By Marty (Shtunken) Liboff There is an old joke about a little boy and girl taking a bath together and the little girl sees the boy’s penis and says, “Can I play […]
Take a Bath You Stinker!
Bed and Beer
By Carol Fondiller This is a re-print from the July 1969 edition According to the long-term tenants, some of whom have lived at the Ellison for over 15 years, 15 of the […]
Vietnam, Viet Nam
By Jim Smith We never even learned the way the Vietnamese write the name of their country (Việt Nam), before we lost the war. It was 40 years ago, April 30, that […]
Update: Venice Japanese American Memorial Maker
By Phyllis Hayashibara What’s happening with the Venice Japanese American Memorial Marker? What’s taking so long? It’s been fourteen YEARS since the idea first came about, to memorialize the northwest corner of […]
Venice Beach: The People’s Beach
By Peggy Lee Kennedy Why did the City of Los Angeles close the people’s beach from midnight to five in the morning? I have heard it all: the gangs, the homeless, drugs, prostitution, […]
THE BEAT GOES ON
By Marty Liboff YOU ARE ALL UNDER ARREST!! John Haag started our beloved Beachhead newspaper in 1968. He had run the legendary Venice West Cafe at 7 Dudley Ave. in Venice from […]
The Politics of Painting Pagodas
By Krista Schwimmer There are many features on Ocean Front Walk that define its essence. Among the most noteworthy are the pagodas or pergolas, as they were first called. Clustered together like […]
Bringing Home The Beachhead
By Brenda Harvey This is a re-print from the April 1978 100th edition It is 10:30 at night and we are exhausted and waiting to pick up a borrowed truck to drive […]
The Beachhead and Me
By Suzy Williams September 11, 2011. Everyone I know had a big reaction to the falling of the World Trade Towers. Paranoia. One dear friend became completely unhinged. Heightened patriotism. A lot […]
A Reminiscence
By Jim Zane I was part of the Beachhead collective for a 14 to 16 month period that spanned the end of 1972 through the first few months of 1974. I remember […]
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