The LoT Commune
 

I thought I'd move this fantasy over hear and out of mousepod's southern migration thread.

If I were to establish a commune...

• It would perhaps resemble more of an artist's collective, like Andy Warhol's Factory
• It would be in an urban setting - near people, art, and culture
• Perhaps a converted warehouse space - ideal for lofts, but none of this Loft/Condo business that's become popular these days
• The ground floor would be the work/play space, certainly needs a performance venue, a small stage that could feature a band, a play, or something out of the original Cabaret Voltaire
• And adjoining bar or cafe might be nice, a place to practice mixology and other culinary experiments
• Some store front, perhaps to lease to finance the venue - or maybe even an enterprise or two of our own - used books/CDs/DVDs comes to mind, though with our tastes it might never be lucrative
• Living space upstairs, I'd still want private "apartments" but with some common areas to house to share meals, ideas, and movies till dawn without disturbing those he like to sleep every now and then.

So that's my start, feel free to add more bullets of your own to our virtual collective

:cheers:

I would add a small but homely Piano Bar where I could tinkle out showtunes for drunk LoTters to sing along to...

(I can just see Lisa doing a 'fabulous baker boys' on top of the Grand...)

Internet cafe. After all, if a bunch of Swankers are going to live together, we'd better have a way to communicate.

Gimme a room upstairs that I can lock myself in and fire automatic weapons at the wall.. and some whiskey bottles to shoot at, too.

A sweet library with posh armchairs and a book collection full of fantabulous books. And a bowling alley. The kind James bond would have if he bowled. With martinis.

I think if our commune had cult type uniforms they would be really swanky pajamas.

And our own data center - better make sure that internet connection is reliable.

I like this idea. Since we're talking urban style, a courtyard might be best, alongside a separate enclosed room that may be small in square footage but very tall, with long flowing curtains and neutral rugs. That way those that seek nature can do so and those that seek quiet can do so as well.

If we've got a courtyard, the rest of the roof space can be a pool and spa.

• Small recording studio for all kinds of performance
• Our own mega server and networked computers wit' a big fat pipe. Music sharing, anyone?

ETA - BTD beat me to it

I need my LOUD space - stacks of amps and speakers taller than a mighty Redwood...

Oh, we've got the cult type uniforms handled...

We need a rooftop garden space that we can grow veggies and flowers. We also need a giant deck with lots of comfy patio furniture, a view of the ocean, tiki torches, several BBQs and an outdoor kitchen.

A meeting space that can also be a public space for community meetings, AA meetings, happenings, classes and workshops or whatever (also a revenue generator).

I'd also like some decent art facilities. They don't have to be elaborate but some key equipment would be lovely.

Hmm, a fully stocked bar in the same building as an AA meeting. Hmmmm

Well, people need SOMEWHERE to go after they're pickled. ;)

We need to have a LoT meet at someone's house and create a LoT commune on the SIMS.

Nah, we need our own version of Habitat for Humanity - we'll call it Vacant LoT and build it.

As Hawthorne pointed out in The Scarlet Letter, the first thing you need to build is the jail.

That's on the other side of the walls - aka exile

Is that all we can grow up there??

Exactly.

Hydroponics in the basement?

Yes, there can be a corner of the laboratory devoted to hydroponics. Yes.

Basement sounds good. There are other growables that love dark, damp places.

Definitely need a game room. Billiards, pinball, pachinko, and of course a wide selection of board games.

Vacant LoT! I love it. I nominate that as the official name of our LoT commune.

A trampoline or giant inflatables are a must. Bouncing is fun.

...and Disneyland!

Is that your Elvis impersonation?

That sad part of this reality is that we would all be sitting around in the same room, all communicating via IM, PM, chat, etc...

And, a giant kitchen. Cupcakes everyday!

I'm thinking that if we all combined all of our books, we have one swanky friggin library.

So, are kitties and bunnies allowed? :) Just want to make sure that sceaegles is comfortable. :evil:

Which reminds me, he can bring the trampoline.

Joe Perry of Aerosmith :)
Only, I'll leave out the heroin...

Uh-oh.



deal breaker.

In the virtual commune anything is possible...



