Absolutely NOBODY Asked For This!
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Absolutely NOBODY Asked For This! ☆
the already perfect project.
A series about The Ones Who Matter Most and call this beach a home.
The Already Perfect Project is a love letter to the locals — the people who make Venice, SEXY.
If you felt the energy pulsing through the streets of Venice on June 29th, 2025, just know it was Miss Malie.
She’s more than our official Viva La Venice x Venice Electric Light Parade DJ.
She’s the beat beneath the bikes, the pulse behind the people, the sound of Venice after dark.
She’ll go with you:
🎧 @djmissmalie
💫 @maliejan
🔊 SoundCloud
Meet Miss Malie — The Heartbeat of the Night
VIVA LA SEA SAFARI GUIDES: TAYLOR & JOEY
Captain Funzo & The Dolphin Boat
Venice doesn’t care about polish. It cares about passion. And few people live that out like Taylor Collins — better known around here as Captain Funzo (@captainfunzo).
Raised by professional water skiers and raised on the water, Taylor never really had a chance at a normal life — thank god. ;)
She’s been orbiting the sun and this beach town for nearly two decades, dodging adulthood and chasing adventure with a sailor’s grin and wind-battered hair.
At some point along the shoreline, she met Joey — a Catalina harbor patrolman turned unlikely soulmate — and what started as a love story turned into something even weirder: they built a boat.
What’s This All A-BOAT?
The Dolphin Boat.
Born from seven chaotic months in a boatyard — full of sanding, shouting, dreaming, and duct tape — it became a vessel for something better than perfection: joy.
Now, they take people out into the Santa Monica Bay in search of dolphins, sea lions, and those unspoken moments when you remember that everything’s still alright — even if it’s wild, loud, and slightly off course.
Step Aboard.
Less than a year in, they’ve hosted hundreds of people. Tourists. Neighbors. Kids who’ve never seen the ocean. And every ride is a little reminder: the ocean doesn’t need to be fancy to blow your mind.
Neither does Venice. Neither do WE.
Taylor and Joey — like so many of the locals we love — didn’t wait for things to be perfect. They just launched.
You can find them at TheDolphinBoat.com or on Instagram @thedolphinboatla.
We can’t guarantee a discount but if you mention this page - you could get lucky! Godspeed!
Absolutely NOBODY Asked For This!
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Absolutely NOBODY Asked For This! ☆
the already perfect project.
HIP HOP RISING
Profiles of the 90s
By Martin Pearson & Deverill Weekes
Step into the golden era of hip hop with Hip Hop Rising: Profiles of the 90s—a powerful visual and editorial tribute to the artists who shaped a generation.
Book just dropped.
Today Was a Good Day.
VIVA LA X VIVA LA VENICE
Today we celebrate 120 years of Venice — the art, the edge, the energy.
JUNTOS. TOGETHER.
In partnership with VIVA LA, we honored the heartbeat of the Westside through color, culture, and community.
WE HAD SOME FUN.
Under the boardwalk, and through the boulevards.
