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Back from Los Angeles...
Apr. 23rd, 2006 08:00 pmSo I'm back. It was a whirlwind trip, and I'm a bit tired.
I won't tell you how B* did on Jeopardy!, but I will tell you about the trip and the taping. You'll be able to watch him yourself on July 14th, but that's all I'm going to say.
I'll continue onward to Friday-
B* took the shuttle to the Sony Picture studios, and we (B*Mom, B*dad, his friends Ray and Michelle, Michelle's sister Sharron and I) in cars, arriving at the studios at 11:00. We checked in with security, and were given yellow id bracelets and red stickers marking us as contesant guests). We were not allowed to bring cameras or cell phones onto the lot. A security guard escorted us to the washroom, which was located near the filming of Spidey 3 but there were no Tobey or Kirsten sightings.
Finally at 11:30, they let us onto the lot where we sat in the very small studio and watched Jeopardy! tapings with the other contestant guests, production guests and people on studio tours who were sitting in on the show. We were greeted by voice-over man Jonny Gilbert, and got to chat with Alex Trebek in between takes. You have to be absolutely quiet during play, but are encouraged to applaud when contestants do well. Alex is quite chatty and rather fun, and has two very young kids. Contestants also get their pictures taken with Alex during the commercial break.
When the day was over, we went back to the hotel and B* washed ten pounds of makeup off of his face. Then we went to dinner at "The Warehouse", which is an old school seafood restaurant that was created in the 1960s near Santa Monica. It was used as a location in "Meet the Parents 2". B* had already warned me that the end of the day would involve libations, and so he and I imbibed cocktails, falling into bed by midnight.
Saturday- B*mom had made arrangements with B*'s cousin who took us to Hollywood Boulevard where we saw Grauman's Chinese theatre, the walk of Fame (why does Kenny Loggins have a star?) the Wax Museum, the Kodak Theatre (very cool with tacky elephants) and various other Hollywoody sites. I was surprised to note that many movie stars have small hands and feet. I took pictures of my feet inside Johnny Depp's because he was wearing Doc Martens just like me. We went to the Hollywood Entertainment Museum, which was okay, but could not be compared to something like the Science Fiction Museum. We got to see sets from the X-files, Cheers (somewhat interesting) and Star Trek, along with various other pieces of Hollywood memorabilia. I did learn a few things, so it wasn't a complete waste.
B*'s cousin took us to the beach and pier at Santa Monica, which is a gorgeous white sand beach. I loved the architecture and Spanish influence in L.A. From there, we went to Little Taipei to meet up with more B* relatives for a meal of Chinese Islamic food, which was kind of interesting. The food was a bit different than anything else I'd ever tried and included a flat bread with onions, and jellyfish which was chewy and pickly.
Sunday- We slept in, and then flew home. I have some things to do before I start my first full week at my new job
I won't tell you how B* did on Jeopardy!, but I will tell you about the trip and the taping. You'll be able to watch him yourself on July 14th, but that's all I'm going to say.
I'll continue onward to Friday-
B* took the shuttle to the Sony Picture studios, and we (B*Mom, B*dad, his friends Ray and Michelle, Michelle's sister Sharron and I) in cars, arriving at the studios at 11:00. We checked in with security, and were given yellow id bracelets and red stickers marking us as contesant guests). We were not allowed to bring cameras or cell phones onto the lot. A security guard escorted us to the washroom, which was located near the filming of Spidey 3 but there were no Tobey or Kirsten sightings.
Finally at 11:30, they let us onto the lot where we sat in the very small studio and watched Jeopardy! tapings with the other contestant guests, production guests and people on studio tours who were sitting in on the show. We were greeted by voice-over man Jonny Gilbert, and got to chat with Alex Trebek in between takes. You have to be absolutely quiet during play, but are encouraged to applaud when contestants do well. Alex is quite chatty and rather fun, and has two very young kids. Contestants also get their pictures taken with Alex during the commercial break.
When the day was over, we went back to the hotel and B* washed ten pounds of makeup off of his face. Then we went to dinner at "The Warehouse", which is an old school seafood restaurant that was created in the 1960s near Santa Monica. It was used as a location in "Meet the Parents 2". B* had already warned me that the end of the day would involve libations, and so he and I imbibed cocktails, falling into bed by midnight.
Saturday- B*mom had made arrangements with B*'s cousin who took us to Hollywood Boulevard where we saw Grauman's Chinese theatre, the walk of Fame (why does Kenny Loggins have a star?) the Wax Museum, the Kodak Theatre (very cool with tacky elephants) and various other Hollywoody sites. I was surprised to note that many movie stars have small hands and feet. I took pictures of my feet inside Johnny Depp's because he was wearing Doc Martens just like me. We went to the Hollywood Entertainment Museum, which was okay, but could not be compared to something like the Science Fiction Museum. We got to see sets from the X-files, Cheers (somewhat interesting) and Star Trek, along with various other pieces of Hollywood memorabilia. I did learn a few things, so it wasn't a complete waste.
B*'s cousin took us to the beach and pier at Santa Monica, which is a gorgeous white sand beach. I loved the architecture and Spanish influence in L.A. From there, we went to Little Taipei to meet up with more B* relatives for a meal of Chinese Islamic food, which was kind of interesting. The food was a bit different than anything else I'd ever tried and included a flat bread with onions, and jellyfish which was chewy and pickly.
Sunday- We slept in, and then flew home. I have some things to do before I start my first full week at my new job
