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#48 Panorama City Rec Center
“It’s ironic that I’m near the beginning of my tennis journey and you’re — you have so much experience.”
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#47 Nibley Park, Glendale / Kabab Way
Los Angeles spends much of the day looking grim, but dawn continues to be rosy.
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#46 North Hollywood Rec Center / NoHo Diner
I wondered if I should say anything to the other passengers, and decided that would make me just another crazy person yelling at the people who simply want to mind their own business and get where they’re going.
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UPDATE: Mar Vista Rec
I used to think these courts were schleppy, but now I think of Mar Vista as a welcoming tennis habitat.
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#45 El Cariso Park, Sylmar / Tacos El Vampiro
Traveling to Sylmar was my way of sailing to the edge of the world.
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#44 Sunland Rec Center / Casita Tacos Al Carbon
As I’m gobbling down these far-flung tacos, I am sometimes visited by the spirit of Jonathan Gold, who savors all the flavors I simply devour.