Holiday Weekend Recap & Meme

Jul 06, 2008 18:34

I've had a smashing 4th of July holiday weekend. Went to the required BBQ and watching of the illegal fireworks at a friend's home. And I'm not talking the piddly party packs you buy from your local Fireworks stand, either. I'm talking the ones that sound like mortar fire going off and make you want to duck and cover. Their neighbors seemed to have ( Read more... )

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sspring92 July 7 2008, 05:49:22 UTC
The Potato Heads are hysterical! Do you collect them? Love the pics of Hollywood. My uncle has lived there for 75 years and my mom and Dad lived there in the 40's. (I'm really not THAT old I swear!) I hadn't been in years and went recently to visit...I have to admit, it kinda scared the crap out of me! The 'bad" areas come up quickly and tend to kind of spread out forever! I am not a city girl!

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drumher July 7 2008, 17:06:55 UTC
The Potato Heads are hysterical! Do you collect them?

I do now, apparently. LOL. But only the ones that have a link to Harrison Ford. ;)

(I'm really not THAT old I swear!)

Hmmm. Speaking as one who just turned 45, I have to wonder what "that old" would be. ;)

Hollywood is much better now then it was ten years ago but it's really not a place I go to on a regular basis. It's a great place to people watch and the restored theaters are neat to poke around in. There's a lot of new buildings going up too. Mostly condos/retail spaces for those "city folk" who want to live in the middle of everything.

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sspring92 July 7 2008, 22:38:00 UTC
LOL.....the "That old" comment comes from the fact that I am let's just say, a menopause baby! I had grown brothers and sisters by the time I was born. I am closer in age to my nieces and nephew than I am to my siblings! People generally hear that my Mother is in her 80's and my Dad fought in WWII and they look at me and say "How old ARE you??!!" It is nice to know that someone else on this list actually lived (and was a semi-adult) in the 80's rather than just knowing about it from VH1 count downs!

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drumher July 9 2008, 14:43:06 UTC
What's really scary is that the fluorescent colors that were so popular in the 80's are making a comeback in the sportswear industry. You know when big names like Quiksilver start doing it, that it's going to be around for a while. **shutter**

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lady_bracknell July 7 2008, 10:13:40 UTC
Is it wrong that I really hope you played Wipe Out with the Sufaris?

I would really love to come and hang out with you in Hollywood - the thought of seeing the statue people heading for the bathroom is priceless. And I promise not to buy a map of the star's houses (although I would keep an eye out for Robert Pattinson and pounce on him given the smallest chance ;)).

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drumher July 7 2008, 17:17:07 UTC
Is it wrong that I really hope you played Wipe Out with the Surfaris?

LOL. Not at all. I have actually played Wipe Out with them as a part of an audience participation thing. It was very satisfying to be the last of four people to play the drum break and be the only one to nail it, to the amazement of the crowd and the band. It's a moment I'll never forget.

It might be fun one day to buy a map to the stars homes if I went with people from out of town. I doubt we'd see more than tall, ivy covered walls, tho'.

Your best chance to see Pattz in Hollywood would be at the premiere of Twilight, if he comes over for it but I'm sure they're having one in your neck of the woods where it would be easier to stalk. I will keep my eyes peeled for his distinctive coif, when I'm not looking for Thewlis...

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lady_bracknell July 7 2008, 17:39:01 UTC
Ooh, cool :D.

Not to sound like a great big stalker, but last I heard, RPattz was living in West Hollywood, and last week he got photographed looking kind of drunk and a bit dishevelled outside some club called... Seven? You know if you happen to be passing and want to kidnap him for me ;). Thewlis and Friel, I heard, were living next to the Scientology place and trying not to get drawn in....

I don't need a star map, evidently, lol.

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drumher July 7 2008, 19:49:21 UTC
Not to sound like a great big stalker, but last I heard...

Judging by the vast numbers of pictures of Pattz you've found to play with, it doesn't seem to be too difficult a thing to keep tabs on him and his fine hair.

Thewlis and Friel, I heard, were living next to the Scientology place and trying not to get drawn in....

Oh No! I think their neighbors in Windsor were much better. Maybe they should go home before Tom Cruise comes calling.

I don't need a star map, evidently, lol.

No, indeed! Next time I'm looking for somebody famous, I'll ask you first.

