
I grew up in the Long Beach area, and I can tell you that Pine Ave. was nothing like this 15 years ago. There were shootings and violent attacks and all sorts of ridiculous drama that made my parents freak out and demand I stay out of downtown Long Beach and remain on the Belmont Shore side of the street eating cinnamon rolls and getting wigged out on coffee at Midnight Cafe.
I hadn’t been down there in years and years and what do you know, they revitalized downtown and turned it into… WHOREVILLE! Who would have thought? Is this the new sign of gentrification? Walking around without pants?

This is not the Pine Ave. I remember, for better or for worse. It’s certainly better for my blog, I can tell you that.
After this, I felt okay about wearing dressy shorts to go out clubbing. Except I never go clubbing.

It’s a good sign when the rock on your hand has more mass than your clothing. At the old Pine Ave. someone would have knocked her out and chopped off her finger for that thing. But Long Beach is a new place now.

Double-whammy with the clear plastic (not invisible) bra and the two-haircut skirt. I bet waxing places do great business in the area.

At this point you don’t even have to wear clothes. Just draping a hankerchief over your ass is sufficient clothing, which is good in these times of a troubled economy. No need to buy expensive outfits or even pants. Just a good scarf will do. And a clear bra, if you’re so inclined.

Strappy slappy! I’m confused!

YAY FOR CLEAR PLASTIC BRAS! And forgetting to wear pants. You know how I love it when people forget to wear pants. I’m working on getting a proposition to ban pants, look for it on the next ballot.

I’m not sure what is going on here. It’s like a bra-halter top-bathing suit layering combo gone mad!

So maybe it’s a good idea to keep kids away from Pine Avenue, until they’re mature enough to use condoms at least.