After we returned to Hollywood from Warner Brothers, we were starving and went in search of sustenance, which brought us to Mel's Drive-In, which is apparently a Hollywood institution.
It didn't appear to be much of a drive-in anymore, but the inside was decorated like a '50s diner, and was super cool. And they had curly fries, which were awesome (even though only one of us got the curly fries she ordered).
Next, we wandered outside to explore the streets of Hollywood. We ran into Mickey Mouse outside of the El Capitan theater,
saw the Roosevelt Hotel, which is where the first Academy Awards ceremony was held,
and set out to explore the Walk of Fame. We didn't see the whole thing - it's quite long, and also extends into areas that neither of us wanted to go due to their disgustingness, but we did see a few pretty awesome stars. We gave Lionel Richie a thumbs-up,
I stood with Lucille 2's star (but don't worry, I didn't get vertigo, nor did I hit on my best friend's son at a charity auction),
Taryn stood with the star of The King,
I stood with Magnum,
and Taryn stood with Alexis Carrington's star, since she was at the spa and had to miss our trip.
We also stopped by Grauman's Chinese Theater to visit stars' foot- and handprints.
I saw Jane Russell's hands (because while Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, as Wonder Woman says, Brunettes Have More Fun!).
Taryn saw Meryl Streep's feet, which was rather foreshadowing of the awesomeness we'd see at Universal the next day.
I learned that Matt Damon has very big feet.
Taryn stood in the footprints of Little Ronny Howard,
and I visited R2D2's wheelprints.
We finished up our exploration with a couple of shots of the Hollywood Sign, as viewed from the back of the Hollywood and Highland shopping center.
After exploring Hollywood Boulevard, we returned to the hotel so we could get ready for dinner. My brother's friend David 2, who lives in Huntington Beach, had offered to come meet us for dinner, and given that he is a Seinfeld fan and therefore more awesome than my own brother, we readily agreed. He picked us up at our hotel (which we think kind of frightened him...and for good reason, the thing reeked of incense), and we met his brother and his brother's girlfriend at an Italian restaurant a bit west of where we were staying. I wish I could remember the name of the restaurant, because dinner was fantastic. We sat outside in a lovely garden area, and both had the lobster risotto, which was amazing.
After dinner, we retired to the hotel for the evening to rest up for our busy Saturday of touring Universal Studios. Stay tuned to The Adventures of Ken and McKenna for the story!
***for part 3, visit: http://kenandmckenna.blogspot.com/2009/03/bette-davis-eyes-saturday-in-la.html***
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