Looking for photos for Bob Forrest doc.
August 23, 2010 11:00 AM   Subscribe

Looking for photos of exterior of Raji's, Cathay de Grande and Top Taco for documentary about Bob Forrest. (details)

For a documentary about Bob Forrest of Thelonious Monster, I'm looking for photos of the exteriors of some of his old haunts--specifically Raji's, Top Taco, and Cathay de Grande from the early to mid 1980s.

I'm not really looking for suggestions of places to search for such shots (I've already been to LAPL, LATimes, commercial stock photo places, UCLA, USC, LA Weekly, and so on) but from people who might have some snap shots from back in the day.
posted by Ideefixe to Media & Arts (3 answers total)
 
I know you said you didn't need search suggestions, but - do you know about the many groups on Facebook that are dedicated to Los Angeles's punk-rock past?

Here are a few:

Zero Zero Survivors
Los Angeles Relics
Hong Kong Cafe Chinatown
Madam Wong's Los Angeles

Also, Gary Leonard and Raymond Newton.
posted by chez shoes at 11:29 AM on August 23, 2010


Response by poster: Thanks-I've been in touch with most of those guys, and of course Gary L. But Top Taco, esp. is proving very elusive.
posted by Ideefixe at 11:36 AM on August 23, 2010


Oh man, I thought it anybody would have a shot of Top Taco it would be Gary!
posted by chez shoes at 11:42 AM on August 23, 2010


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