In the absence of Jet Packs, I intend to moor the LoT Zeppelin on the roof

In the virtual commune, there are no allergies!

There's gotta be a Peoplemover to the Satellite Station X-1 Cocktail Lounge

I hate to break it to you, swankers, but this pad needs a gym. Especially with hydroponic goings on in the basement.

We also need a Tahitian Terrace, so I can get down in a Tiki Drum Circle.

Who needs a gym when you've got a stage, some turntables, and a dance floor?

Where IS Super Keith anyway?

I second that motion!

Oh, and we would have to move the Yma Sumac Exotica Lounge to the commune.

Can we also raise sheep? And goats? The byproducts would include natural fibers for spinning, milk for cheese, and fertilizer for rooftop and basement gardening projects.

Bunny poop makes great fertilizer too.

And, the Feline Pine cat litter makes great compost.

I'd like to add a Dole Whip maker.

But does Dole Whip make good compost? :p

I call "dibs" on the loft farthest from the goats and sheep!

It should be solar and wind powered, independent of the power grid.

Are the dragons allowed? That could be a deal breaker.

Oh in that case lets get our own micro-turbine!

And maybe a room where we can assembled the collective Olshevski

Sounds good, but who do we know with connections?

George Jetson's house. That's what the LoT commune looks like.

Editing bay, yo. And general soundstage space. Storage for the cameras. And a swanky home theater, where we would all take advantage of Steve. I mean, Steve's academy screeners.

I got;
castle, hub, train station, city hall, Emporium, Opera House

You'll want to put me in a soundproof room. I snore.

It would be interesting to take a poll to see what we (collectively) have. I am guessing that there are a LoT of SB Castles and Train Stations (we have them as well, along with the hub and something else that I cannot remember and am too lazy to get up and check on).

Castle & Hub here

We'll bring the uniquely framed Shag prints.

No Olie pieces, but I've got an original Adventure thru Inner Space attraction poster that's looking for a wall to hang on.

I have nothing to give but a extensive comic book collection. :)

I can bring some hams, just to make sure we are stocked up for our special visitor.

All I've got are Aerosmith and Bon Jovi memorabilia...

Well, and the expertise necessary to build a bunch of really cool computers for all of us to use. :)

I'm going the full Monty including the table (which I have on order). Although I may have to leave a sad little gap where the orbiter is supposed to go. I'm not sure if I'm emotionally capable of paying for that.

I second the motion for a full computer lab. My MiniChee wants to take that big old cheeseburger out back and whoop it's benchmarks.

I've got some movies and a couple cds for the commune library...

Joking aside, Heather (who, for reasons beyond me refuses to join the party here) loooves the idea of a LoT commune, particularly the first couple of pages of the thread (before it got all, y'know, virtual).

Did she see the silly thread? That might tip her one way or the other.

Can't we take a blow torch and some plaster of paris to the Olie's, and make Tomorrowland '67 with some simple modifications??

In fact, I think we should modify each land to represent the heyday of each.

Heheh, the major reason I haven't participated more in this thread is that I want the LoT commune to be a reality so badly, I can't seem to get behind the flights of total fantasy.

Heh me too, gotta buy me some lottery tickets...or cash out that 401(k)...

It's gotta have a koi pond - just thought of that.

Seething Koi!

A koi pond for quiet reflection, but there's also gotta be a shark tank - with laserbeams :evil:

We somehow have to claim sovereignty to allow for a casino. Poker at the very least, baccarat to capitalize on some Bond swank (though I understand the far more interesting poker was introduced in the latest flick).

Of course the key to making it a reality is finding ways to generate some sustainable revenue. I'd be interested in investigating the economics behind it, considering how long we avoided creating our own message board because we presumed the cost to be beyond our reach. I'd hate to think the same true here.

Only if they are great whites. I shall name them Sharky, Sharkie and Sharki. I shall love them and squeeze them and hug them and kiss them and love them and they will be my squishi.

For fun, in our commune we should watch You Can't Take it With You from time to time.
:)

and all the episodes of the Brady Bunch.

I have the fourth season (including the Hawaii episodes)

Great ! I have the first, second, third, fifth seasons.

