Hollywood Hike

Finally made it to the Hollywood Sign!  ...but was not able to touch it... It is surrounded by a large fence and lots of surveillance.

It is a short hike, maybe 3-4 miles, with lots of visitors.  It was funny seeing some trying to walk up the path in designer shoes, and/or heels.

Info to get to the sign: http://hollywoodsigntrip.com/

Hollywood, CA: Upright Citizens Brigade

Kayla and I in Hollywood.  

I honestly believe that Hollywood/Los Angeles, is at its best (and worse) during the night.  There is just so much happening...  My favorite Hollywood memories include Halloween, and teletubies on Sunset Blvd: 

And seeing John Landis at a small local theater called the New Beverly Cinema... We went to watch a showing of 5000 Thousand Fingers of Dr. T-  Sold out, so much fun.

http://www.newbevcinema.com/

Tonight, we checked out the Upright Ctizen's Brigade, located on Franklin Ave, in Los Angeles.

http://losangeles.ucbtheatre.com/

The UCB is a small comedy club, that offers improv classes during the day, and gives small shows at night.  The theater itself, is very small, and seats a very limited amount of people. 

Comedian Cameron Esposito hosted the night, and as is common in many small clubs and theaters throughout LA, some larger names comedians stopped on by to showcase their talent.  Tonight we saw Aziz Ansari, and Sarah Silverman.  

I cannot wait to come back!

Los Angeles, CA: Rally to Restore Sanity

"While an estimated 60,000 people gathered on the mall in Washington DC to rally under the leadership of Comedy Central hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, about 1,000 Angelenos made their way to MacArthur Park this morning to watch the live telecast, reports CBS.

There was a lot of humor, a lot of music, a lot of star power, and a lot of solid soundbites worth contemplating and, for many, quoting. "Families have brought their kids and dogs for a relaxing day under partly cloud skies and mild temperatures," reported Neon Tommy. "Folks on Twitter are also calling the event a relaxing affair.""
-laist.com

"This was a not a rally to ridicule people's faith or people's activism... or suggest that times are not difficult or that we have nothing to fear. They are and we do. But we live in hard times, not end times. And we can have animus and not be enemies..."  Jon Stewart

 

Meanwhile in Washington DC.....

To read colbert's inaugaration of fear poem:

Did you hear that? 

No? You’re probably going deaf.

It’s your kids back home

Cooking up some crystal meth.

Did you turn off the oven?

Did you set the alarm?

They still haven’t caught

The man with one arm.

Look around at these people,

How safe do you feel?

Your car when you parked,

Did you lock it?

Thinking reasonably now,

What are the odds, 

That nobody here is a pick-pocket?

That guy who just coughed on your neck,

Could he have an infection?

The restaurant where you went to brunch,

Did it fail its health inspection?

A mad man could set loose a virus,

For which there isn’t a cure,

And while these things may be unlikely,

Ask yourself, ‘Are you sure?’

And can you be sure

You won’t get Ebola from a tainted Diet Cola,

Toxic Waste or getting chased by a bearded Ayatollah

Funnel clouds and hail,

Anthrax in the mail

Your lover will discover your vestigial tale

Someone’s robbing your house,

I can see through your blouse

Your mother was right,

You choose the wrong spouse

Unlabeled Drano, tornadoes, torpedoes, 

The horrible sight

Of some Guidos in Speedos,

STD’s, PCP’s, SUV’s, UV light.

A giant pimple on your face:

You have a date tonight.

Choking on a biscotti

Being whacked by John Gotti

Getting trapped overnight

In a full porta potty

And I have one final fear to drop in your bucket,

About a friend of a friend

Of the man from Nantucket:

There once was a man from Oclair,

Who no one was able to scare,

He wouldn’t join panics,

About the Hispanics,

And later he was killed by a bear.

True Story.