Living In Los Angeles | Dwayne Perkins

Sing Like No One is Watching

by dwayneperkins | Jun 1, 2011 | Funny Short Inspirational Stories, Funny True Stories, Living In Los Angeles

The second I turn the ignition in my car, it becomes a karaoke bar on wheels with me playing the role of the guy whose turn it always is. I have a good time driving and I’m sure the other drivers get a kick out of my antics. My singing in the car days may be numbered...

A Home Where the Paparazzi Roam

by dwayneperkins | Apr 29, 2011 | Funny Editorials, Funny True Stories, Living In Los Angeles

I was recently in a Coffee Bean on Beverly Blvd in Los Angeles, much to the imaginary chagrin of the Starbucks across the street. I was most likely youtube-ing rap beefs when a guy sat next to me and opened up a laptop with pictures of Serena Williams having lunch...

Thai a Yellow Ribbon

by dwayneperkins | Apr 20, 2011 | Funny True Stories, Living In Los Angeles

Thai a Yellow Ribbon I’m sitting in my Bed and Breakfast in Johannesburg, South Africa and dreaming of faster internet service, and Thai food. Decent Thai food, faster internet are both a long but doable walk away. In Los Angeles Thai food is always a notion away. In...

Push The Little Pastries and Make’em Come up

by dwayneperkins | Mar 29, 2011 | Funny Editorials, Funny True Stories, Living In Los Angeles

I was recently in a Coffee Bean in Beverly Hills. Coffee Bean is the 2nd largest Coffee shop chain in Los Angeles. Of course Starbucks is the biggest. Coffee Bean is the runner up to Starbucks much like Sandisk is the 2nd top mp3 player after The Ipod. What’s...

Take This Money!

by dwayneperkins | Mar 4, 2011 | Funny Short Inspirational Stories, Funny True Stories, Living In Los Angeles

I was at a taco truck in Los Angeles just around midnight wolfing down a tasty chicken taco when a man asked me for a dollar for the bus. He was unkempt and smelled like he’d been hitting the sauce pretty hard…and I’m not talking about Ragu. He had a film on him. ...

Money Where My Mouth Is

by dwayneperkins | Feb 23, 2011 | Funny True Stories, Living In Los Angeles

My love/love relationship with the 99 cents store is well documented in my blog. If you’re in Los Angeles, call me up and tell me your cross streets, I can tell you where the nearest 99 cents store is*. Yes my mom is very proud of me, in case you were wondering. My...