Comments on: Parousia Rehearsal July 1987 @ 1435 1/2 Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, CA

By: GerryNorth

GerryNorth — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 21:26:00 +0000

In reply to Steve Brownlee. Enigma records split off in 1985 from Greenworld distribution to form its own company.

By: Patt

Patt — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 00:27:26 +0000

In addition to the hookers, it was a known drug dealing street, that’s why there was “No Standing” anywhere on that street or the adjoining ones. But the dealers had outsmarted LAPD by switching to bicycles. You could watch a car slow down. A man on a bicycle would come up to the car. The person would place there order and the bicycle would speed away. By the time the car went around the block, the order would be there waiting. The dealers real base of operations was a block away behind our building. Almost every other night, police helicopters would shine their light while arrests were being made. Because of the proximity the light always shined into Claude and I’s bedroom, keeping us awake. I thought it was so common in LA that when I interviewed for a job at Amtrak, the man asked me how I liked Southern Cal. I said it was fine, except for the helicopters keeping us up all night. He didn’t have a clue as to what I was talking about.

Another thing about that house. Since my car was practically totaled in an accident, we had in towed to the garage in back of the house that we didn’t use. Well, nobody went in there for a time, but when we did, it seemed that a homeless man had taken up residence in the car, entering through a hole in the back wall we didn’t know was there. He was very neat and was careful not to destroy anything. He was never there in the daytime, only at night. A couple of times we almost caught him, but he heard us opening the door and would scamper away through the hole. We decided to let him be, since “there but for the grace of God go I”. At the time, I didn’t know how true, some years later, that statement would become for me.

By: Garth

Garth — Sun, 28 Jun 2015 08:34:46 +0000

In reply to Steve Brownlee.

That’s funny – – “from it’s inception in the early 90s until it’s demise in the early 90s” – – they didn’t happen to have a mysterious fire, did they?

By: Steve Brownlee

Steve Brownlee — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 08:43:28 +0000

It was great running across your page here. I was doing a search for some old Enigma Records photos (I was with the company from it’s inception in the early 90s until it’s demise in the early 90s. So I got a giggle seeing your posting of our old official “rejection” letter. Then I did a double giggle when I saw that you also posted a Chameleon Records rejection letter as I was also an A&R rep there as well for 2 years. So thanks for posting these, made my day.

By: GerryNorth

GerryNorth — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 20:33:55 +0000

In reply to Jennifer Raye. LOL! So sorry about the parking... i think did tell you, its just that all the spots were taken. There were always more cars than parking spots behind our apartment.

By: Jennifer Raye

Jennifer Raye — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 17:15:05 +0000

Personally, I have the best memories of you guys at the Las Palmas Apartments. It might have been by the hooker hotel but it was a certain kind of heaven for me. The hat party was awesome! This was our first meeting and you posed a trick question: “Do you like the music?” Good thing I answered, “Yes!” I was, in fact, hat-less and you kindly gave me a hat, as well as a tour of the apartment (a very short tour). And the county game? Hmm, there might have been a tiny bit of cheating involved… this Hollywood girl NEVER could have known how to pronounce Cautteraugus! I remember the view from the roof was simply breathtaking… an amazing night that I still cherish. But why, oh why, didn’t you ever tell me there was parking behind the apartments?? It could have prevented me from being towed! Ugh!