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mrstater July 7 2008, 13:02:41 UTC
We started three small fires at our country fireworks show, one of them igniting some hay next to the dog's kennel. It was pretty intense!

I'm cracking up that you actually put "penis" on attractive male features. Because we were all thinking it. ;)

Love your potato heads!

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drumher July 7 2008, 17:24:05 UTC
We started three small fires at our country fireworks show, one of them igniting some hay next to the dog's kennel. It was pretty intense!

Yikes! When you say "we" I take it that you don't mean you and Mr Tater. ;)

I'm cracking up that you actually put "penis" on attractive male features. Because we were all thinking it. ;)

LOL. I was a tad concerned that it would make me look like some kind of sex-starved maniac. ;)

Love your potato heads!

I've actually never had a Mr Potato Head of my own. Depraved childhood, I guess. I've decided that they need to be displayed. Now to find an available shelf space...might have to build one.

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mrstater July 7 2008, 17:33:51 UTC
Yikes! When you say "we" I take it that you don't mean you and Mr Tater. ;)

Actually I mean a group of probably 30 or 40 people. The menfolk were in charge of the fireworks, and the womenfolk nearly got hit by the one that went awry!

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drumher July 7 2008, 19:39:31 UTC
D'oh! What is it about guys and blowing things up? Although, I did witness one young gal lighting fireworks while holding them and then tossing them weakly into the street, so I guess the guys can't take all the blame. I didn't see anything on the news about out of control fires in Texas so I gather that everyone made it out relatively unscathed.

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gilpin25 July 7 2008, 14:00:11 UTC
Snitch?! I'm building up to calling you the third one... ;)

I want to go on the tour even more now, and I'm dying to make a joke about the difficulties of having a pee when you're a living statue because there must be a really good one out there. I might have to buy one of those star maps so you'll have to disown me - it'll be purely for research purposes, you understand, and so I can show it to the rest of the f-list as proof that I had tea at drumher's pad.

Am a bit worried about the three things you want in a relationship as I've realised Mr Gilpin is your ideal man. He'd pay you to wear the tool belt. And your two truths and one lie are killers - I'm hoping it's a lot less than ten years because I also want you to have played Wipe Out with the Sufaris, lol.

In honour of those wonderful potato heads, there's only one icon I can use...

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drumher July 7 2008, 17:36:33 UTC
Snitch?! I'm building up to calling you the third one... ;)

Don't you dare! And it's SNitch. First initial and the first 5 letters of my last name. not that it makes it sound any different.

I want to go on the tour even more now, and I'm dying to make a joke about the difficulties of having a pee when you're a living statue because there must be a really good one out there.

Just make sure you go before your shift!

I might have to buy one of those star maps so you'll have to disown me - it'll be purely for research purposes,

Naturally. I'd be happy to drive you around to gaze at the 8 foot high walls which is all we're likely to see.

Am a bit worried about the three things you want in a relationship as I've realised Mr Gilpin is your ideal man.

My search is over! And I didn't even mention the Quiksilver connection. Tell him I'll be right over with my tool belt. You can have Rosie, as I've got my own cats.

And your two truths and one lie are killers - I'm hoping it's a lot less than ten years because I also want you to have ( ... )

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gilpin25 July 7 2008, 19:14:56 UTC
And it's SNitch.

Damn. I was imagining you as a little golden ball with flapping wings, plus interesting capital letter typing issues, and now you've destroyed that illusion for ever more, Roc, erm, drumher. ;)

I'm also wishing it was a lot less than ten years but if wishes were fishes... Why does nobody believe I climbed Half Dome?

I was hoping it was the sex one that was a lie! But at least you're avoiding rose petals and Dumbledore tattoos. I can't think of anything truthful for my three answers at present, which may slightly defeat the object...

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drumher July 7 2008, 19:56:26 UTC
I was hoping it was the sex one that was a lie! But at least you're avoiding rose petals and Dumbledore tattoos. I can't think of anything truthful for my three answers at present, which may slightly defeat the object...

I did have difficulty coming up with a lie that would sound convincing enough to offset the two truthful ones. And believe me, I waffled a bit on including the sexless one but figured since my flist is all chicks and I made it perfectly clear that I was looking for someone with a penis, that I wouldn't inundated with date offers. Honestly, would I really want a guy who's a big enough Harry Potter fan to be frequenting the same LJ communities as myself? I think not!

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