Been There, Done That

Monday, August 11, 2014

Hooray for Hollywood

I was so happy to make it out to see my friend from high school, Marc Andreyko.  It was a beautiful day, and so we decided to take a ride to Hollywood Forever Cemetery.  You cab click here for their interactive map!
According to their website: 
Hollywood Forever is a cemetery unlike any other in the world. One of the world’s most fascinating landmarks, Hollywood Forever Cemetery is the final resting place to more of Hollywood’s founders and stars than anywhere else on earth. Founded in 1899, the cemetery was an integral part of the growth of early Hollywood. Paramount Studios was built on the back half of the original Hollywood Cemetery, where the studio is still in operation today. The cemetery of choice for most of the founders of Hollywood’s great studios, as well as writers, directors, and, performers, Hollywood Forever Cemetery is now listed on the National Register of Historic Sites. Visitors come from all over the world to pay respects to Johnny Ramone, Cecil B. DeMille, Jayne Mansfield, Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks, and hundreds more of Hollywood’s greatest stars.

Yes, there are free-roaming peacocks at the cemetery.
Find the kitty.
"Alfalfa" from the "Our Gang" series.  He was stabbed to death in a fight.

Johnny Ramone

Hattie McDaniel
Mickey Rooney
Cecil B. DeMille
Later that afternoon, Marc and I were about to walk into a novelty shop, he checked his phone and said, "Robin Williams died."

"Nu uh." I said not believing it at all.

"Yep. He killed himself."

"NU UH!"  I was utterly shocked; stunned. I couldn't believe it.  The rest of the evening was spent mostly watching the unbelievable updates on Robin Williams.  What a tragedy.

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