Miker:
Can you repost the address of Terrill's bookstore? I'll head
there and pay homage as soon as work lightens up.
I'm glad you had a nice trip. I'm from NYC and for most of my
life had the typical east coast knee-jerk reaction to LA
(fear and loathing, mostly). I finally visited here four
years ago and had a great time with friends. Then two years
ago, my employer was looking to send worker bees west so I
volunteered. It took a while to get used to the change (car
ownership was a big challenge) but I've fallen in love with
the city. I live in Los Feliz, right on the edge of all the
Hollywood sleaze, and I dig it. Walking down Hollywood
Boulevard at night, I get shivers thinking about all the
mystery history -- much as I do in foggy San Francisco or
parts of noir New York.
One night I was walking down The Boulevard and hit upon one
of the things that makes Hollywood great. It seems to be
untouched by corporate America: no Starbucks, Barnes and
Nobles, Banana Republics, etc. Unfortunately that's just
recently changed after a new building project on the corner
of Highland and Hollywood; it's where the Academy Awards are
going to be held from now on. On the ground floor, center
stage, is a big fat obnoxious Gap. How can there be diversity
when we all dress alike, eat alike, and even drink the same
crappy coffee? But other than that one glitch, the rest of
the road is paved with spectacular old theaters (Grauman's
Chinese, The Egyptian), beer and steak joints (Musso and
Frank's is the best) and so many characters.
Speaking of characters, all you Thompson fans are leaving out
one of my favorites: POP. 1280. Nick Corey is every bit as
intriguing -- and murderous
-- as Lou Ford (KILLER INSIDE ME).
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