As I Walk This Earth... (Episode II)

... I note that:

• many of the people who work in parking garages around SoCal seem to be Ethiopians (or Eritreans, or perhaps Somalis). Why is that?
• in an ad in the LA Weekly, Ozomatli is playing at the same club as Foreigner and Eddie Money. I know I'm a little behind on the rock en Espanol scene, but aren't Ozomatli cooler than this? Are Indian casinos next?
• in the 1/6/06 LA Times crossword, the answer to 53 down, "He played Obi-Wan", is Ewan, not Alec. Hmm.