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“Gabriel had left an American vacuum cleaner in a closet- an old steel Electrolux purchased at the Rose Bowl swap meet for thirty dollars.” (4)

"Even so, Emi's mind wandered from current events. 
'I had a dream that I got buried in the La Brea Tar Pits, and years 
later I became the La Brea Woman. You know my bones and 
a holographic image of me." (250)

“Word is the players change, but the game’s the same.  And on that note, Balboa: that other hot tip you been waiting for?  Tomorrow A.M. LAX.  Mexicana.  
Ten twenty.  C. Juarez.  No luggage.  Carry-on only.” (44)

“Gabriel turned on his heels, impassioned anguish embodied in his 
dark figure, disappearing into Bradley International.” (63)

"Now here or there is a shopping mall, locate the old house 
somewhere between Mrs. Field's and the Footlocker. Or here 
or there is now the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, or Union Station. . ." (82) 

"'Hmmm,' Gabriel stuffed the thing in his mouth and nodded. 
'But I thought you liked the Rose Parade.'" (124) 

Beverly Hills -124 "A green-type from Colorado asked me whether we
recycle the flowers after the parade. I told her we donate it all to a
sachet business that retails in expensive Beverly Hills boutiques which
in turn supports a home fro battered wives and kids." (124)

  
 "Your folks come out to see you, Disneyland, Universal
Studios, and Marilyn Monroe's Grave." (235)

    
“They were all an assortment of Hollywood types- screenwriters, producers, wannabes, gophers of varying dispositions, moguls of varying degrees of power of lack of, graduates of the UCLA film school.” (19)

“Write this down.  L.A. River.  I’m checking out 
the transvestite camp along there.” (41)

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