One of many interviewed for my friend Stephen Seemayer’s upcoming film “Tales of the American,” here’s my segment from this new documentary by the makers of ““Young Turks.” Filming continues to take place in, around and beyond the American Hotel in the Arts District of Downtown Los Angeles. Since 1979, the American Hotel has been the beating heart of a rich community of artists who began moving into the deserted factory buildings between Alameda and the Los Angeles River.