A brief stop for Zack's birthday on top of the standard hotel in downtown Los Angeles. It was a strange day in LA, there was fog that cleared late in the day.

The hotel's bar seemed ultra hip two years ago, but the relentless progression of time has worn down the hipness.

The US Bank Tower, the tallest building east of the Mississippi. Bush claimed at one point that this building was the target of terrorists planning a Sept. 11th style attack.

Thankfully illegal wiretapping saved us from disaster.