Episode 3 - Back to the Future in Concert at The Hollywood Bowl

WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.040 --> 00:00:04.879 Hey folks, before we began. Just a quick correction on that. I'm 2 00:00:04.879 --> 00:00:08.880 added to the podcast at the very beginning here. That first clip you're gonna 3 00:00:08.919 --> 00:00:18.199 hear is actually a short from wild haired hair and that's basically where bugs bunny 4 00:00:18.320 --> 00:00:23.679 is taking revenge on Giovanna Jones at the Hollywood bowl. That was actually my 5 00:00:23.719 --> 00:00:27.440 first introduction to the Hollywood bowl, first time seeing it. First I'm learning 6 00:00:27.480 --> 00:00:29.760 about it, probably when I was like, I don't know, three, 7 00:00:30.640 --> 00:00:36.640 four so um. Basically that was a tragic time in the bowls history when 8 00:00:36.640 --> 00:00:40.840 bugs bunny destroyed the whole thing just to get revenge on Giovanna Jones, or 9 00:00:40.840 --> 00:00:46.560 at least a trick Jovanna Jones and destroying it. But each throughout the podcast 10 00:00:46.679 --> 00:00:49.719 was going to be different clips I injected just they can kind of get a 11 00:00:49.759 --> 00:00:52.479 feel of what it was like to actually be there and and, uh, 12 00:00:52.799 --> 00:00:58.079 watch the orchestra play alongside back to the future live while the whole film was 13 00:00:58.079 --> 00:01:07.760 playing. anyways, joined the show. Here's the intro. Well, how 14 00:01:07.799 --> 00:01:12.159 do you, folks, and good morning, afternoon or evening, wherever and 15 00:01:12.239 --> 00:01:17.719 whenever you may be listening. My name is Tim and welcome to one day 16 00:01:17.840 --> 00:01:22.719 in so cal whether you've lived here your entire life or visiting from across the 17 00:01:22.719 --> 00:01:26.760 world, whether you only have one day in so cal or one month, 18 00:01:26.200 --> 00:01:30.560 I want to share some of the coolest, most fun and most unique things 19 00:01:30.560 --> 00:01:34.920 to do right here in southern California, whether that's solo or with friends and 20 00:01:34.959 --> 00:01:38.879 family. So join me on my next adventure and hopefully yours. Right now 21 00:01:40.439 --> 00:01:52.280 on one day in so cal. This is episode three of the one day 22 00:01:52.280 --> 00:01:57.719 in so cal podcast. Today is August six and I'm recording from beautiful Rightwood, 23 00:01:57.719 --> 00:02:01.359 California. So a quick side note. I'm gonna be thrown in a 24 00:02:01.359 --> 00:02:05.680 few sound clips for my night at the Hollywood bowl watching back to the future 25 00:02:05.760 --> 00:02:09.680 run live alongside the L A philharmonic. Hopefully, because it's just clips from 26 00:02:09.719 --> 00:02:14.719 back to the future and it's live music going with it, the sensors will 27 00:02:14.800 --> 00:02:17.439 leave me alone. But either way I hope you enjoy and get a sense 28 00:02:17.439 --> 00:02:22.159 of what it was like to actually be there in person. As stated this 29 00:02:22.199 --> 00:02:25.120 week, I attended a concert at the legendary Hollywood bowl. Now, I've 30 00:02:25.120 --> 00:02:29.120 been wanting to get down to the Hollywood bowl for quite some time and I 31 00:02:29.199 --> 00:02:35.120 finally found the perfect opportunity when I found out that the Los Angeles Philharmonic was 32 00:02:35.159 --> 00:02:38.560 going to be playing renditions from the hit movie back to the future. Now, 33 00:02:39.039 --> 00:02:43.719 my first experience with the Hollywood bowl was with the cartoon long haired hair, 34 00:02:44.080 --> 00:02:47.000 and you heard some clips of that just a moment ago. Basically, 35 00:02:47.039 --> 00:02:51.919 that's when bugs bunny was getting beat up by Giovanni Jones for playing music too 36 00:02:51.960 --> 00:02:55.479 loud. And UH, he says that famous line. Of course you now 37 00:02:55.560 --> 00:03:01.840 this means war, and war it was as uh, basically he impersonated the 38 00:03:01.879 --> 00:03:08.439 famous Leopold Stotsky and created a bunch of humiliation for poor Giovanni Jones. Um. 39 00:03:09.039 --> 00:03:14.759 And UH, at the end, you know, uh, basically he 40 00:03:14.800 --> 00:03:19.560 destroyed the whole Hollywood bowl. Um, after Giovanni had to hold his note 41 00:03:19.599 --> 00:03:23.719 for too long. Um. So the latest version of the Shell and so 42 00:03:23.719 --> 00:03:28.879 down stage area was completed in two thousand four and although bugs bunny basically ruined 43 00:03:28.879 --> 00:03:31.400 the bowl, it was rebuilt and there have been many famous moments, concerts, 44 00:03:31.439 --> 00:03:37.199 movies and TV shows held there. The Hollywood bowl was first completed and 45 00:03:37.240 --> 00:03:40.400 the earliest performance of at the Hollywood bowl was, believe it or not, 46 00:03:40.479 --> 00:03:47.360 Hollywood high school's performance of Shakespeare's twelfth night. Uh. That was followed by 47 00:03:47.439 --> 00:03:53.680 the women's peace concert and that was followed again by Sunrise Church Service. From 48 00:03:53.680 --> 