Download a copy here, or grab one old school for a real page turning immersion in Southern California: . http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/3750856?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=140×240 . . JOURNAL OF AMERICAN PROGRESS AND OTHER SHORT STORIES Andy Hurvitz crafts a collection of short stories, of people caught in the illusory melting pot of Los Angeles. In…
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I remember when my dad, who was also rather colorful in his language, was categorized by his cardiologist as a “type A personality.” It used to come with the territory. But, this guy was in a league all his own… HERALD EXAMINER – Defense witness yesterday in court battle of…
Service men during WWII enjoying a Thanksgiving meal at the Hollywood Canteen (thanks largely to the efforts of Bette Davis and John Garfield – somewhere in heaven y’all should take a bow) –
Producer Al Christie (he produced hundreds and hundreds of comedy shorts) and bathing beauties salute old Hollywood. . Songwriters: WHITING, RICHARD / MERCER, JOHNNY . Hooray for Hollywood That screwy, ballyhooey Hollywood . Where any office boy or young mechanic Can be a panic, with just a goodlooking pan Where…
In 1927 people dragged out their vintage cars (and horses) and paraded in honor of Hollywood’s early settlers: –
Okay, let’s be kind and call this fanciful — where even your pooch can get a shampoo and a pedicure: –
An image to cross the country for, photo by Dick Stagg: Avocados ripen when the first frost hits the east coast. Oranges are abundant at Christmas…
I had a friend who used to work in the 1980s for the Samuel Goldwyn Co. He lived in Beverly Hills in an apartment and he took the bus to work. He also liked to walk. Apparently that wasn’t fashionable at the time and on his excursions by foot he…