O, here it is.... I have the 4th too.....

I bought them all really just to freak people out. They'd say "remember when the bradys won that silly singing contest:) , or remember when marcia broke her nose:D , or even remember when Greg wiped out on that wave in hawaii :cool: - and how about that zany time they lost mikes sketches at Kings Island Amusement Park :rolleyes: ?? Or when Jan find out when she grows up she's going to look like.... Imogene Coca :eek:

I calmly go to the shelf, put on the actual episode and start watching it.

They either get enraptured, or they run from the house screaming.

:snap: :cheers:

Well, I only own two books, and I'm not into artsy fruity type stuff, so I will need my 'mans' area. :D


I will need at least a 10 car garage for my toys, with a proper lift of course. And what a garage it should be. Besides the lift, I'll need oil lines pumping out mobil 1 10w40 and other delicious lubrications. My air compressor will be hooked up, naturally, with copper tubing and mulitples outlets feeding a variety of air tools. Fully stocked craftsman toolchests will abound, while a fridge will provide liquid refreshment.

Scratch that, we'll need a kegorator. And we will make our own micro brew. Seasonally. Swanky indeed.

A museum area to prominently display the fine wares. Bikes, trucks, cars etc, all polished to a mirror brilliant shine. Black and white tiled floor in a checkered flag pattern, with drains for indoor washes and a seperate drainage area for oil - directly piped to a recycling facility.

Oh yeah, and we will also need a glorious patio, overlooking the ocean. With a naturally landscaped pool and of course a hot tub. With waterfalls naturally cascading over rocks. A built in sound system and stainless bbq to prepare glorious feasts of meat...piles and piles of toasty tasty meat. Another fridge outside to hold more beer.

We will also need a vodka and martini glass chiller, you can see why I'm sure. Ice sculptures will be prepared daily with channels built in to fascilitate the flowing of the vodka into said martini glasses.

Oh yeah, and if you guys want to keep any of your cars indoors, you might need a seperate garage as well. Mine will be full.

I need a place to play with fire.

Oh, good. NM will change my oil and wash my car for me.

If I weren't allergic to the NA household cats (and lord knows how many would take over the commune) ... I would seriously sell everything and pool all my resources towards this fabled communal living situation.







Le sigh.

Oooo... Did NM just volunteer to be the in-house mechanic and car washer? Cool!! Thanks NM!

I think he forgot the part where all the chicks wear sexy bikinis and wash the cars, ending in a water and foam fight.

That's because HE'll be the one in James Bond trunks doing the washing.

Another source of revenue would be the catering kitchen, out of which would come the aforementioned cupcakes and, of course, ThinKrisps.

Also, a 99 seat theatre, where Heidi and Brad and I could charge actors $45.00 a month to belong to the LoTSpace Theatre Company. LTC would produce 2 or 3 shows in tandem, classics, chesnuts, and new works, as well as host workshops, vocal, and dance classes. I'm thinking thrust proscenium with a working fly. Rehearsal spaces and a costume shop are a natch.

I like the way you think ! But we might need a separate fridge on the patio to hold all the meat (marinated in my secret BBQ marinade, of course).

...and my range of "BearSpice" pickles and chutneys :D

Don't forget me !! I'm a Thespian too !! I've been in over 30 theatrical productions myself !!!!!!! :cool:

...and I did a course in "design for the theatre" so I will be conducting set-design workshops for an additional fee.

I didn't know that! Welcome to the LTC. As a founding member, you get to choose which seat gets a plaque with your name and personalized inscription.

Koi was the ingredient last night on Iron Chef. I'm all for a Koi pond with lots of delicious attractive Koi

You know, I was with a local theatre company that did this !! LOL

I don't suppose you've read "The Art Of Coarse Acting Or, How to Wreck an Amateur Dramatic Society " by Michael Green? It's my Bible. :D

No, I suppose it just comes to me by instinct.

OMG ! It's MANDATORY reading - soooo funny !

