jueves, 10 de octubre de 2013

On the streets of Los Angeles ... (for English speaking people)

It is more driving the car and some times just walking, if you get a place to park. You have to watch carefully where you park, place, date, time, or maybe the building,the shop, has spot reserved. In the very Sunset Boulevard there is a huge business, like everything here, called "99 cents". You already know why. You see people buying, people you would call quirky, of any age, looks, manners, where will they live in this city? City that combines rich areas, very rich, and poor ones. A city where bus travel is rare, where not having car is as no having a horse in the Far West.
In La Brea is located The Jim Henson company, the genius, now deceased, who invented what we call Muppets. These charismatic movie studios, that a modern Spaniard cheesy would say, were the the cradle of United Artists, at the beginning of the 20 '. Now to get in you go under Kermit dresses as Charlot. Nice touch.
Chaplin, Pickford and Barrymore were the founding father, as  three buddies, who were united. Well Pickford and Barrymore were also lovers. In these cinema studies there is plenty of Chaplin , from his office, to his tracks, his screening room. It breathes great peace, like a beautiful oasis in the desert, with very creative people and artists around. In those pioneer days would be wonderful to see them moving in these automobiles, with the same heat and the same sun, but full of dreams and ambitions.
The security guard, at the main gate, is Mexican, born in LA. He said to me I should speak in Spanish. He speaks three languages, English, Spanish and Mayan, but Spanish is the one he preferes, because it expresses more. He dislikes CR7, he says CR7 could not play against four defenders.He is too proud, he thinks I am the best. It must be the image, although the guard has not seen the last year and people talk about impressions. He did not tell me anything about Mr. Mourinho.
Continuing on Sunset to the East, you get to Amoeba. A store where you find almost any tape, vinyl or CD. A problem choosing. Some items at fantastic prices, other examples of collectors. You have to search and search. Jazz, rock, classical music and those movies you've seen once and they can not find ever, full of memories and emotions of childhood.


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