On Friday, May 28th, there was an event in Hollywood just a few blocks from the Walk of Fame, right around the corner from the Hollywood Bowl. There were no flashing lights, no red carpets, no paparazzi. There were quite a few cameras, however, and I was wearing a special outfit that I had bought [...]
Archive for May, 2010
The Unveiling
Posted in Art, Hollywood Hermit, tagged bela lugosi, canyon school, charlie chaplin, hollywood, hollywood hermit, hollywood hills, kozmique, legacy tree, los angeles, marie dressler, secret stairways on May 31, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Death at My Doorstep
Posted in Hollywood Hermit, tagged california, domestic abuse, doris lessing, hollywood, hollywood hermit, kozmique, los angeles, racism, sexism, violence on May 23, 2010 | 5 Comments »
It was already an unusual day. All my regular Thursday business had been cancelled, so I was at home, taking the time to catch up on some reading. My husband (henceforth known here as Mr. Koz) was working quietly at his computer on the other side of the room. Our peaceful silence was suddenly broken [...]
This Fecund Swamp
Posted in Hollywood Hermit, tagged california, cracker, hollywood hermit, hollywood sign, hugh hefner, kozmique, los angeles, playboy, san fernando valley on May 13, 2010 | 6 Comments »
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to write about my city with the same aplomb with which I started. Frankly, after all the reading I have been doing about Hollywood, and California in general, the less enthusiastic I feel about singing its praises. I’ve always had a stormy love-hate relationship with Los Angeles, but no other place [...]
