Oktoberfest in the South Bay

In Torrance, CA there is a place called Alpine Village with little shops selling many item made in Germany and they also have a restaurant there too. In the far end of the parking lot is a huge outdoor area with picnic tables where during September and October they have Oktoberfest celebrations every weekend.

The bands are flown in from Germany so the music is authentic. There are many young and old people that come here and many wear there traditional German clothes. Everyone sings and dances and of course drinks from their steins.

It was really busy last night and I have never seen so many people do the chicken dance.

Beyond The South Bay In LA: HALF MOON BAY, CA

A couple weeks ago my SO and I flew up to SFO to go to a wedding in Hillsborough. We decided to stay in Half Moon Bay because all of his friends moved out of the city and moved to HMB.

We stayed at the Ritz Carlton and ass you can see it is absolutely beautiful there.

Beyond The South Bay In LA: MALIBU, CA

No Miley Cyrus aka Hannah Montana was not at our party but at the party next door

LG HOUSE Next Door

Elton Brand On CrutchesThe Courtyard Between The Main and Guest House

The Backyard Pool, Deck and Ocean

[left to right] Clippers Owner Donald Sterling, Coach Mike Dunleavy, Vice President of Basketball Operations Elgin Baylor, and Executive Vice President Andy Roeser

Last week was the owner of the LA Clippers, Donald Sterling's, White Party at his summer home in Malibu. It was appreciation to some fans but mostly supporters of the Clippers including their major sponsors and KTLA.

Now if you are not a sports fan you can still appreciate the hoop-la (ha ha). First you came down the street and you see a line of 15 - 20 valets. I think the valets were working two parties, ours and some Hannah Montana party at the LG House next door.

Since it was a "White Party" everyone was required to where white but at the check in table they had white Clipper T's if someone forgot but from what I seen no one forgot.

This home has a guest home on the street side, a huge court yard twice as big as the guest and the main house, then the main house and a back yard with pool a with a deck separating the back yard from the sand.

They had several bars throughout all, food, dancing, band and an announcement about the upcoming season, introduction of the players there, the coach and vice president and the executive vice president of the Clippers.

The weather was beautiful and it was a great evening.

[more photos here http://southbayinla.shutterfly.com ]

Labor Day Weekend Fiesta Hermosa

Twice a year we have a festival in Hermosa Beach called Fiesta Hermosa. It is on Labor Day and Memorial Day weekends. It has many vendors from food to jewelry and lets not forget the beer garden. It stays pretty much the same from year to year including the locations of each vendor but it is a lot of fun especially the people watching.