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11/02/2008

Two Boots Pizza Soon to Open in L.A.

Two Boots is eventually to open a joint in L.A. What is Two Boots? Well, lemme tell ya: it ain't just pizza. In LES (on E. 2nd), the basement served as a small cinema house and there is a video rental; along with the pizza it was one of my favourite hang-outs.

In last week's LA Weekly, there was a relatively inconspicuous advert (on page 40) with a picture of Andy Kaufman (or Jim Carey as Andy Kaufman) as a fat, aging lounge singer. The copy stated only "Tony Clifton is Coming" and the Web site. Sure enough, it was my beloved pizza joint.

But where in L.A. will Two Boots land? Your guess is as good as mine. I hope it will be somewhere in downtown.

I wish I had more than the video below, but as I have long found the glass-walled bathroom fascinating, well, that is all I have on hand. (Btw, that's 2nd Street that from which the looky-loo is looking)


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I didn't know you were a former New Yorker. I lived on Avenue C between 2nd and 3rd, right next to the Umbrella House squat. I loved Two Boots and saw Steve Buscemi at a movie there once. It would be a perfect fit for Downtown--I hope they consider it.

Posted by: Li | 11/02/2008 at 05:12 PM

(First off, I see that several hours after posting the video that said vid has yet to get properly parsed; I can only hope it will be up soon.)

Li, I usta be at Serenity up on E. 9th, round the corner from C Squat (where we had roof parties) and across from the NYPD parking structure (down the street from Tomkins Square). We would often also go to Manitoba's, owned by Richard (neé Handsome Dick Manitoba) of The Dictators.

Posted by: Randall BusTard | 11/02/2008 at 05:26 PM

I lived on Second Avenue between 9th & 10th from 1977 to 1991. I think Two Boots was after my time. But there was always a lot of good pizza in that area.

Posted by: Bert Green | 11/02/2008 at 10:34 PM

it is going to be near the Echo on Sunset in Echo Park...what to do Two Boots or the awesome Tacos Arizas from the truck on the corner... Two Boots rocks, have been eating it for years in NYC...

Posted by: thomas | 11/25/2008 at 06:57 PM

I hope they continue the theme of see through bathrooms.

Browne

Posted by: ShameTrain LA | 11/26/2008 at 05:37 AM

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