Freek Show
by Jim Freek, New Times Los Angeles
Excerpt from "Freek Show" column - June 15th, 2000

And finally, on Saturday, Hollywood Monsters (www.hollywoodmonsters.com) held it's anniversary party at that hair-band-happy hunting ground, the Coconut Teaszer, making for yet another wild 'n' woolly night on the Sunset Strip.  Backed by the credo "sex, clubs and rock 'n' roll," Hollywood Monsters is one of the finer web lairs for finding out all of the necessary gossip in the local underground rock scene, most of which is dished out in diary form in the deliriously deranged Rock 'N' Roll Rehab column.  Strip trash and rock 'n' roll tourists alike crowded into the club for the party and rocked out to a variety of local sounds, from the sexy-industro-rage of Idol Worship to the glam-slammin' pop of Girls Crash Cars and Bubble.  At the stroke of midnight, Budgie, the mind behind the monster, took the Teaszer stage and launched an unlimited supply of Red Balls gift bags (and a pair of panties) stuffed full of T-shirts, posters, stickers, and CDs into the crowd.  We even heard a vintage Brian Eno song blaring over the P.A. between bands, which was almost- we said almost- enough to block out the fact that we were hanging out at the Teaszer on a Saturday night.  As always, the surplus of leather, vinyl, cowboy hats, and other assorted rock-wear made the heat inside unbearable, driving all the real Hollywood monsters onto the club's outdoor patio to enjoy either the Teaszer's repulsive yet highly publicized taco/quesadilla creations or the mysterious chocolate cake with blueberry filling that was circulating.  Hmmm...Brian Eno, cake, and panties!  Can all this really be happening at the Coconut Teaszer?!

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