Avast, ye landlubbers! The backstory on the Burbank backyard pirate ship

Finally, we all get to learn about the builders and owners of the Burbank backyard pirate ship.  I first blogged about the ship, Red Dragon's Revenge, about four years ago and CurbedLa.com picked up the story.  Since then, both this blog and Curbed have republished the photos. And now, Burbank Leader/Glendale News Press has the history! No link as of now, though; you'll have to get a hard copy of the paper.

The builder/owners on Angeleno street are Anne and Richard Lainhart, who "shared a love of all things scalawag and Renaissance." Richard built the ship with friends in the Angeleno street backyard. (You can't see this from the street; my pics were taken from the alley.)  City inspectors and most of the neighbors got onboard.  Richard is quoted in the article as saying that the ship is a work in progress.  It has a 27-foot mast, five sails and a below-deck galley and is dry-docked in concrete 14 feet deep.  It has held as many as 60 people for parties. 

According to the article, the Lainharts enjoy reenacting other historical eras, too, and are members of the L.A. area Sherlock Holmes society.  Lainharts, thanks so much for the delight you've brought us all. Long may the Red Dragon's Revenge sail the backyard seas of Burbank.

Yet another reason to love the east San Fernando Valley: 9 most Doom-y statements about 405 Fwy closure

Unless you've been living under a rock, you know by now that the 405 Freeway will be closed for 56 hours in mid-July.  It's being called carmageddon -- lol.  Curbed.LA has compiled the 9 most doom-y statements from public officials and they're doozies!  Oh, I am so not sorry I live in the un-hip part of our region.

It's just like Malibu to try to steal some of Burbank's thunder

Curbed L.A. has a story about 30065 Morning View, a very special Malibu property that's on the market.  This place was a recording studio for Bob Dylan and the Band. Lots of famous musicians either lived or visited this property at one time or another. This post is not about that.

The story also says that Mr. Ed was stabled on this property.

Not so fast, Malibu.  Mr. Ed was in Burbank in the 1960's, for at least part of them, anyway.  His stable was behind a residential home that was for sale a few years ago although I can't remember the street.  Francis the Talking Mule was stabled there as well.

So Malibu can just quit trying to steal Burbank's talking equines cachet and fame, already.