Before getting to Hollywood, let me retract my previous slur against Malibu (I said it was kind of shabby and disappointing, with no beach visible from the highway). I was advised by our friend Robert Karp that Google Earth shows another view of Malibu Beach. And yes indeed it does show a different beach scene! Seems Beau and I did not know that if we had rounded the point and continued north on the Pacific Coast Highway, we would have seen a terrific expanse of beach that I guess is still considered Malibu. Phooey! We screwed that up.
Anyway, back to Hollywood. The land of dreams. And movie stars. And weirdos.
After walking around the main drag, past Grauman's Chinese Theatre and the Kodak Theatre (where the Oscars are held), we took a short trolley tour to catch the highlights of Tinsel Town.
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| A cool building we saw while driving through Los Angeles, on the way to Hollywood. |
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| Grauman's |
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| Where the stars award themselves. |
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| Just another aspiring actor. |
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| Of COURSE Buddy came on the tour. See him smiling in the bag? |
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| Think of all the movie stars who passed through these gates. |
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| Some old stars, some new ones on the Walk of Fame. It costs $30,000 to get your name in the sidewalk. (For those of you youngsters or those not familiar with old movies, Paul Douglas is a movie actor from the 1940s. He played character roles and did them very well. He was great in "A Letter to Three Wives" -- a super old flick. |
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Ida Lupino was a fantastic actress who became one of the first women directors in Hollywood. I loved her!
(Those are Beau's and my feet in the shots -- we were trying to produce shade over the stars, which are highly reflective.) |
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| The fire escape from the film "Pretty Woman," where Julia Roberts the prostitute gets a proposal from her billionaire, played by Richard Gere. Yeah, like that would really happen. |
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| Where Whoopi Goldberg filmed "Sister Act." |
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| Unfortunately, there was a lot of smog over the sign -- best we could do with our camera. |
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| A beautiful mall where we hung out for a bit before the trolley tour. |
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| The legendary Hollywood Bowl. Frank Sinatra performed here -- as did hundreds of other stars! |
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| Crazy-ass would-be contestants for the game show "Let's Make a Deal" line up for their chance at door number 1, 2, or 3. |
BTW -- did you know that Los Angeles encompasses more than 400 square miles? Yowza, the place is humongous.
Oh, during the tour we saw our next RV!! Here it is.
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| OMG |
Meanwhile, Back in Long Beach
After a hectic day in Hollywood, we spent the next day wandering through Long Beach again. The weather was great, and we relaxed along the waterfront.
Later we watched the sun go down from the deck at Tequila Jack's restaurant....
On to the next stop, Santa Barbara. Jeesh -- I am still behind about five days.
Tanks, Panky
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