Fridays at the Getty

Weekend update: On Friday we went to the Getty (Brentwood location) for "Fridays Off the 405," a fusion of art and music and a simple cash bar with views overlooking the city's twinkling lights and low hanging ocean fog. Sounds cool, right? It would have been fantastic if it hadn't taken us a full hour to drive the three or four miles from the Brentwood Chateau to the Getty parking garage. This wasn't typical Los Angeles traffic jam; things were fine until we came within a half mile of the Getty and everyone in Los Angeles was trying to get to the same place. Once inside, we grabbed some wine but cringed at cacophony from the stage, where a DJ was attempting to squeak and burst out tunes, and -- later -- a band sang songs and we could not hear any lyrics since the sound system was so screwy. Last, the scene was a major meat market. Women wearing too-short dresses and men in Prada sunglasses sifted through the crowd with eager eyes. This was on my LA List of things to do. Check!

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