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"I went from, I got a little bit of a head cold to I have cancer, and it was pretty overwhelming. This has been a really fast roller coaster ride of a journey," he said.

Seen that way, friendships are love affairs, if platonic ones — and just as much of a roller coaster as romantic ones.

These ceramic, cork-backed coasters, which come in sets of four, may be made in China and sold by a Seattle-based company, but what they showcase while supporting your beverage of choice is pure SoCal.

With more than 100 images of everything from the carousel to the coaster to cafes, this book will charm any Angeleno who has ever walked, surfed, swam, eaten, flirted or gazed at the pier.

“If you’re on the expectation roller coaster — it’s going to be this way or that way, everything is going to burn up or be wonderful — it takes its toll.”