Thursday, April 14, 2005

Beverly Hills 90210

EXT. HOLLYWOOD HILLS
Dark Blue Maserati, moving fast through the Hollywood Hills, passes large, beautiful homes... Driver shifts, grinding gears...

The Maserati comes to a red light and pulls up next to a Dodge Colt. The GIRL in the Colt looks at the Driver and his car admiringly. Feeling confident, he revs the engine. The light turns green. He takes off leaving the Colt in the dust.

EXT. A SIDE STREET IN HOLLYWOOD
A crumbling old apartment building. Dark alley ways, deserted parking lot. The Maserati -- blink and you miss it -- motors past the building.

PANNING UP A building facade of lit windows and metal fire escape. One window in particular. A GIRL stands there in a short kimono, looking down.

EXT. REGENT BEVERLY WILSHIRE HOTEL
The stone wall of the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel sparkle as if thousands of tiny white lights are embedded in each one. Bright flags are illuminated
by the daylight sun. The Maserati SCREAMS into the
driveway and comes to a jarring stop by the front door...

Well it didn't quite happen like that - artistic license - but there was a Maserati, the Regent Beverly Wilshire and me all in the same place at the one time. And here are some photos to prove it, and a couple of others from around LA too.

The Main street near where I stayed in Beverly Hills Sunset on Santa Monica beach Sunset on Santa Monica beach Santa Monica Pier
Sant Monica Pier Sunset on Santa Monica beach Me and the Sunset on Santa Monica beach Sunset on Santa Monica Beach
And for something different Sunset on Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica I'll let you guess this one Santa Monica near the beach
Venice Beach Venice Beach - white men can't jump set Tall trees at Venice Beach Bill's house.  Cosby, that is. He wasn't home at the time so I just left a note with the Security Guard that carted me off to say Hi
Top end of Rodeo Drive Rodeo Rodeo again Arty shot - of some nice shorts
Me on RodeoRegent Beverly Wilshire - ala Pretty Woman And Rodeo again Hollywood sign
Graumans Chinese theatre Hollywood Bowl in the foreground A Mexican in Hollywood Same guy
A house with a view This was the view Some more nice houses Me - duh!
Universal Studios Universal Studios Universal Studios Driving on the freeway

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