Friday, June 1, 2007 – The Burger

Above the corner of Lincoln and Washington in Venice, California, a surreal hamburger – a promotional billboard for In-N-Out Burger

Everything you ever wanted to know about them is here, including this -

The burger chain has developed a cult following, because of its reputation for adhering to the notions that fast food should be made from scratch. A favorite among celebrities (an early example being Bob Hope), Vanity Fair has even served In-N-Out burgers at its post-Oscars parties. Angelina Jolie, for example, confessed that she left the 2003 Academy Awards ceremony early, and, dressed in her glamorous outfit, stopped at an In-N-Out on the way home.  Actor Tom Cruise is also known to be a big In-N-Out fan to such an extent that most of his films will often have the company's van providing unofficial craft services. Paris Hilton, spokesperson for Carl's Jr. in 2005, was arrested for DUI in 2006 claiming, "I was just really hungry, and wanted to have an In-N-Out Burger."

Angelina Jolie and Paris Hilton hit the In-N-Out here on Sunset, a few blocks away.  This burger in Venice is, of course, a classic double-double – and appears to be garnished with a bit of pigeon droppings.  Yum.

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Technical Note:

Most of these photographs were shot with a Nikon D70 - using lens (1) AF-S Nikkor 18-70 mm 1:35-4.5G ED, or (2) AF Nikkor 70-300mm telephoto, or after 5 June 2006, (3) AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor, 55-200 mm f/4-5.6G ED. They were modified for web posting using Adobe Photoshop 7.0. Earlier photography was done with a Sony Mavica digital still camera (MVC-FD-88) with built-in digital zoom.

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