mon way to refer to Los Angeles, America’s most wonderful city. A "riot" is an outbreak of violence by a crowd, though here it’s a nickname for an expensive hotel (the Continental Hyatt House), because rock stars and their fans often cause trouble there. Tell her to call me. I’m under "Henry Houdini." Note that to be "under" a name at a hotel is to be registered with that name (Henry Houdini was a famous magician who died in the 1920s). Come on, lets blow this burg. In this case, "to blow" a place is a slangy and somewhat dated way of saying to leave it quickly. A "burg" is a short and rare word for suburb. The enemy! Come up to LA and we’ll talk some time. The members of the band refer to William as the enemy because he writes for Rolling Stone magazine, which was very critical of hard rock groups like Stillwater. In short, they don’t trust him or the magazine. Hey man, be cool. This is a very slangy way of telling a person to be respectful or nice. No, he said it ain’t California without you. :: I get the gist. "Ain’t" is common slang for isn’t (or other conjugations of to be), but it a word that you should generally avoid using. The "gist" is an excellent word for the main point of a speech, argument, story, etc. I live in a different world. :: Speaking of the world... "Speaking of" is an excellent way to begin talking about something that has just been mentioned in a conversation. I’m going to live in Morocco for one year. A country in North Africa, that was popular with hippies in the 1960s. I need a new crowd. In this case, Penny is using "crowd" to mean a new group of friends. William joins the Stillwater tour, and soon finds himself as a reporter for Rolling Stone. Keep the small bills on the outside and call me if anyone gets drunk. A short way of referring to dollar bills (Elaine thinks William should carry the bigger $10 and $20 bills hidden inside the $1 bills, so he will be less likely to be robbed). It’s all happening! I’m about to use you as protection. A very dated and slangy expression used a lot in this movie, which probably means many that very exciting things are happening. Please don’t smear it. Five minutes ago he touched this pen. "To smear" ink or paint is to cause it to spread or stain in a messy fashion, often after water or another liquid is accidentally dripped on it. Vic is a Zeppelin fan. :: I picked that up. In this case, to "pick up" something is to realize or understand it, often after observing it (i.e.…William could see from Vic’s behavior that he loved the group Led Zeppelin). Ladies and gentlemen, at this time please extinguish all smoking materials, for the captain has turned on the no smoking sign. "To extinguish" a fire is to put it out or el
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