It was purely an urge to reunite with my pal Gail Stahl that led me to the Art Walk in Laguna Beach on Thursday night. Although I was tired and hesitant, my friend-since-first-grade, Mike Michika and I piled into the car of my cousin and namesake, Billy Joe Agan - heading south along the 5 freeway to immerse ourselves in this Laguna Beach tradition.
Gail and I embraced. We had arrived late of course, but just in time to scrounge up the last of the wine, delectable hotdog weenies and delicious
LA Timesman-turned-NotTheLATimesman Roy Rivenburg picked up the steaming hunk of gauntlet Clockwork threw down here and has come up with a redesign of the LA Times redesign.
Personal favorites: The Jackson Pollock makeover of the T.J. Simers' columnist mug and this line of pure Rivenburg:
And a Laguna Beach man marveled over how much easier the new look is to navigate. "I never used to be able to find the Sports section when the giant label at the top was printed in black ink," he said. "Now