tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post4077026602102646249..comments2007-03-22T22:56:30.865-05:00Rob Rummel-Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15462451435441751837noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-83884101804581782362007-03-22T22:44:00.000-05:002007-03-22T22:44:00.000-05:00I'm glad LA didn't scare you. Yes, it sucks to take a cab anywhere, we just don't do that here. If I'd known you where you were here I would have offered you a ride! I've lived in LA my whole life (apart from college) and wouldn't live anywhere else. We really are nice people.Jillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-79237954281089220242007-03-14T10:33:00.000-05:002007-03-14T10:33:00.000-05:00Hey, it looks like we almost crossed paths that weekend. Dangit, another chance to meet you in person gone...Inkygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11784775687291535329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-56112140360366458312007-03-09T19:04:00.000-06:002007-03-09T19:04:00.000-06:00I live in San Diego, and have been to L.A. several times, but I have never actually managed to see the Hollywood sign. It's bizarre. The closest I came was at the H&H mall on Hollywood Boulevard a few weeks ago. A little brochure told me it was totally visible, but when I was standing on the walkway with the little quarter telescopes, peering into the darkness, I concluded that it's not actually that amazing a viewpoint. <BR/><BR/>When you mentioned a weird-ass tree in Balboa Park, I assumed you were talking about the Moreton Bay fig by the Natural History Museum. It has <A HREF="http://www.sdnhm.org/fieldguide/plants/moreton.html" REL="nofollow">its own web page</A>. It's in the California Registry of Big Trees! What else could you want? <BR/><BR/>That other one is pretty creepy, though.Judynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-77081170380535924872007-03-09T16:41:00.000-06:002007-03-09T16:41:00.000-06:00Very cool, Rob! And great pictures. I'm impressed.Scottyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14450773871543490672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-180973674384585842007-03-09T14:29:00.000-06:002007-03-09T14:29:00.000-06:00Yah, we kind of figure any sane ax murderer will chose to keep the free chauffer over the free car, because, really, who wants to drive themselves? <BR/><BR/>Besides, you never know when a bit of kindness will turn into an audition at Warner Bros. Your response next time should be, "Thanks for the ride! I'll make sure to mention you right after my mom on the acknowledgements page."eyduckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03478786041393804609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-11812543950989445622007-03-09T14:21:00.000-06:002007-03-09T14:21:00.000-06:00Tell me you went to Grauman's. Please. :) (Too bad this isn't going on at the moment, though, I'm sure you would have gotten a huge kick out of my geeky friends' spectacle: http://www.liningup.net)<BR/><BR/>I am from San Diego, and I know the tree. That thing is seriously frightening. You are not alone.<BR/><BR/>The photos you took are amazing, though. I might be interested in picking up a nice print of one. I'll have to go hunt around now to see if you're offering that since my memory escapes me, and if not then you should. <BR/><BR/>I am glad that you enjoyed our lovely city! Balboa Park is one of the finest spots. We don't call it America's Finest City for nothin'.Kimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-79445700642857810752007-03-09T11:06:00.000-06:002007-03-09T11:06:00.000-06:00The reason folks in LA will give anyone a ride anywhere? Peopl in Los Angeles never walk anywhere. The mere idea of walking more than a block makes them itchy. To them, offering a ride to a pedestrian is like offering water to a man dying of thirst. It's a life-saving measure.How do you know I'm not Liddy Wales?http://www.blogger.com/profile/17586379091783284513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-72823207976450719202007-03-09T07:21:00.000-06:002007-03-09T07:21:00.000-06:00aah -- sorry. my misread. <BR/>even though there aren't a lot of pictures of YOU, I think i can hear you smiling in the set of shots.<BR/><BR/>glad you got to go.amusings_bnlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17781551364340088590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-54133572409935028352007-03-09T02:02:00.000-06:002007-03-09T02:02:00.000-06:00I'm glad you enjoyed L.A. and San Diego, Rob. I live in L.A., and that's really funny about people giving people rides - that's totally true and I never even thought about it before!Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858483559192045591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-8571770383757658042007-03-08T18:39:00.001-06:002007-03-08T18:39:00.001-06:00<I>the book party was not to be blogged????</I><BR/><BR/>No, the media party I attended on Friday.Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15462451435441751837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-37057996560345380372007-03-08T18:39:00.000-06:002007-03-08T18:39:00.000-06:00Yep, <A HREF="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20014433,00.html" REL="nofollow">that's the one</A>.Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15462451435441751837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-25171147743351219052007-03-08T15:46:00.000-06:002007-03-08T15:46:00.000-06:00Okay, I just read on People.com that Chad Lowe hosted the book party in Culver City because he played Kerry on stage in 2003. Is that the party?jhansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07558976185477713575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-76819983735926750462007-03-08T13:42:00.000-06:002007-03-08T13:42:00.000-06:00the book party was not to be blogged????<BR/><BR/>sadness.<BR/><BR/>i wanted a full report because it sounded so mad cool. <BR/><BR/>sigh. oh well.amusings_bnlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17781551364340088590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-33261695696729517522007-03-08T13:37:00.000-06:002007-03-08T13:37:00.000-06:00That's why you always gotta take the SuperShuttle to and from the airport in LA! Much cheaper and worth the price for the extra stops it makes to drop other guests off.jhansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07558976185477713575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-27911396923011428632007-03-08T12:48:00.000-06:002007-03-08T12:48:00.000-06:00OK, Rob, so fess up - did you say "Nanu, nanu?"Pegkittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14962106501909851923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-1055286925887971702007-03-08T12:02:00.000-06:002007-03-08T12:02:00.000-06:00I am a bit surprised to learn that it means a lot to me that you thought well of my hometown, Rob. I've totally given people rides at the drop of a hat, or walked them to their destination, etc. Never realized it was an LA thing. So much for my feelings of superior benevolence? But yay, my hometown! Way to go with being friendly to visitors!Nikinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-71580598181393931342007-03-08T11:27:00.000-06:002007-03-08T11:27:00.000-06:00Robin Williams is an all time favorite of mine ! cool ... :)Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01706946264431007643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-29157359073536080362007-03-08T06:00:00.000-06:002007-03-08T06:00:00.000-06:00I was just there... in fact, I flew back last night. <BR/><BR/>It was crazy/beautiful and given the fact that I flew home to 26 degrees and 3 inches of snow made me realize... I live in the wrong town.Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04542013102975641899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22878815.post-46991764919073483612007-03-08T01:37:00.000-06:002007-03-08T01:37:00.000-06:00Californians are weird like that, Rob. I was out in Monterey last Fall and I got a ride from a Mechanic I spoke to at a hotel I wasn't even staying at. I had stopped in to ask for directions and, rather than waste the time it would have taken to explain it, he gave me a ride. It's strange to me, especially since most people here in Ohio tend to look at you with an evil wary eye. And that's if you're family!The Sasquatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12356561523262265854noreply@blogger.com