Do It. Naked Gun/Airplane!/Drink Along/Beer Pong.

A drink-along and a round of beer pong isn't usually the first thing that comes to mind when trying to honor someone after their death, but for the always-hilarious actor Leslie Nielsen, it just makes sense.

The Downtown Independent will be hosting such an event this Saturday, to go along with screenings of Nielsen's best known works: Naked Gun and Airplane! It's sure to be interactive and absolutely insane, but that's exactly how Nielsen would have loved it.

"I am serious. And don't call me Shirley."

Naked Gun/Airplane!/Drink Along/Beer Pong takes place beginning at 8pm (Airplane! to be shown at 10pm) at the Downtown Independent, located at 251 S. Main St. in downtown. Tickets are $10 in advance, and you can buy them here (first beer is free!).

-- Chau Tu

Do It. Werner Herzog, L.A. Record's Xmas Party.

Meet a crazy man: Werner Herzog @ Downtown Independent, Fri. at 7pm (9pm showing will have Herzog introduce), $12
Werner "It's not a signficant bullet" Herzog is crazy. The auteur behind amazingly wondrous documentaries like "Grizzly Man" and "Encounters at the End of the World" is set to release a new feature film, named "My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?" and lucky for you, he's coming out to promote it at this Q&A. What could you ask such a man? Here's your chance; it's bound to be entertaining.

Meet a crazy band: L.A. Record's Xmas Party @ Bedrock Rehearsal in Echo Park, Sat. at 8pm, FREE with RSVP and donation of child's toy
Okay, maybe none of the bands playing this holiday gig are as crazy as Werner Herzog (that would be quite ambitious), but they'll give you a good show nonetheless. I've seen fave Smell players Abe Vigoda a few times and they just keep getting better, and I can't imagine The Soft Pack not bringing some great energy to their poptastic beats. Oh, but that dude Daedelus does have crazy sideburns, and add in that free tequila (if you're 21+, of course)...maybe you will be in for a crazy night.

-- Chau Tu