Link to amazon page

I say let's get a copy for the LoT library.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
How to Steal the Scene, Even though Unconscious...., April 6, 2002
Reviewer:Debra A. Burrell (Norfolk, VA USA) - See all my reviews
This tome is full of useful information for the coarse actor, including "How to Steal the Scene, Even though Unconscious," "How to be a mere Spear-Carrier, and still ruin a scene," "Basic Makeup Tips for the Coarse Actor," and the useful diagram on set building "The Human Cleat." Anyone who's ever been in a performance of "Arsenic and Old Lace" will appreciate this book -- as will anyone who's ever sat through the show. (Not that I'm slamming "Arsenic and Old Lace," I think it holds up remarkably well.) Should be required reading in all theatre coarses. Oops, I mean courses...

Must have vocal studio. With soundproofed rooms, so I can work on the high notes. :D

Seething, delicious, attractive, koi ... n'est pas?

Um, you do know you're been bantering with the best Teddy Roosevelt to grace the Old Lace stage in thirty years, and that our own dear Not Afraid is a descendent of the real Brewsters upon whom the screwball play is based, do you not???



And somehow I read it right when Nirvanaman first posted it ... but when lashbear quoted:
...
I read it as:
:eek:

:D Bully!

We would also need about 3,000 - 5,000 sq. foot woodworking shop (I know I am not the only LoT'er to whom this would be of interest). Sliding table saw, dual compound miter saw, lathes (both large and midi), wide-belt sander, large and small band saws, large radial-arm saw, large glue-up area with a gazillion clamps, enclosed spray booth with fume recovery, centralized vacuum recovery and collection (for all the saw dust), two router tables, and of course every conceivable hand-tool known to man.

Stay out of the woodworking shop.

Can I join? I played doctor a lot in my younger days.

And it's got to have one of these:


...And Dancing Waters.

Oh yes...good call. Let me think about that one for a second.

Wow that was good.

They should be mechanics too. Nothing hotter than a hot chick sliding out from under a car with grease on her face. You know, like that scene from gone in 60 seconds. MMM.

And I got a pretty full plate with my own cars. You peeps get your own mechanics/washers. :)

And I was the star of both my 2nd and 5th grade plays!

As long as I can watch yours - I'll be happy

I just got a little turned on. I've got some hand tools I can contribute.

We will also need a metal working shop - welders, cutters, CAD/CAM machines, quick prototyping machines, bead blasters, tumblers, pounders, etc...

I would have for you babe, but Kevy already volunteered for said duty.

Which bath-house is that one ?

...reminds me of Japanese onsen / o-furo for some reason !

It's in a hotel somewhere.

Well, that clears it right up!

Wait, was this the metal shop or the bedroom? :eek:

Heh. Whatever floats your boat babe. :snap:

I thought they were suggestions for naming the commune's gay bar.

Heheheheheheheheheheee

"See-ya sweetie, I'm just off for a drink at Pounders" :cool: :snap: :cheers:

PS: Visible Mojo to ya cos I have to spread it around before givin' it to ya again......

Well, here's my suggestion for the LoT Commune. NA can even have her highland cows there!

So you say ya want a LoT commune, well we all want to change the world...

So here is a chance at the dream:

01 09 40 53 56 [21]

That's for the March 6th 2007 MegaMillions $355,000,000 drawing.

If it wins the top prize then Swank-a-doodle-doo, it's commune city.






Note:
Offer subject to whatever laws might apply
Open to all posters in this thread prior to this post
Offer void if it turns out to be illigal for some stupid reason or it just becomes a bummer.
Offer'er (that's me) may at his option subsitute crass cold hard cash for actual commune
Oh, and as swanky as you all are ya ain't getting all $355 million, just enough to get a good commue running, say what around $10,000,000 or so?

Wow and yikes! I'll bet 7-11's all over the place in DC and MD are packed with people buying tickets! Our office would have had a group of at least 20.

I think we're going to splurge and buy 5 tickets. Usually we buy about 1 a year, but heck, I'll make an exception. It's a complete waste of $5, but the head-in-the-clouds dreaming has some entertainment value.

Don't forget, California plays MegaMillions too! Not only that but CA does not take state tax out of the winnings so you all would get an extra $10,000,000 or so over us bitter east coasters.

