Tue, March 11, 2008 9:47AM
Readin', Writin', and Rhythms at Kreiling & Dodd
WORD ON THE STREET
It was a tight squeeze at Kreiling & Dodd in Echo Park last night. A solid crowd packed the mini art mart to hear poems, ponderings, and the Los Angeles All Girls Comb Choir. A cross between the sirens from O Brother Where Art Thou and Emmett Otter's Jug-Band, the downtrodden hotties in aprons, slips, and coal-smudged cheeks expertly kazooed Cat Stevens's Trouble and a rocking rendition of The Stones's Paint It Black. After the show, the ladies served up johnnycakes and peddled wares on the sidewalk. In a make-you-melt baritone, a tuxedoed Daddy Beat spouted verse inspired by Mexican horror movies in London. A line we loved: The ocean turns to liquor at his whim.
Owner Lucy Dodd in a stained communion dress and a dapper Christopher Kreiling presided over festivities. And we must confess, the latest member of their collection from artist Jeff Copp made us giggle.
Krieling & Dodd, 1282 Sunset Boulevard, between Innes Avenue & Marion Street, Elysian Park (213-884-8950).
