by dwayneperkins | Feb 18, 2011 | Living In Los Angeles, World Travels
A teenager in Mexico City is on a Hunger Strike until she gets an invite to the Royal Wedding. Kinda crazy but I think I now have the perfect plan to get my own show: See me starve in front of CBS. And know ,that ‘til I get my own show, I vow not to ingest....
by dwayneperkins | Jan 3, 2011 | Funny Editorials, Funny True Stories, Living In Los Angeles, New York I Love You, World Travels
If patience is a virtue, nothing offers more opportunity to get your virtue on than standing in line. Be it the post office, airport, bank or butcher*; it just seems like people being serviced at the window judge the quality of the experience by how long they get to...
by dwayneperkins | Dec 28, 2010 | Funny True Stories, Living In Los Angeles
I was recently eating pho soup in LA’s most hip, Vietnamese restaurant. Want proof? The restaurant doesn’t have its name displayed on the outside, just a blank white board where one would expect the name to be. I’m sure this is a tactical move by the proprietors. ...
by dwayneperkins | Nov 5, 2010 | Funny True Stories, Living In Los Angeles
Not to be competitive, but I would wager that, unless you’re in a rock band or are a magician, that I know a smidge more odd characters than you. It just comes with the territory. It’s always fun when an acquaintance or friend does something that catapults them unto...
by dwayneperkins | Oct 29, 2010 | Funny Short Inspirational Stories, Funny True Stories, Living In Los Angeles
A few days ago I had to wear a suit and tie to a commercial audition. Commercial auditions provide an odd kind of escapism via adult dress-up. Where else but a commercial audition waiting room, on any given day, can one find adults dressed as: pirates, vikings, Santa...
by dwayneperkins | Oct 26, 2010 | Funny Short Inspirational Stories, Living In Los Angeles
I experienced another God Wink. While going to get Pho, I drove behind a license plate that said AWESM PHO. 1)who has a pho license plate?! 2)what are the odds of them being in front of me while i’m on my way to get pho. 3) this happened miles away from the Pho...