Post: #601

Venice was pretty good this weekend. +1. Only issue was the 405 was closed on the way back. FML. I was sitting in bumper to bumper traffic for almost an hour at 2am. gay.

Traffic and driving aside, Venice is a great spot to pick up white girls- blondes, brunettes, red-heads.

Funny story from Saturday night, I am dancing w/this chick. Some guy in hipster outfit and nerdy glasses grabs her and starts talking to her-blocking me off. I think its somebody she knows. She sidesteps him and then grabs me and we dance for another 30 seconds. He grabs her again, and then tries to chat w/her again and tries to pull a robbery on me: slowly stepping away from me w/her.

I grabbed her by the arm, pulled her into my arms, and then moved away from him. 2 mins later, he walks up AGAIN.
Asks me "Can I talk to her?"
DVY "Do you know her?"
Hipster " No, but I want 2 seconds w/her"
DVY "Bro, who are you?"
Hipster "Im Alex, yada yada yada"
DVY "Fuck off man. Why are you still here?"

Girl- beaming from eye to eye and loving the drama. She kissed me 30 seconds later. Some thirsty dudes out in Venice after midnight. So be prepared to deal w/some issues. Also almost got into a fight w/this 6'4 white dude as I was leaving the bar.

Post: #602

^ I stood in line in 2000 at the Arnold Classic to get my picture taken with him. (Lame, but I was in college and star struck.)

When the pic came out (that was in the day of Polaroids), I was surprised to see that I was taller.

He was also wearing shoes with 2" bottoms.

I am 6' with my shoes off, as measured in an Army physical. I used to say I was six foot, then guys would say, "No way! You're taller than I am and I'm six foot!"

Since everyone lies about their height, I am 6'1-6'2 by society's standards.

So I was taller than Arnold even though he was wearing thick soled shoes.

Post: #603

So many male actors in Hollywood lie about their height that I always take the height that is listed on their IMBD or wikipedia page with a grain of salt.

In fact, here is an article about it (a bit dated, but still good):

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/o...ne-424208/

Post: #604

(06-10-2013 06:59 PM)MikeCF Wrote:  ^ I stood in line in 2000 at the Arnold Classic to get my picture taken with him. (Lame, but I was in college and star struck.)

When the pic came out (that was in the day of Polaroids), I was surprised to see that I was taller.

He was also wearing shoes with 2" bottoms.

I am 6' with my shoes off, as measured in an Army physical. I used to say I was six foot, then guys would say, "No way! You're taller than I am and I'm six foot!"

Since everyone lies about their height, I am 6'1-6'2 by society's standards.

So I was taller than Arnold even though he was wearing thick soled shoes.

yes, i'm am 6'2.5 exactly. lots of dudes say they are 6'2 and not close to being taller then me.

Post: #605

A big difference in LA is that a guy can literally work as a waiter/valet past 25 and still be seen as high-value to attractive women if he's in shape/attractive, and has an "edge", whether it be hipster/rocker/Euro soccer player style.

In any other city, your job matters more, even in terms of short-term flings. Terms like "investment banker, hedge fund manager, financial planner" literally mean nothing to so many women in LA.

Post: #606

(06-10-2013 03:05 PM)Giovonny Wrote:  I'm in LA now. The women are very, very, good. Hot girls are EVERYWHERE! All types of girls.

Guys complain a lot about logistics. I can see that being a problem with everything being so spread out. But, with this amount of girls and the density of population, there is no excuse not to do well here. Day game is a goldmine.

If I lived here, the most important thing would be LOCATION. I would make damn sure that I lived and worked in an area where lots of girls also lived and worked.

Like I said before, I would likely live a few blocks from UCLA.

If logistics are a problem, fix your logistics.

LA is a great place for girls. No excuses. Fix your game, fix your logisitcs.

There are millions of pretty girls here, literally, millions!

I would not be driving all over the place chasing them. I would identify a neighborhood that was a a good fit for me and I would develop a system to maximize that neighborhood. Maybe, I would move every other year or so. There are so many different fishbowls in LA! A player should do well here.

I feel like in LA, logistics are 70% of the game. Focus on that first. Finding cute, freindly girls is the easy part.

I wouldn't say there are millions of hot girls in LA (you were probably exaggerating), but no one ever really said that there weren't hot women in LA. The ease of getting with these hot women is what is usually debated.

