LOL
Took my niece to Hollywood yesterday. Hollywood blvd seems a lot more freaky than I remembered it from last time!
I used to live in Northern CA. I took several business trips and a couple of family trips to LA. I was amazed at what a slummy area Hollywood was. You had to ask homeless to move to see what star they were sleeping on. Dirty was an understatement.
I lived in North Hollywood years ago and recall that was tacky, then, so I can’t imagine how it must be, today. Unless you live there (or nearby) the name ‘Hollywood’ always brings up visions of movie stars living glamorous lives on palm-lined streets (they’re in Beverly Hills, not Hollywood). It’s all image, and a false one, befitting the industry that helped make it famous.
Having lived there, I get a kick out of hearing Jan & Dean's hit recording of Dead Man's Curve, which describes a speed contest between two cars which race down a deserted Sunset Blvd. from Vine St. to Westwood Blvd. late on a Friday night. That stretch of Sunset Blvd. would be jammed even at 3 AM on a Sunday morning.
DANG !!!! ,,,, I thought I’d see a photoshop image of the Hollywood sign in front of the White House .
Perfect!