Life In The City

On the evening of July 15, the news was full of dire warnings about something called Carmageddon. The 405 freeway was going to be shut down around 7:00pm, and supposedly the traffic around Los Angeles was going to come to a standstill. Everyone on the TV newscasts was telling everyone to stay home, don't get on the road and get stuck in Carmageddon. I decided to be brave and venture out anyway. I took a bus out to Hollywood to the Egyptian Theatre to see a double feature. I saw David Cronenberg's THE FLY, and John Carpenter's THE THING. I won't go into detailed reviews of the movies themselves (that's what my movie blog is for), but I will say that going to the Egyptian Theatre, and Hollywood in general, was a lot of fun. The theatre is awesome, I would go there every day if I could, just for the ambiance of the place. Hollywood Boulevard is fun not just for the theatres, but also because of the Walk Of Fame with all the stars on the sidewalk, and all the interesting people. When I took the bus for the return trip, I rode with Elvis most of the way down Fairfax. Well, he looked like Elvis anyway. Photo above originally created by John Rice.

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