The Journey

The Journey

Flying to LA was that usual kind of surreal experience. eat, sleep and watch films. one min you're asleep, the next your watching some crappy teen flick, then eating American Airlines 'food', another nap and transfer (through Chicago) and we were in LA. from london to LA in under 20 hours. it is hard to get your head round it and i usually just give up trying

interestingly the first person serving at customs in chicago was speaking fluent spanish to a colleague. English seems to be a secnd language with LOTS of people.

When you fly over LA it really does go on for ever! Apart from a huge forest fire (quite a site from the air) i saw some kids playing real football....i knew the yanks would eventually come round...

we got a shuttle from the LAX airport to hollywood and met a 30 year old DJ on his way to a DJ conference (!? what do they talk about....best needles?)...anyway...her went on to inform me that Hip-Hop is something you live and rap is something you do...i'm glad he cleared that up...

rap is HUGE in america and that is an understatement, the only thing close in sales is country (jonny cash etc) so no wonder it's doing so well. instead of street entertainers in ques now, there are people who rap at you...including your name and personal details in rhymes so simple a toddler could probably have written it...'you're in a que, this rap is for you' etc and you pay them (usually to leave you alone)

this was while we were queuing for pirates of crabby bean....(which was amazing....a pirate playing a wirlitzer at the start!)




If you didn't know, LA is FUll of crazy people! (more than London or even, yes, Coalville)

we did meet another street entertainer, dressed as a huge face...our conversation went a little like this:

'where are you from'

(me) *eNGLAND'

'GO HOME....its shit here'

*'i quite like it...and i only just arrived...why so shit'

'because Bush blew up the WTC'

*'ooook......nice eye-patch by the way'

i just stopped myself from asking why he wasnt dressed as a pirate....also saw another guy with a hook for a hand, they really do take thier movie promotion seriously here.

niether me or hannah were very struck by the stars, its all a bit desperate. in our hostel someone had carved 'LA is nothing but hype and dreams - get out'

The Journey

Flying to LA was that usual kind of surreal experience. eat, sleep and watch films. one min you're asleep, the next your watching some crappy teen flick, then eating American Airlines 'food', another nap and transfer (through Chicago) and we were in LA. from london to LA in under 20 hours. it is hard to get your head round it and i usually just give up trying

interestingly the first person serving at customs in chicago was speaking fluent spanish to a colleague. English seems to be a secnd language with LOTS of people.

When you fly over LA it really does go on for ever! Apart from a huge forest fire (quite a site from the air) i saw some kids playing real football....i knew the yanks would eventually come round...

we got a shuttle from the LAX airport to hollywood and met a 30 year old DJ on his way to a DJ conference (!? what do they talk about....best needles?)...anyway...her went on to inform me that Hip-Hop is something you live and rap is something you do...i'm glad he cleared that up...

rap is HUGE in america and that is an understatement, the only thing close in sales is country (jonny cash etc) so no wonder it's doing so well. instead of street entertainers in ques now, there are people who rap at you...including your name and personal details in rhymes so simple a toddler could probably have written it...'you're in a que, this rap is for you' etc and you pay them (usually to leave you alone)

this was while we were queuing for pirates of crabby bean....(which was amazing....a pirate playing a wirlitzer at the start!)




If you didn't know, LA is FUll of crazy people! (more than London or even, yes, Coalville)

we did meet another street entertainer, dressed as a huge face...our conversation went a little like this:

'where are you from'

(me) *eNGLAND'

'GO HOME....its shit here'

*'i quite like it...and i only just arrived...why so shit'

'because Bush blew up the WTC'

*'ooook......nice eye-patch by the way'

i just stopped myself from asking why he wasnt dressed as a pirate....also saw another guy with a hook for a hand, they really do take thier movie promotion seriously here.

niether me or hannah were very struck by the stars, its all a bit desperate. in our hostel someone had carved 'LA is nothing but hype and dreams - get out'

anyway, got tyo go now!