Buy six and donate one to the Lot Commune movment :D

Really! Well, I guess I had better find a spot to buy a tickie

can Aussies win too ?

While history might say otherwise :evil: in this case, sure.

We got a small pool together in the office, if we win, I will share my share with you (or buy a ridiculously expensive and calorie laden (as permitted) dinner in SF)

Planer! We need a planer!

And a jointer while we're at it.

Ooh yeah!

And some Maki drills!

and a french fry cutter.

Sugar Cane Grinder is a must.

We gotta have a water park, with a swim up bar and underwater sound system.

This might float your boat.

Oh, wow! I love that!

I must have one or I will stop breathing!

I can't find the "Buy it Now" button

That is very cool.

Sunbathing on your deck might be a problem.

BUMP
 

I just mentioned that the Magic Castle is a good candidate for a commune location. I thought it was time to do some consolidation:

Dracula's Castle
Ollie Johnston's place
Encounter
That place in Pasadena
S.S. Swanketania

So funny, I was just talking about this with the boy you guys haven't met yet (that you might meet in the next couple of months, or at the latest December). Came up when we started talking about Dracula's Castle going up on the block.

We figure it would be fairly bad-ass.

That boathouse is effing swanky!

And because anything that swanky deserves to be displayed IN the thread:

^^ Woo that IS cool. We're saving up for one right? Let's start a fund for disadvantaged children and then take the money, buy one of those puppies, and sail around the world like Captain Nemo.

I like this place better

It's got everything including a disco.

I don't know.... Pink stucco?

Well you can always re-paint. It could be a group project.

We need to buy "that" place in Pasadena. I'm not talking about the Tudor that we wanted as a fixer-upper, but the beauitful Craftsman on the corner that put the Gamble House to shame. Then we bulldoze the Tudor across the street, and build a swimming pool large enough to float the Trilobis!

Ooooh can we hire mermen, 24/7?

*ahem*

feelin a little left out here

:p

Only if I can help "audition" them! :evil:

They may be men up top, but can you really overlook the fish penis aspect?

You and GD seem to really be obsessed about Mergenitals

Maybe they're both Ethel Mermesexuals ?

Oh my God! :eek:

(Here are some larger pictures.)

Cheers to that!

Mmm..... Skandinavian mermen..... *drool*













... I said MERmen, not mormons, you bozo!!!!

Have they not tongues?

Sometimes I think you're just too progressive for your own good. :p

Alls I'm sayin' is, I don't want to have sex with animals. I can't find them attractive. Even half-human, half-animals. I'm speciest like that.

I don't know much about Christmas. Do straight men usually hang hot chicks on their trees?

Also - aren't most Christmas ornaments gay enough? :evil:

not usually, although I think thats going to be the theme for this years tree

I have seen trees decorated with "pornaments"

If they flex, do we not swoon?

If they lick, do we not... errr.....

Ahem.

But yeah maybe I WAS subconsciously thinking Mormons, since that has been my raison d’être as of late.... ;)

In any case, those ornaments up there should go nicely with my well-trimmed Hanukkah Bush. :evil:

I had a Naivety that had a hot shepherd.....

Isn't she George Dubya's Auntie ?

I just figured you'd request a striper pole...

I second this motion.

and a garden hose, and a basketball.

For what... the LoT barber shop?

Shave and a hair cut...

LoT will supply the thong

And shoes - we have certain expectations now

Of the things I have thought of you Lashbear, naive is definitely NOT one of them.

....just because you boycotted my meet.....


;)

OK, in that case, I need to reward you with a Pole-Dancing Bear:




Or even this type of Pole-Dancing Bear:



:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

Do these come with curtains?

Dolphin voyeurs kill the mood for saucy submariners

kill the mood? :rolleyes:

man, I must be weird. I'd see it as a cheering section

I confess to engaing in similar behaviors when the dolphins were performing at Sea World

Were you excitedly taping your beak against the window?

some specs on our new sub :snap:

Phoenix 1000 Luxury Sub

theres only one teeeensy little problem. more of an annoyance really

Yeah, I am not sure we can wait the three years

Will they let us keep it at the Sub Lagoon? Can we order the mount so it will fit on the track? We could then sub lease it to help pay it off.

heh heh sub lease heh heh

Oh, you...

