Had Dinner with Mike Holloway (Lubemaster) tonight

[Hugh R]

He's in town giving a lecture at USC. We went to the Marmalade Cafe at the Grove in West Los Angeles. Nice guy. We spent a few hours chatting. It turns out he and I both went to the University of Massachusetts. The restaurant served me a turkey burger instead of the Lamb burger that I ordered, so they comped my meal. It was still a good burger. Mike took a selfie of us and said he'd post it later. Nice guy. I've met probably 100 Pelican around the World. All good times.

[Baz]

Nice! Thanks for the post, Hugh.

PS - Never heard of a lamb burger.....interesting. How could the kitchen get that mixed up?

[jyl]

Two of the nicest guys on PPOT, together - the waitresses must have been giggling with delight.

[Hugh R]

Because the Eastern European dark swartzy male waiter with a thick accent didn't write it down! Nice waiter however, and he wanted to make it right.

from JYL, "Two of the nicest guys on PPOT, together - the waitresses must have been giggling with delight." Please, two middle aged slightly paunching guys in West Los Angeles, (Apologies to Mike) waitresses don't even see us.

I've never had a lamb burger either, but I expected it to be sort of like a gyros in a bun. It ended up being cheap, two beers, two ice teas, his shrimp on a platter of whatever kale thing they served him in West Los Angeles and a $10 tip for about $40 total.

[McLovin]

Originally Posted by Hugh R

Mike took a selfie of us and said he'd post it later.

Did you sign the Model Release form?

[vash]

mmm...lamb burger!!

good stuff hugh..

i think you've met the most pelican "real life"..no?

[speeder]

Originally Posted by McLovin

Did you sign the Model Release form?

Hahahaha, etc.

[speeder]

That's cool but the Grove is not in WLA unless they moved it(?) East of Farmers Market when I left town a month ago.

[Hugh R]

I get there once every couple of years, to me its all West LA. Right next to Farmer's Market and near CBS TV City. West LA, Hollywood, its all the same to me.

[VaSteve]

Snap. McLovin beat me to it. LOL

[mattdavis11]

No offense to the rest of my pelican brethren, but I have fallen short on the opportunities in the past several years to meet with some of you. I figured after I met Mike and Hugh it couldn't get any better. First class guys.

[motion]

Just make sure to keep Mike away from your wife, Hugh.

[GH85Carrera]

Hugh, did ya get a coaster?

[Seahawk]

Sounds like fun!

There must have been something in the air...OneWhippedPuppy was over to my house last night for dinner.

We had a ball.

Thanks, Matt!!!

[Crowbob]

There is no way I'd go to a dinner with Lubey and Hugh!

There'd be nothing but crazy talk about existential motor oil and anecdotes about LA starlets with great personalities.

If they picked up the tab (the real tab not the verbose psycho) I'd reconsider the source and cause of my angst.

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by Crowbob

There is no way I'd go to a dinner with Lubey and Hugh!

There'd be nothing but crazy talk about existential motor oil and anecdotes about LA starlets with great personalities.

If they picked up the tab (the real tab not the verbose psycho) I'd reconsider the source and cause of my angst.

Or they are both really shy and introverted with almost no conversation just general talking about weather.

[craigster59]

Too bad, I'll be at CBS tomorrow and Thursday. Our ID lets us walk straight from the stages over to the Grove. I've had the lamb burger, not bad but I prefer the charcutterie platter at Morels just down the way, sitting on the patio and watching the girls stroll by.

We'll have to have another Pelican get together before the holidays now that it's cooler.

[Hugh R]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Hugh, did ya get a coaster?

He sent me 3 last December, one for me, one for Bill Douglas in Wellington, NZ and one for Fishcop in Brisbane. I hand delivered Bill's but was unable to meet with Fishcop when I was in Brisbane.

[craigster59]

So, did you guys use your coasters?

[porsche4life]

Originally Posted by craigster59

Too bad, I'll be at CBS tomorrow and Thursday. Our ID lets us walk straight from the stages over to the Grove. I've had the lamb burger, not bad but I prefer the charcutterie platter at Morels just down the way, sitting on the patio and watching the girls stroll by.

We'll have to have another Pelican get together before the holidays now that it's cooler.

Craig I'll be out in October for Thuy to run again. Another bfast near downtown?


Sounds you guys had fun! Mike is a hoot for sure!