Most guys come to LA and head out to the Hollywood/WeHo club & bar scene and get shot down quickly. I think that is what causes a lot of the grips about LA. However, you are right, picking the right location is crucial to pulling in LA since logistics is a serious issue. A more productive use of time is finding the right neighborhood/fishbowl and learning to make the best of it.

As for living in Westwood Village (the neighborhood near UCLA), that place is expensive as hell to live in and so the studio & single bedroom apartments in that area go quick since so many students are competing to get these places. That is usually the case with most of the desirable neighborhoods in LA: the demand to live there exceeds the supply, so rents are high.

Another problem is that when I lived in LA, I worked all day, so day game opportunities were always limited to weekends. In that sense, I guess the workaround is to get a freelance job that has flexible hours to allow plenty of day game opportunities, but the drawback is freelance work will result in a lot less money and more of a need to have side hustles to make ends meet.

In the end, though, you are right. You can make LA work, but it just requires a bit more of a plan than most other cities.

Post: #607

(06-11-2013 12:12 AM)DiorHomme Wrote:  A big difference in LA is that a guy can literally work as a waiter/valet past 25 and still be seen as high-value to attractive women if he's in shape/attractive, and has an "edge", whether it be hipster/rocker/Euro soccer player style.

In any other city, your job matters more, even in terms of short-term flings. Terms like "investment banker, hedge fund manager, financial planner" literally mean nothing to so many women in LA.

Not true. I live in Austin, TX and you can be a pizza deliver guy here and still bang cute girls. There are probably other cities/neighborhoods (Brooklyn comes to mind) that have this culture as well, but I can't think of too many off the top of may head.

I travel between Austin and LA all the time for family business, and I would say your job matters less in Austin than in LA as far as picking up girls is concerned.

Post: #608

Haha, i tell everybody I am 6'2 (which is actually true). And nobody believes me. Everybody inflating their height means I "am" even taller.

Post: #609

(06-11-2013 12:21 AM)The Texas Prophet Wrote:  

(06-11-2013 12:12 AM)DiorHomme Wrote:  A big difference in LA is that a guy can literally work as a waiter/valet past 25 and still be seen as high-value to attractive women if he's in shape/attractive, and has an "edge", whether it be hipster/rocker/Euro soccer player style.

In any other city, your job matters more, even in terms of short-term flings. Terms like "investment banker, hedge fund manager, financial planner" literally mean nothing to so many women in LA.

Not true. I live in Austin, TX and you can be a pizza deliver guy here and still bang cute girls. There are probably other cities/neighborhoods (Brooklyn comes to mind) that have this culture as well, but I can't think of too many off the top of may head.

I travel between Austin and LA all the time for family business, and I would say your job matters less in Austin than in LA as far as picking up girls is concerned.

That very well may be true, have never been to Austin but have always thought of it as a big college town.

Post: #610

(06-11-2013 12:49 AM)DiorHomme Wrote:  

(06-11-2013 12:21 AM)The Texas Prophet Wrote:  

(06-11-2013 12:12 AM)DiorHomme Wrote:  A big difference in LA is that a guy can literally work as a waiter/valet past 25 and still be seen as high-value to attractive women if he's in shape/attractive, and has an "edge", whether it be hipster/rocker/Euro soccer player style.

In any other city, your job matters more, even in terms of short-term flings. Terms like "investment banker, hedge fund manager, financial planner" literally mean nothing to so many women in LA.

Not true. I live in Austin, TX and you can be a pizza deliver guy here and still bang cute girls. There are probably other cities/neighborhoods (Brooklyn comes to mind) that have this culture as well, but I can't think of too many off the top of may head.

I travel between Austin and LA all the time for family business, and I would say your job matters less in Austin than in LA as far as picking up girls is concerned.

That very well may be true, have never been to Austin but have always thought of it as a big college town.

It is a kind of a college town, but it is also a hipster town. I have noticed that any place that trends toward hipsterism tends not put much emphasis on jobs as a way to attract women.

Brooklyn is like this as well.

Post: #611

I'm 6'2". I've talked to him face to face. I'd guess 5'10" as well.

Post: #612

(06-10-2013 03:05 PM)Giovonny Wrote:  I'm in LA now. The women are very, very, good. Hot girls are EVERYWHERE! All types of girls.

Guys complain a lot about logistics. I can see that being a problem with everything being so spread out. But, with this amount of girls and the density of population, there is no excuse not to do well here. Day game is a goldmine.

If I lived here, the most important thing would be LOCATION. I would make damn sure that I lived and worked in an area where lots of girls also lived and worked.

Like I said before, I would likely live a few blocks from UCLA.

