Delilah's is not the only one in Echo Park to close out Capricorn with birthdays. Echo Curio gallery is claiming one, too.

Here's the announcement:

Wow, one year has passed since the Echo Curio officially unfolded its wings and came screaming into this world. A definite labor of love. ... And now in the dawn of the New Year, things get even more streamlined as the Curio says goodbye to two of its original partners (we wish them well in their home improvement and eventual exodus to KC).

[That] leaves us with an even busier schedule, with [a] themed art show every month, and on top of that, a good three to four musical performances a week.

Not to be outdone, Chicken Corner is having a one-year anniversary today, too -- celebrating, uh, whatever was happening exactly one year ago today. (Well, one thing that was happening was my stepmother's birthday. Happy Birthday, Sally!) And Chicken Corner? Um, one year ago...Chicken Corner pondered the meaning of the accelerated gentrification of the neighborhood and got a headache. Jan. 22, 2007, I was listening to Bird and Bee, an Echo Park band. One year ago, certain memories were twelve months fresher. I was one year younger and looking forward. Maybe you were, too.

And, in all serious, congratulations, Echo Curio!