There is a song out right now called "Tonight Tonight" and one of the lyrics says "And we're dancing on the edge of the Hollywood sign." I like the song, I think it's catchy and fun, but it also reminds me of Hollywood and my mom. She took me to LA with her on a business trip in May of 2007. I even changed one of my finals around so I could go with her & I told everyone I knew that I was getting to go to LA. I was so excited and the trip totally exceeded my expectations. My mom had already been, but she went back and did everything again with me that she had already done. Every day while she was working I would plan our day for us...and even though she had worked most of the day she didn't complain about being a total tourist with me! We went to Hollywood, I got to see the Hollywood sign, the Walk of Fame, The Man's Chinese Theater, we watched David Spade's talk show tape. We explored new places, I got to see Malibu, Venice Beach, Hermosa Beach, Long Beach, Santa Monica Pier and more! I think our favorite day was when we went to Burbank and toured the NBC studios. We got to see sets from our favorite show "Days of Our Lives" we even met Alison Sweeney and saw a couple of other Days actors from afar. They showed us the car that Jay Leno drove to work that day and later that afternoon we went and watched the Jay Leno show film! That night Thomas Hayden Church, Ed Asner, and Neo were on the show. We had no idea who Neo was, but we had a blast.
During those few days we ate some of the most amazing sea food, and I got to eat at Wienerschnitzel for the first time (great corn dogs). We ate at Chart House and had an awesome view of the ocean and ate the best king crab legs EVER.
This trip is forever imprinted in my mind and on my heart, it was one of the best trips I've ever been on. And it was because of my mom that I got to experience all of those things. It was the first trip I had gone on where I wasn't ready to go back home.
Some of our favorite memories:
During the NBC tour the tour guide had a key word that whenever he said it we were supposed to make the sound of a peacock "chirp chirp chirp". So as Alison Sweeney was walking away the tour guide said the key word and momma was so starstruck she said "peacock, peacock"
We were in the elevator with two guys one morning on our way down for breakfast (the elevator was glass & you could see the breakfast buffet) one of they guys says "Duuuude, I don't like cantaloupe" and the other one says "you ain't gotta eat it, dog" haha.
This is one I just thought of: In the heavy traffic of Hollywood Blvd one man stopped his car, got out and turned around in order to flip us the bird. But of course, being as perfect and pretty as we are I doubt we had done anything wrong.
Anyway -here's the video for the song that always reminds me of the grand adventure I had in L.A. with my great mom! :)
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-Megan Cora-
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