Gimme!! Gimme!! Gimme!! Gimme!! Gimme!!

heck, for that sub, I'll gladly put on nightly 'live' shows for the dolphins

:snap:

omg...I think Ive found it!

THE place for the commune

Island paradise

so? so???? can we huh? can we????
(forgive the site layout...its sorta wonky)

I dunno...it's just an executive par 3 course. That'd get old pretty quickly.

Did you read the German?

Loosely translated it means that some git dropped a couple of zeros. The price for the island is 25,000,000 not 250,000.

I thought $342,025 (US) seemed kinda cheap.

However, add this option to the course and you might have something.

Do you remember this story?

Gives new meaning to "A hole in one..."

Hmmmmmm....

Swanky architecture.... Check!
30,000 sq feet....Check!
Ocean view....Check!
Bowling alley....Check!
Multi media theater....Check!
Automotive museum....Check!
Diner.... Check!
Kitchen the size of a small country....Check!
10 bathrooms.... adequate…

I think we have a winner!! Who’s got $75 million to spare?

I don't think I could bring myself to live anywhere that's advertised with "as seen on Oprah Live!"

Or we could just get a condo in the Super-green city of the future...

Broken link... For me, at least.

I'm guessing anything called portabello estate is going to have significant fungus problems.

Or is an atractive place to moor ships.

ETA: Or has an esthetically pleasing entranceway....

Yeah, but the bowling alley is only two lanes and the master suite is only 2,000 square feet with only two bathrooms. Not good enough.

Only if some of them are straight- and at least one of them favors BBWs....

Can I set up my teepee in your backyard - you know, in a spot that doesn't block your ocean view?

Yet another potential commune vessel.

http://www.gizmag.com/wally-announce...lyisland/9011/

(be sure to click on the image gallery below the photo)

Ugh real life is so annoying. Can someone on here PLEASE win the lottery or get a really really big inheritance so that we can make this a reality already? Please? Pretty please with sugar on top? ;)

Hmmmm, checking all my rich relatives.






Oh, there are none. :(




Maybe I should start buying lottery tickets.





OR - Here's a real idea: Why don't we have a LoT Lottary Pool where contributors get to live in the LoT Commune that's purchased with any winnings over 30 Million? (Winnings under that are distributed evenly to the contributors).


I like it!

Or, I could make it really big on the poker circuit.

Seeing as it's an interest that's being forced into a hobby by someone I live with that loves poker tourneys.

That's one ugly ass yacht.

Perhaps that's because it's a merchant ship with a Disneyland Hotel wedding garden placed carelessly on the deck.

If this is a "Gigayacht", when does the Terayacht come out? How about the Peta, Exa, Zetta, or Yottayachts?

Yes. So wrong....

I could come up with something way cooler.

Please do.


Oh, but it must be crewed by the men from your avatar collection. They'll be swabbing decks and all that, so the uniform will be shoe and shirtless.

But it won't be the kind of vessel where no shirts no shoes means no service. :snap:




Oh, and I get to choose which one's my cabin boy. ;)

Oh iSm I heart you :) :)

It sounds like you've been eating the mushrooms instead of painting them!

*raises his hand*

uh..thats not really gonna work for me

http://www.gizmag.com/go/7811/

Hmm... this has potential, if only we can figure out how to keep the martini in the glass.

Oh, we'll have scantily-clad cocktail waitresses, awaiting your pleasure in more than just libations, but the name says most of it.


The swabbies, however, on a ship ... sorry, they're boyz. Rules of the sea and all.


Ah, rum, sodomy and the lash!


When do we set sail?:D

................................. (thats me pondering)

......................


yeah, ok. Im in

If the guys have to be shirtless, so do the women. ;)

Nonsense. White t-shirts regularly exposed to sea spray would be perfectly permissible.

Why am I picturing Ricardo Montiban as the Captain?

Fine Corinthian leather deck chairs?

Aaron Spelling's mansion is now on the market.