If logistics are a problem, fix your logistics.

LA is a great place for girls. No excuses. Fix your game, fix your logisitcs.

There are millions of pretty girls here, literally, millions!

I would not be driving all over the place chasing them. I would identify a neighborhood that was a a good fit for me and I would develop a system to maximize that neighborhood. Maybe, I would move every other year or so. There are so many different fishbowls in LA! A player should do well here.

I feel like in LA, logistics are 70% of the game. Focus on that first. Finding cute, freindly girls is the easy part.

Welcome to LA Gio!

Now let's see you start bangin' these chicks...

If it's easy for you and you've got pussy falling in your lap, well, then we need to hang out

Post: #613

Yeah, when I hear people say things like "There are so many hot girls in LA, there's no excuses", I want to know if YOU are banging these hot girls that you're oogling. And if so, please drop some intel. Yes, the girls are here, but I don't think too many guys here on the forum are up to their necks in 8s and 9s. McQueen may be the exception and he's got a solid niche.

I'm curious to see how someone like Neil does who is fresh off the boat, who we know has international game and can pull all over the world. If he comes up empty handed here, then we know this place is fucked.

Post: #614

^^^I'm down with the meet up when Neil arrives here. I can set something up where it'll be on the cheap for you guys and you'll have plenty of ass in your face. What you do with it is up to you.

Let the Games begin.

Post: #615

(06-07-2013 03:11 AM)PartyonBro Wrote:  check out the Hostel in Santa Monica on 2nd street between Broadway and Santa Monica Blvd. It seemed clean, lots of young travelling foreigners, etc. Tons of tourists, by the beach, lots of techy-centric and creative types.

2nd that spot. Many places walking distance and a revolving door of foreign ass out of that place.

(06-10-2013 05:55 PM)PartyonBro Wrote:  what are the best spots on the venice boardwalk? I was there a week ago and peeped the drum circle...end of the day there was nice talent around......james beach was dead....previous reports said to check out the Whaler, which I might do...maybe the roof at the Hotel Erwin?

I think there's a few beer gardens closer to the Santa Monica side of things where people just hang out and drink.

I personally kill out of the Whaler and have never done shit out of James Beach for whatever reason.

Erwin is great to invite chicks (MikeCF hit it right with that photo), but the way its set up its hard to crack the circles. The tables are isolated and essentially bunkered by the planters around them. If you happen to be in the little booth area with other chicks, it can be gold.

(06-10-2013 06:22 PM)MikeCF Wrote:  

(06-09-2013 03:19 PM)thedude3737 Wrote:  As far as Schwarzenegger goes, it's not as hard to meet him as you might think. He lives in Brentwood and he's always around there. I've met him a few times, twice at the restaurant I used to work at there, once at the Le Pain Quotidien in the Brentwood Country Mart, and once at my current job.

He's shorter than you imagine.

Yep. I used to see him at Schatzi's on Main (back before it was sold and converted to 31 Ten) and Hollywood Smoke.

I've stood right next to him. He is shorter than I was, even with his elevator shoes.

He's 5'10" tops.

His office is still above Hollywood Smoke and he is in there regularly. I am 95% sure he still owns the real estate there as I KNOW he did when it was Schatzi's, and I think he may have even owned Schatzi's at one point.

Living in LA and looking for him, he is probably the easiest celebrity of any to find.

(06-11-2013 03:08 PM)speakeasy Wrote:  I'm curious to see how someone like Neil does who is fresh off the boat, who we know has international game and can pull all over the world. If he comes up empty handed here, then we know this place is fucked.

FOB and on a budget living in a hostel, is not gonna pull the 8 and 9's in LA. He'll get laid, but most likely not by them without some super human game. I think the bigger question to be answered is: IF he manages to pull the creme de la creme the City of Angels offers with his situation, we anoint him King.

Post: #616

(06-11-2013 03:08 PM)speakeasy Wrote:  Yeah, when I hear people say things like "There are so many hot girls in LA, there's no excuses", I want to know if YOU are banging these hot girls that you're oogling. And if so, please drop some intel. Yes, the girls are here, but I don't think too many guys here on the forum are up to their necks in 8s and 9s. McQueen may be the exception and he's got a solid niche.

I'm curious to see how someone like Neil does who is fresh off the boat, who we know has international game and can pull all over the world. If he comes up empty handed here, then we know this place is fucked.

My budget (2k$ a month) doesn't really allow me to be on the hunt that much but I will surely give it a try.

