My buddy Maxx was in town from the East coast and requested the “Chops Tour of LA”. Of course, I happily obliged. I absolutely love this city, and love to show off its landmarks and hidden treasures to visitors. Unfortunately, our time was limited to one Friday evening, so I had to truncate…
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Where would Ferris be now 35 years after his big day off with his friends?
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Excuse us, World. Just a sec, please! Someone is making a ruckus in the back, and disturbing our groove…again. <lifts the needle off the record, pushes pause on the dual cassette recorder, props feet up on desk crossing a pair of checkered Van slip-ons covered in self-created BIC ink drawings, and tilts the…
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I just found out that dance icon, Adolfo Gutierrez Quinones, better known as Shabba-Do, and more widely known as “Ozone” from the movie BREAKIN’, has passed away. This punches me quite a bit. I used to take his class on Saturdays, and a few years ago, he sat down with me to do an interview…
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(AUTHOR’S NOTE: This post is all in fun and by no means meant to undermine the sanctity or reverence of America’s national anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner”) 2020 has been a rough year for everyone in the US. Well, for the entire world actually, but especially for America. Americans have found ourselves at…
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Generation X lost another icon today. Eddie Van Halen, founding member of hard rock band VAN HALEN, died just a short while ago from cancer in Santa Monica, CA. He was 65 years old. Tributes by the thousands are being posted to Facebook. At this very moment, everyone I know from this generation…
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Hi, Gang! Chops here again with another beard product review. I get frequent hair care questions. Like, A LOT of hair care questions actually. There are a few daily/weekly routines that I do, but weekly deep conditioning is probably the most important one. Because my beard is so long, there’s a good chance the ends…
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I’m old enough to remember the dawn of home video entertainment. When cable boxes and VCRs (Video Cassette Recorder) were still new technology, and VHS (Video Home System) rental locations didn’t require an entire store, but just a small section of a local pharmacy, or an electronics store, and they only had one…
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Students…Students! May I have your attention please? Professor Chops here. Please take your seats for morning announcements: Welcome all to the fall 2020 semester! It is back to school season here in the US, and I know you are excited to start the new year! Unfortunately, this year is obviously a bit different, to say…
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