After years of making house calls to ink rock stars and Roshambuddies alike, our good friend Gabriel Alcaraz is opening Art & Mayhem, a new tattoo shop/art gallery/chill spot in Los Angeles. His goal has always been to push the limits of art - either on skin, the canvas, or with a needle and thread - and his new digs reflect that creative spirit. “Tattoo shops can be so cold and intimidating,” he says. “I wanted to create a space that people can feel comfortable and relaxed and open to new possibilities.” The tattoo shop will double as a rotating art gallery and performance space, featuring local artists in quarterly events. We are really excited for Gabriel… so excited, in fact, that we are bringing the Roshambus to his opening.

If you are in Gloss Angeles this weekend, come party on the Roshambus at the Grand Opening of Art & Mayhem. Or to book an appointment with Gabriel write him at artandmayhem (at) gmail.com.

When? Saturday, November 17th 6-9PM
Where? 3416 Glendale Blvd. Los Angeles, CA
Cost? Free
Why? Do you even need to ask?

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We love when people write us letters. We love it so much that sometimes we even post them (for better or worse). That said, here’s a letter from a new Roshambuddy named Josh. We hope this encourages all of you 3219 people who visited the blog in the past 30 days to send us letters, comments, photos, stories, anything, I mean anything that is Roshambo-related. Did you find us in an obscure wine shop in WhoKnowsWhere, USA? Did three of you dress up as Rock, Paper, Scissors for Halloween? Let us know. We want to hear from you! Let’s make this more interactive!

On Nov 10, 2007, at 9:27 AM, Josh Theodore wrote:

Naomi,

My wife and I embarked on our 13th anniversary trip from Texas to the Sonoma wine region this October and had an absolute blast at your temporary location in Cornerstone. How we ended up there was quite poetic…Roshambo had been recommended to us, but we had never before heard of your wines. After checking out your website, I knew it had to be part of our trip.

On our way up after flying in to Oakland, I wanted to detour and stop, but it was raining heavily and late in the afternoon. The 101 was a mess and we had never been in the region, so we decided to pass and go straight to Bodega Bay where we stayed. Our visit to Roshambo 2.0 would have to wait.

The next morning, we were going to head north, beginning in Healdsburg, and work our way down and back to Bodega, where friends from Los Gatos were coming to meet us. Being a man and not following a map, I missed a turn, and we ended up in Petaluma. I turned to my wife and said, “Guess we can hit Roshambo first today?” My wife, Tina, is the ultimate planner, and I could see she might be miffed that the plan for the day was not going to be followed as originally intended, but to my surprise she replied, “It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey!” What a great way to start our day. Our Love Affair with Roshambo had begun! and, while we had many wonderful wines during our trip, the one’s we recall the most were the first.

Roshambo will always hold a special place for us. We can’t wait to visit again in your new digs. All the best and keep fighting for fun!!