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Cinco De Mayo In My Hood

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This man celebrates Cinco De Mayo.

As Cinco De Mayo approaches I dread the impending influx of Drunk White People into my hood.  On behalf of the 1/2 white part of myself I apologize to all Mexicans in the vicinity for the abuse of this holiday that’s not even really celebrated in Mexico.

I have lived in Marina Del Rey for sixteen years.  I sometimes wonder if deep down inside I’m really a divorced middle aged white man who “really enjoys life.”  Marina Del Rey is like a Spring Break that started 35-years-ago and never ended.  When I was on OKCupid Marina Del Rey, Sherman Oaks, and Burbank were my “red flag” locations for a potential date.  The later two because the distance meant they weren’t serious. But Marina Del Rey is a single older man reclaiming his youth. Except for his impressive portfolio and more impressive tan, he wants to live like he’s 25-years old.  And when I say 25, I mean in 1987.

Sometimes people get stuck in a decade, but the entire neighborhood of MDR lives in a time warp of the 80’s.    It’s the one neighborhood I WISH LA hipsters would overtake because mustaches and irony beat out fraternity-style partying and hooking up at the Baja Cantina, which remains as immune to irony as salsa dancing and the late great Patrick Swayze.   While Venice has enjoyed the same Bohemian culture for the past thirty years, Marina Del Rey has remained home to the smokers with deep tans who don’t care for the panache of Santa Monica but still like an ocean breeze and local bars within walking distance. (Hey, at least they aren’t driving…).
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If it wasn’t for my rent control situation, albeit a glorious situation, I would not live in a place that’s so far from my values and tastes and culture.   I have visions of K-Town or Downtown LA with authentic ethnic food within walking distance (not that Baja Cantina doesn’t have authentic Mexican food…).

On Cinco De Mayo Baja Cantina hosts a rock band. That’s right…THEY DON’T EVEN PLAY MEXICAN MUSIC.

All I can say is…perdón.

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