It's 56,500 square feet. There are 30-ft. ceilings, five fireplaces, and four wet bars. There's a bowling alley, wine cellar, wine tasting room, gift-wrapping room, a humidity-controlled silver storage room, China room, library, gym and media room. The screening room features a movie projection system that automatically comes up from the floor at the same time that shades extend over the windows. The finished 17,000 square-foot attic includes a barber shop and beauty salon. There is a wing for service staff, including a kitchen and seven bedrooms. Outside the house, there are a tennis court, fountains, a waterfall, a pool and spa, a reflection pool and a pool house with a kitchen. Asking price is $150 million.

Commune?

I'll pitch in $10,500. That's 1 percent right there!!!








And in this economy, if we wait a bit ... i bet we can snag it for a hundred twenty million, tops! Time is on our side.

Somehow, I think the Spelling Mansion would take a bit of tweaking to make it, um, tastefully commune-like.

If it's a fixer-upper, no more than $115Mill tops.

You think that'll be enough?

No worries. We have an architect.

BTW... Here's what it looks like:

I think that is George Bush's evil lair.

W

Nope. This is the evil lair in question:

Apparently he made the mistake of letting Laura buy the lair.

Do the arrows indicate where W is right now???



And, yeah, the Spelling mansion's gonna need some work. Awful plain looking.

But I like the amenities. And the price can't be beat!!

Gift-Wrapping Room?? :eek: I need that.

Hahaha, that was the room that caught my most attention. I want to wrap FABULOUS gifts amazingly, and we need a room with all the supplies and plenty of table space. Yes, it would take an entire room ... and that's when I started to covet the Spelling Mansion!

I'm in with no money, but lots of enthusiasm!

That is the one room that Susan always talks about

She could do her drunken seamstressing in there, too!

You was a riot Saturday night: Vicoden AND alkyhaul (including these "oatmeal cookie" shots that were AMAZING! - gotta find the recipe)

I think the LoT Commune bar should be stocked with those oatmeal cookie shots. By the gallon! :D Those things were evil.

Here's the recipe, by the way.

No, I'm sure there is a whole other room dedicated to that already.

I'm sure Tori's wing could be converted for drunken seamstressing

Doubt there would be much conversion needed

This thing is wicked good!

I assume that drunken seamstressing will get a rather large workshop area. And not some hot-in-the-summer garage either. Maybe we could convert a gym space. A couple large cutting tables, racks for trims, massive shelving for fabric storage, and an area where the machines are set up socially, like a couple rows facing each other?

Hmmm a sweatshop to keep the commune in the black - this might just work out afterall...

Sweatshop? Sorry, we'll be too busy preparing costumes for the LoT Masquerade Ball.

Did you make some? Dude! Share! :snap: I miss those shots. They make for some fun times! And, they taste good too. ;)

So, at the moment, it's like a Spelling Mistake?

Only on LoT could a multimillion-dollar mansion be reduced to a typo

You forgot the single most important element of the room: the bar.

A nice big lawn for the sheep; I approve.

I bet it has a safe room somewhere. A big plush one. With a flatscreen TV and a bar.

Well, if we had a thousand bucks per person, per night, we could always just rent this island in the Carribbean.

And if that worked well, this guy sells islands, hehe.

Hmm....

I have a new candidate for the Lot Commune. We'd all have to move to London though.

$65,000/month ain't bad when you think on it.

I think this would be perfect for the commune: The Claw.

We were sitting next to a girl of about 7 or 8 who was discussing The Claw in great detail. MickeyD and I just wanted to know where the Toy Story aliens were.

I propose the property at 4053 Woking Way (Walt Disney's former residence, which is currently up for sale)

I don't believe that was his... there's not ONE hidden mickey ! :p

You didn't see it? Look harder :P

(hint: the 24th picture)

That's not a hidden Mickey in the traditional sense.

And Smirnoff vodka? Something tells me that Walt wouldn't be drinking Smirnoff

Something tells me that isn't Walt's vodka.

Something tells me that Walt hasn't live there for at least a little while.

Hey, we could raise the $3,600,000 between us. If we divide it between 400 LoTers, it's only $9,000 each.

For caretaker, I propose my humble self.

