there. lol The out of towner isnt depending on you. And if they dont have the best time, they are already out and can call some body else to kick it with………. and visa versa lol.

If you know this out of towner very well and maybe have kicked it with them before, its usually not a problem at all. Its just a matter of IF you can bring your self to do a good amount of driving. Nobody walks out here for a reason. The city is spread out. Even if everything is 15 minutes away, going and coming back is 30 minutes of your time. Which can QUICKLY and EASILY turn into 2 hours. Trust me lol. Not that theres anything wrong with that lol. Thats just the reality of the situation.

As for me, dont be mad if you dont see me when you come to LA. If you dont come out here when its warm, or Im not busy…. and by busy, I mean making money, watching a Laker game, or getting some ass. Its your fault as far as Im concerned lol. I cant be held responsible for your bad planning and timing lol. Of course I say MOST of this in jest.

But in short… When visiting Los Angles, to ensure that you have the best time possible, make sure you have a car rental in your budget. Or at least a friend or family member who is willing to drive you around to do shit. And make sure they know that you wanna do hella shit. Or you might find that it may be kind of hard for you to have a swell time out here lol. Im just sayin lol

Lastly, I forget the girls name on the vocals (and im too lazy to look it up). But a lot of people who know about this band claim that Gwen Stefani swager jacked this girl something AWFUL. Its kinda hard to say she didnt once you listen to a few Missing Person songs and look at a few pictures. Dah well.