Chinatown Summer Nights

These events were usually about opening up the traditional Chinatown facade to DJ’s, food trucks, and street vendors, a sorta night market, neon style. However, this night was not only in honor of Chinatown’s 75 anniversary, but it was about the unveiling of the first Bruce Lee statue to be raised in the U.S. And if you have read the news recently, there’s some complications in getting this to be permanent. Whatever happens, I guess I’m glad to see this in person. Though I have to say, the statue looks a bit out of proportion, like the creator fashioned the body after the Capcom character Fei Long, which was of course, a tribute to Bruce Lee. Still, it was great to see this tribute.

We spent the rest of the evening eating, drinking, and visiting some of the open art galleries around Chinatown. A fun use of the first half of the evening before really drinking the night away. They had a beer garden with local brewers and a stage with a live band. Pretty crowded. The beer ticket mechanism soon became annoying, so it was off to Little Tokyo, to Weilands, to knock down endless amounts of beer until they closed.

Don’t worry, we sobered up before heading home.