If good fences make good neighbors, then this commune is looking better and better. Plus it's not far from my Aunt's house so I'd have family close by. Dodgers games would be easy to get to as well



37 miles down the 5 to DLR however. I suppose traffic was lighter back in the day.

Is that a fence or a retaining wall?

Looks like a retaining wall to me. Either way, it's just slightly less ugly than the house it belongs to.

I don't know. When the house was built, it took 23 years to drive to Disneyland.

Geeze, and you guys go all ape**** when they close one little freeway for a weekend. You've gone soft.

At first I thought you meant Walt's cigar burns on the wall (if you squint) but then I looked down. :blush:

Your link didn't work for me, but I did find this

ETA: Hmm... now your link works

How about this place?

If the LoT Commune has to exist in just 5000 total square feet (2500 indoors) with difficult escape I predict the two month anniversary will include a murder mystery.

That place looks awesome. Until the oceans rise from the melting polor ice caps. It's been there since 1985, so it must have survived a huricane or two passing by....

I literally LOL'd.

But first we need a tontine

I offered, but got no serious bites.

LoT Commune: Battle Royale

It'll be a hit in Japan.

I'm a lover - not a fighter.

There's a market for that too. We can put Kevy in charge of it.

Abadoned Village in France available for 400,000€

Perfect for the LoT COmmune, I'll pitch in!

Story Here

I saw that on our local news and thought of the LoT commune too, how funny!

It's a whole village, imagine the possibilities!

And there is a pool!

huh...and here I was thinking it'd be great for a paintball tourney

/shrug

That's only $530,000 or so. I'd be willing to buy a share in that even if I'm not willing to move in with you all. But if you'd promise to keep a cot set up for drive by visits.

Let's go!

Should we keep the ground underneath it clear for you to sleep on?

Actually, I was wrong, even more of a bargain, 300,000€

I would TOTALLY be in that.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow...190730434.html
For a mere $3.8 Million...

No bathrooms? Deal breaker!

I can provide the light show.

I was thinking something a little more rural - but I'd be willing to compromise to keep the peace.

Hmm, Georgia?

Ge-or-or-or-gia.

Is it missing the cupola?

Why would you want a cup of Los Angeles?

Based on the Grand Cal? Kind of a weak follow up, don't you think? I mean, just make a Craftsman if that's what you want. Walt's Barn, Jungle Cruise, now we're talking. (btw it took me many times reading the sentence to realize they weren't referring to a Jungle Cruise attraction that exists in Hawaii. That blog post has some grammar issues.)

Coaster Matt turned me on to this gem today. Bob Hope's fantastically mid-century uber-modern spaceship in the mountains above Palm Springs. It's on the market. All we need is a cool $50 million and its OURS! :D


:cheers: Views over the Coachella Valley - someplace wonderful to stay for the annual music festival. Other than that, I'm not too fond of the location, but you have to admit - if you look at the photos - the home can hardly be be beat!

I'd live there

I'll kick in a few bucks, that's a cool casa!

I'd love to live there, too. Of course, the place in the UK has so much potential, too.

I think we can learn a lot from this

Are you sure? It looks like that lifestyle means no men and half the women need be pregnant and if you wear an orange dress you have to point your breasts way off to the side.

A fellow student from grad school dumped everything almost two years ago and began a tour journey around the country to visit and spend time in various intentional communities. The intent is to write a book but when she's with a group she tries to live with them in their way.

It's been pretty interesting. Blog posts are somewhat sparse but that's the way it should be when you're busy living, there's time to write later. If you're interested, you can find it here:

http://foreverarriving.blogspot.com/

I said we could learn from it - not copy it.

Yeah, but if pointing our breasts to the side isn't what we're going to learn, what is the point?

The nipples

Sorry; somehow I missed that

Can we? Can We? Huh? Can We?? Pleeeeeeeeease?

Well, it's less expensive than most of our prior suggestions, LOL.

Well, I do make a mean Chorizo or Salchichón...

With unemplyment being so high, I bet crime is pretty bad as well. But wouldn't that be a great way to retire?

Okay, I REALLY want to know these details!

So do I! Who buys a house and doesn't live in it or sell it for 50 years? And was it cleaned on a regular basis so that things didn't just rot away from lack of care?