Post: #617

(06-11-2013 03:12 PM)McQueensPlayboyRules Wrote:  ^^^I'm down with the meet up when Neil arrives here. I can set something up where it'll be on the cheap for you guys and you'll have plenty of ass in your face. What you do with it is up to you.

Let the Games begin.

Can't wait!

Post: #618

Neil when exactly will you be here?

Post: #619

(06-07-2013 03:11 AM)PartyonBro Wrote:  check out the Hostel in Santa Monica on 2nd street between Broadway and Santa Monica Blvd. It seemed clean, lots of young travelling foreigners, etc. Tons of tourists, by the beach, lots of techy-centric and creative types.

Transportation there is probably as good as its going to get as far as reaching other parts of the city..the big blue bus network (SM Based) is probably the best in the city.

I think you mean this one.

http://www.hostels.com/hostels/los-angel...chor=p1851

Looks great but 45$ to sleep in a room with 9 other guys? No thanks. Way over budget.
I wonder where these tourists come from who pay prices like this. Can't be regular backpackers.

Post: #620

(06-12-2013 11:39 AM)Neil Skywalker Wrote:  

(06-07-2013 03:11 AM)PartyonBro Wrote:  check out the Hostel in Santa Monica on 2nd street between Broadway and Santa Monica Blvd. It seemed clean, lots of young travelling foreigners, etc. Tons of tourists, by the beach, lots of techy-centric and creative types.

Transportation there is probably as good as its going to get as far as reaching other parts of the city..the big blue bus network (SM Based) is probably the best in the city.

I think you mean this one.

http://www.hostels.com/hostels/los-angel...chor=p1851

Looks great but 45$ to sleep in a room with 9 other guys? No thanks. Way over budget.
I wonder where these tourists come from who pay prices like this. Can't be regular backpackers.

Yes, that's the one. Damn that is expensive for a hostel. I think its a lot of Scandos and Euros, so its not that expensive for them and in a great spot.

Post: #621

I know there's a hostel right in the middle of Venice beach about 1/2 block from the action on the boardwalk (it does tend to get a little ghetto on the beach itself though)..not sure how it is, but logistics are GREAT. Its right by the Townhouse, Nikkis, etc...like a block away

http://townhousevenice.com/

http://venicebeachcotel.com/location/

checked, its about the same as santa monica price wise i guess.


there's also a hostel right on the Hermosa Pier in the middle of the bars. Probably shouldn't make it a base, but it'd be good to spend a few weekends there and "be a local".

Post: #622

The Banana Bungalow hostel in Hollywood gets good reviews too. Honestly though I couldn't imagine staying in a dormitory with constantly rotating strangers for a few months. I'd rather sublet a room in a shitty area before I did that.

Post: #623

You can find a sublet around Venice, Santa Monica, WeHo, Hollywood, Los Feliz, and Silverlake for about $800-900 a month easily. Sublets are typically furnished, and if you find one with good housemates you might have some wings who know the area.

Otherwise, banana bungalow is a good place if you're into young foreign girls who usually aren't old enough to go out to clubs so they stay around to get drunk in the hostel (and hookup). The HI Santa Monica is pretty nice and clean for a hostel, but they have a 10pm quiet time, so it sucks for hostel bangs. The Venice Beach hostel, I haven't been to, but it's pretty nicely located (as PartyOnBro already suggested).

If you're into club hoes, and having decent options to go out nightly, there's no other viable option than Hollywood (and the vicinity). Silverlake/Echo Park/Los Feliz is also good if you like to go drinking any night of the week.

If you like the beach and like keeping the nightlife to thurs-sundays, then Venice is a good choice.

In either case, I'd strongly suggest perusing the sublet listings on craigslist to see what you can find.

Post: #624

hit up the bungalow in santa monica last night. first time I've been there later at night (versus happy hour/after work). ratios were a little bad, there was still a large line (we had a table though so skipped that)...talent was decent and surprisingly approachable.

i still can't believe that place has basically two toilets for guys for the entire venue.

also walked on the venice boardwalk on saturday...that Venice Ale house looked good but the "On the waterfront cafe" seemed to be better.

oh yeah, used UBER for the first time...took a towncar there and just walked in bypassing the 100+ people line, that was a good call on my part. hah.

might try out LYFT next time.

Post: #625

(06-11-2013 03:08 PM)speakeasy Wrote:  Yeah, when I hear people say things like "There are so many hot girls in LA, there's no excuses", I want to know if YOU are banging these hot girls that you're oogling. And if so, please drop some intel.

Agreed.