Got off of work at the film school around 4pm. Walked a few blocks to Musso & Frank's Grill and sat at the same bar where Wyatt Earp used to drink. Some of the bartenders have worked there for over 50 years. I had a few beers, then walked up to Grauman's Chinese Theater and waited to see Kirk Douglas step his feet into the same piece of cement he stepped in five decades earlier (50-years-ago he also pressed his famous chin into the cement... not this time). He told a funny anecdote about the first "talkie" he got to see as a kid. He'd saved up the usual amount for a movie, 10 cents, only to discover to his horror the talking picture was a quarter. Undaunted, our man Mr. Douglas snuck into the theater. Today in his honor, Grauman's charged theatergoers a quarter to see Sparticus. Douglas reached into his pockets and tossed quarters at the crowd to cover the cost.
All-in-all, a good day in tinseltown. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
