Lobal Orning

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Lobal Orning
Privately held company
IndustryRetailing
Founded2003
Headquarters Topanga, California
Key people
Justin Chancellor
Shelee Dykman
Productsbooks, music, magazines

Lobal Orning was a record and book store located in the mountains north of the Pacific Coast Highway in the small community of Topanga, California, United States. [1] [2]

It sold a selection of music and books, from classic literature to pulp. [3] [4] The store was described by local press as "one of Topanga’s unfortunately best-kept secrets". [4]

The store was run by rock musician Justin Chancellor of the band Tool, and his wife Shelee Dykman, [5] who coined the phrase "lobal orning" which meant "to decorate the mind", in the sense of ornamenting the lobes of the brain. [5] The store closed March 1, 2008.

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References

  1. "From the Shelves of Lobal Orning…"Waiting for Stars or Voices: New and Selected Poems" by Carl Denni - Topanga Messenger". Topanga Messenger Newspaper. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  2. ""Lobal Orning" Becomes Eclectic at Pine Tree Circle - Topanga Messenger". Topanga Messenger Newspaper. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  3. Accardi, Millicent (October 2004). "From the Shelves of Lobal Orning". Topanga Messenger.
  4. 1 2 Mazur, Dan (April 2006). "Changes Abound in Topanga Retail". Topanga Messenger.
  5. 1 2 Le Tellier, Alexandra. "Orning becomes eclectic". LA.com. Archived from the original on 2007-08-24.

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