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DotDotDash: Bloom 'What Now?' Edition (with update)

By Ed Fuentes
Published: Tuesday, July 17, 2007, at 04:39PM

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — A special edition of DotDotDash, the ‘What now?’ Edition.

FINAL TIME SET: Joel Bloom’s July 22 Memorial Block Party will start at 3pm, as noted by 9th District Councilmember Jan Perry at the close of today’s City Council session. As reported earlier, it will be held at Joel Bloom Square, located at 3rd and Traction, and will extend out to the front of Bloom’s General Store. There will be spill-over, as attendance is expected to be high.

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The rest after the jump.

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SQUARE THAT ISN’T A SQUARE: While the odd triangle “block” at E 3rd, Traction, and Rose was once proposed to be purchased by the City with the speculated intent of being converted into public space, the word is the price went up––so the lot purchase may be on hold. ..—_ It Doesn’t Stop Creative Minds: A competition to design Joel Bloom Square is planned and open to artists, architecture students and “anyone else”..— The contest is sponsored by Los Angeles Downtown Arts District Space and Citizen LA; entry forms, along with details, will be available Sunday.

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FINAL BARK: Before the read, CCEA’s Estella Lopez brought up that friends of Bloom are asking where to send a memorial donation; at this time there is nothing set-up. ..—_ An initial idea by “the reader” is to set up a fund for Downtown Dogs, in Bloom’s name, to help cover emergency health costs for loyal pets living in the Arts District and Historic Core. ..— Details, if any, will be reported here.

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ADD BARK AT 7PM:* “While a downtown dog fund is no doubt correct in spirit” says Son of the White Sox Fan/Air Force Man below in comments, the family requests donations in Joel Bloom’s name be sent to: Sarcoma Foundation of America, PO Box 548, Damascus, MD 20872. More info at the website: Sarcoma Foundation of America: Finding the Cure. In Our Time.

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ADD JULY 17, NOW YOU CAN BARK BACK Bloom’s niece, Dayna Sethness jumps in below to us about the link to the Trib where you can click on the guest book to leave a message to family and friends in Chicago..— The Chicago service for Bloom will be Friday at 11am..— Thank you Joel Alan Bloom, and family.

Pictured: Joel Bloom from the family archives.


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Randy writes:

While a downtown dog fund is no doubt correct in spirit, his family has decided that donations should be sent to:

Sarcoma Foundation of America, PO Box 548, Damascus, MD 20872 http://www.curesarcoma.org

Lynn and I also wanted to tell Jan that her resolution, while a lovely tribute, rather sinfully paints a lifelong White Sox fan as a fan of that other team.

Also, for the record, his documentation of Southeast Asia was on behalf of the Air Force.

I’ll be adding links to these and other tributes in the info section; the sheer volume is unbelievably touching. Thank you all for your support.

# on Jul.17.2007 AT 06:33 PM
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Ed Fuentes writes:

Randy,

Thanks. That gives us a fast answer to the question. The right people will read it.

I will defend Jan on “the other team.” It was a joke by the person who wrote the bio (a friend of Joels) the resolution was based on and later got into the proclamation.

# on Jul.17.2007 AT 07:02 PM
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rachel jendrzejewski writes:

dear ed & all, i’m absolutely heartbroken that i can’t be there to honor bloom on sunday. i’m out of town this month, and while i’ll actually be back briefly fri/sat, i have to leave again early sunday morning and can’t delay the trip.

has any kind of public wall started formulating, or might something be started on sunday, where folks can post/send tribute? it would be so great if people who aren’t around could share love in some small way that day…

xo.rachel j

# on Jul.18.2007 AT 04:30 PM
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Ed Fuentes writes:

Rachel,

The family will be setting up a tribute page for Joel. In the meantime, they have linked the blogdowtown and viewfromaloft posts here. as family and friends from Chicago have been exchanging thoughts and wishes with some Los Angeles friends.

Any update on a final tribute page we will pass along.

Rachel Jendrzejewski is Media Director for Cornerstone Theater, located two doors down from Bloom’s General Store.

# on Jul.18.2007 AT 06:58 PM
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Dayna Sethness writes:

Hi Ed:

I am Joel’s niece, Dayna.

If people click on the below link, this is the notice and then they can click on guest book. This is the tribute page for Joel.

http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=LS000090923453X

Thanks, Dayna

# on Jul.18.2007 AT 07:41 PM
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rachel jendrzejewski writes:

thank you so much, ed & dayna. i so much appreciate it.

# on Jul.22.2007 AT 12:39 AM

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