By Marty Liboff Above the mural of Venus on roller skates on Windward Ave. it says,“History is Myth”. This is the story of one of the greatest mythical characters of all time, […]
Hoppy Holidays! A Tip Topper Christmas! And a Hoppy New Year!
When the Music’s Over (The Doors)
By Marty Liboff When I tell people I grew up here on the Ocean Front they sometimes ask, “Wasn’t there a rock ‘n’ roll club down here where The Doors and Janis […]
We Could Have Danced All Night
By Marty Liboff After Abbot Kinney opened his amazing Venice of America in 1905 with beautiful Italian Renaissance style buildings and miles of canals, he dreamed of bringing fine culture to L.A. […]
P.O.P. by the Sea
By Marty Liboff Let us go back, back before Venice even existed. Abbot Kinney and a few of his business partners as early as 1895, had developed parts of the northern borders […]
All Aboard the Tram
By Marty Liboff When Abbot Kinney opened his Venice of America in 1905, he had a small steam train running around the canals. On the Venice Ocean Front there were wicker basket […]
RIP: Carol Pomerantz (12/07/1933 – 6/10/2014
HANDS (To Carol Pomerantz, A Child of Flowers) When My husband and I visited Carol in the hospital before she passed, she took our hands between her own and caressing them, shared […]
ONE LOVE
The world is in a mess Our survival is a guess. Madmen & fanatics Causing worldwide panics. Christians, Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus All kinds of coo coos. Each say we are […]
Wild and Wonderful Windward
By Marty Liboff When I tell people I grew up on the Ocean Front they always say, “You must have seen a lot changes?!” Well, I sure have … I will write […]
A Song to Abbot Kinney’s Venice
Me and Polly Are gonna ride the trolly To the Venice pier. Abbot Kinney will be there At his magical fair With Charlie Chaplin & Laurel & Hardy There’s always a party […]
Topless Ladies Wearing Roses…
By Marty Liboff (Love to John & Anna Haag) For countless millennia the Chumash, Tongva, Kizh, Gabrielino – the People danced, prayed and sang on our beaches. The rivers ran to the […]
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