back lot

what's wrong with this picture? yes, my hair is a bit off, i know. i don't like the haircut myself, but that's another story. oh, you know i'm in los angeles from my prior post so what's this new york like streetscape? and what the hell are those hills apparently just beyond the end of the block?

this is the warner brothers soundstage lot which is amusing to amble about. you wander from paris to new york to london in a matter of minutes. the texture of everything is similar, a kind of stucco matte finish formed into bricks, stone, stucco itself and anything else required. it all looks old and weathered, unused. if they ever wanted to do a post apocalyptic urban film all they'd have to do is turn on the cameras, and of course obliterate those hills in the background.

my friend, brad (who was supposed to be in the picture but my aim was off) and i had lunch at the studio cafeteria. i had a turkey and gouda panini with oil and vinegar drizzed salad for $6.95. after having been here just two days i'm already delighting in the superficial. but, i didn't spot any celebrities. each soundstage has a plaque on it listing the movies made in it. it's pretty cool standing at the spot casablanca was shot, a kind of cinematic ground zero.