Dropped by Grauman's on the way to the Cardboard shindig with the kids while still basking in a post-Rose Bowl glow.Â
They got their picture taken with the John Wayne and John Travolta stars and saw the Transformer robot guy and the Michael Jackson impersonator while I drove around the block a couple of times. In and out in 20 minutes leaving the kids thrilled and wanteing more. (Perfect.) We also drove by a few studios and saw the big billboards of upcoming movies. Their big disappointment was that the Hollywood sign wasn't visible at night. (It's not lit due to neighborhood complaints.)
I think my position is somewhere between the extremes. Sure Hollywood is tacky - If we'd made a whole day of it the kids would have been disappointed. Everything looks grungier during the day and schlepping down sidewalks looking at names underfoot that people under 20 have never heard of cannot be all that fun. But as an only in LA experience and night time photo op it scored big.
They got their picture taken with the John Wayne and John Travolta stars and saw the Transformer robot guy and the Michael Jackson impersonator while I drove around the block a couple of times. In and out in 20 minutes leaving the kids thrilled and wanteing more. (Perfect.) We also drove by a few studios and saw the big billboards of upcoming movies. Their big disappointment was that the Hollywood sign wasn't visible at night. (It's not lit due to neighborhood complaints.)
I think my position is somewhere between the extremes. Sure Hollywood is tacky - If we'd made a whole day of it the kids would have been disappointed. Everything looks grungier during the day and schlepping down sidewalks looking at names underfoot that people under 20 have never heard of cannot be all that fun. But as an only in LA experience and night time photo op it scored big.
In 1938 Neville Chamberlain declared "Peace in our time", Superman first appeared in Action Comics, Seabiscuit beat War Admiral ....... and C.a.l last won the Rose Bowl.