Necessary Roughness

For my day off I drove down to Los Angeles and Hollywood.

My first stop was the Hard Rock Cafe in Hollywood. I got there right at opening and got really good service. The waitress informed me that the Los Angeles location was temporarily shut down; the landlord had raised the rent, and the HRC balked. She recommended the Garlic Spinach burger, which was very good.

I drove into Hollywood, passing the Kodak Theater. About 15-20 characters were out in front, including Superman, Davy Jones from Pirates of the Caribbean, and Elmo. The Walk of Fame was a little disappointing. The sidewalk where the stars lay was well kept, but the normal concrete around the walk was not well kept. I didn’t bother getting out of the car.

Just for kicks, I plugged the “Hollywood Sign” into the Hertz NeverLost GPS system. It actually said it could not take me to the sign, but it would take me to a place where the sign could be viewed. It was true to its word, placing me in a neighborhood that was more or less dead on with the sign.

Next, I spent a couple hours at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Flash photography was not permitted, so some pictures will be a little blurry. The Air Force One exhibit was quite cool, but the Presidential 707 was too cramped for my taste. No pictures were allowed in the plane itself. I have uploaded over 40 pictures to the gallery, including pictures of Mrs. Reagan’s dresses for the ladies. The library itself has some amazing natural scenery.

The trip wasn’t as fun as the San Francisco trip, but it was still pretty cool. The kids are going to get a couple of USS Ronald Reagan beanie babies. I tried to visit a restaurant that the NR Wife had seen on Rachel Ray, but it was closed when I got there.

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