I'd forgotten what happens in offices around the holidays — tons of cookies, pumpkin breads, cheese platters and fruit baskets show up and sit around. I must have gotten hold of something dicey and now I'm paying the price. LA Observed is closed at least for this morning. We'll see later how the afternoon looks.

* Friday a.m. update: Still down for the count. More later. Mark Lacter at LA Biz Observed is all over the Sam Zell news.

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6:50 PM Thu | Largest crowd for a Walk of Fame star ceremony that many could remember, outside the Capitol Records tower on Thursday. Photo by Gary Leonard.
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8:13 AM Fri | Greek debt deal held up, good news for L.A.'s budget, Kodak challenged by theater owner, and cruise ships can't release sewage.
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