Email Author Alan Scherstuhl

2010 Stories by Alan Scherstuhl

• "He Shouldn't Have Changed His Nose"

  published December 30, 2010

  Ranters: Stout 50-ish man in black suit and straw hat; slender 40-ish woman in dark tracksuit. [These ranters appeared... More >>

• "They Are the Dogs of War!"

  published December 23, 2010

  Ranter: Fifty-year-old businessman from Ghana Location: Inka Deli, 1425 Ocean Front Walk, Venice... More >>

• Why's It Got to Be With Me?

  published December 16, 2010

  Ranter: Homeless man lying beneath a tree Location: Bus stop, that lick of hot concrete and two trees... More >>

• Your Next Middle East Peace Envoy

  published December 16, 2010

  Title: Let's Visit the Middle East, by John C. Caldwell (1966) Publisher: John Day Company,... More >>

• Urinal for Midgets

  published December 9, 2010

  Ranters: Noisy, excitable boys of about 11 and 13 years old Location: Men's room at the original... More >>

• Never Hook Up With a Taurus

  published December 2, 2010

  Your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from L.A.'s thrift stores, estate sales and flea... More >>

• This Big Bowling Ball of Sin

  published December 2, 2010

  Ranters: Stout 50-ish man in black suit and straw hat; slender 40-ish woman in dark tracksuit ... More >>

• The Pick-Up Artist

  published November 25, 2010

  Your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea... More >>

• Beautiful Woman Rides Bus

  published November 25, 2010

  Ranter: Fortyish white dude with Eastern-European accent, wearing Verizon cap, Air Jordans and pleated blue jeans ... More >>

• Elvis and the Gold Statue

  published November 18, 2010

  Ranters: Man Dressed as Gold Statue, Man Dressed as Elvis, miscellaneous Venice Beach regulars ... More >>

• I Got to Get It Out Someways

  published November 11, 2010

  Ranter: 50-ish black man with beard, black bomber jacket and Tarheels cap; 40-ish black woman in overalls ... More >>

• Whatever Happened to Chet Thompson?

  published November 4, 2010

  Ranter: Shaved-headed White Dude, mid-40s, in black hoodie and beret Location: Waiting for No. 2 bus,... More >>

• That's Why I Keep in Such Good Shape

  published October 28, 2010

  Ranter: Asian-American fellow of about 50, wearing loose Hawaiian shirt, speaking to silent tablemate. ... More >>

• "Just Touching Limes Like They Like It!"

  published October 21, 2010

  Ranters: African-American male of high school age, dressed in crisp sportswear and straddling a lowrider bike; white college... More >>

• Lays Cement, Needs a Break

  published September 30, 2010

  Ranter: Soft-spoken, 40-year-old white guy with shaved head, neck tats and sunglasses Location: 33... More >>

• Keep the Rabbit in the Hat!

  published September 23, 2010

  Ranters: 50ish white woman wearing teensy, ineffectual gray Splice tank top and trying to hide a can of Steel Reserve; 40ish... More >>

• Amazing Rants: How They Lure You to California

  published August 26, 2010

  Ranter: Rangy teenage white boy in a Kottonmouth Kings T-shirt addressing a black teenager who clearly wasn't interested. ... More >>