00:03:55.639 there, the Hollywood bowl has seen a bit of everything, from Orchestra to 49 00:03:57.439 --> 00:04:01.360 Broadway, the musicals to native American dance to rock and roll. Some of 50 00:04:01.360 --> 00:04:06.800 the more famous events and concerts at the Hollywood ball included French opera singer Lily 51 00:04:06.879 --> 00:04:13.960 Ponds in nineteen thirty six, California's official state centennial show in September nineteen fifty, 52 00:04:14.360 --> 00:04:18.279 a jazz at the Philharmonic program featuring Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Art 53 00:04:18.319 --> 00:04:24.000 Tatum and Oscar Peterson. The Beatles dropped by for a live performance in nineteen 54 00:04:24.000 --> 00:04:29.319 sixty four and nineteen sixty five. The supremes performed there as the headliners in 55 00:04:29.360 --> 00:04:32.319 nineteen sixty seven, the doors in nineteen sixty eight. Jamie Hendrix was there 56 00:04:32.319 --> 00:04:36.000 in nineteen sixty eight as well. Elton John came by in nineteen seventy three, 57 00:04:36.600 --> 00:04:42.800 the inaugural and now annual Playboy Jazz Festival in nineteen seventy nine, monty 58 00:04:42.879 --> 00:04:46.439 python's comedy tree performed in nineteen eighty, the WHO in two thousand two, 59 00:04:46.519 --> 00:04:49.759 David Matthews Band in two thousand seven, Tom Petty and the heartbreakers and two 60 00:04:49.959 --> 00:04:56.319 in sixteen, and Lincoln Park was there in twenty, seventeen, in two 61 00:04:56.399 --> 00:05:00.360 there was that infamous Dave Chappelle attack when somebody ran up on stage and started 62 00:05:00.360 --> 00:05:03.759 attacking Dave Chappelle over the content of his jokes during the Netflix as a joke 63 00:05:03.800 --> 00:05:08.399 festival, and I fortunate that guy, you got the Tart beat out of 64 00:05:08.480 --> 00:05:14.120 him by Dave Chappelle's entourage. Um went to jail probably pretty miserable. There 65 00:05:14.199 --> 00:05:16.399 was also there's also been a lot of broadways and musicals over the years. 66 00:05:16.439 --> 00:05:21.720 I know Chicago Chorus Line, Annie Lemos, raw hair, west side story 67 00:05:21.759 --> 00:05:25.759 into the woods, my Fair Lady Rant School of Rock. A bunch of 68 00:05:25.759 --> 00:05:30.600 stuff's been played there. Needless to say, the Hollywood bowl has some incredible 69 00:05:30.639 --> 00:05:33.920 history under its belt. Just sitting at the Hollywood bowl and thinking about is 70 00:05:33.959 --> 00:05:38.199 really mesmerizing, to say nothing of the life performance you are there to witness. 71 00:05:38.959 --> 00:05:44.279 Um, the Hollywood bowl really is for forever embedded in popular culture too. 72 00:05:44.439 --> 00:05:46.319 There was bugs bunny, as I mentioned earlier, in wild hair hair 73 00:05:46.879 --> 00:05:49.959 other cars. Shooting our cartoon shorts that I've taken place at the Hollywood bowl 74 00:05:50.000 --> 00:05:55.920 include bugs, bunny and Rabbitis Seville and Baton Bunny, Tom and Jerry and 75 00:05:56.000 --> 00:05:59.519 the Tom and Jerry and the Hollywood bowl show. Um, one of brothers, 76 00:05:59.560 --> 00:06:02.319 Annim, and acts TV shows like the girls next door, the Beverly 77 00:06:02.399 --> 00:06:06.279 Hill billies. This is us, the new adventures of old Christine Colombo. 78 00:06:06.959 --> 00:06:11.319 Um, just a bunch of stuffs has been there and it was really cool 79 00:06:11.399 --> 00:06:15.000 to just kind of walk around in that area of just a place that has 80 00:06:15.040 --> 00:06:17.439 so much history. It has been there for over a hundred years. You 81 00:06:17.480 --> 00:06:19.680 know, it's a hundred years old, the Hollywood ball. They're celebrating the 82 00:06:19.759 --> 00:06:24.839 Hundred Years Centennial Right now. Um. So with that, let's get into 83 00:06:25.120 --> 00:06:29.560 uh, let's get into the Hollywood bowl and we'll start by jumping into parking 84 00:06:29.720 --> 00:07:15.680 after this little clip from back to the future, Leopold M Yeah, Ah 85 00:07:17.639 --> 00:07:41.399 Foo, Oh, Oh h, love, love, love, who ah 86 00:07:48.680 --> 00:08:15.920 h. So the Hollywood bowl holds a lot of people, seventeen thousand five 87 00:08:16.399 --> 00:08:20.240 in fact. So local street traffic is gonna be really bad if you come 88 00:08:20.279 --> 00:08:24.000 here now. They assign L APD and city parking lofsters to each event in 89 00:08:24.040 --> 00:08:28.120 an attempt to curtail the traffic problem. But YOU'RE gonna be in traffic for 90 00:08:28.160 --> 00:08:33.600 a while, especially if you come, you know, anywhere that's outside of 91 00:08:33.639 --> 00:08:37.960 two hours early, or I should say inside of two hours early. Um. 92 00:08:37.240 --> 00:08:39.720 Basically, there are two parking lots, lot a or lot B. 93 00:08:41.919 --> 00:08:45.960 A LOT A is bumper to bumpper traffic, one way traffic, basically, 94 00:08:46.039 --> 00:08:50.360 so you're gonna be parking bumper to bumper, and that means once it's over, 95 00:08:50.399 --> 00:08:52.720 you're gonna be waiting for a while for the endless roads of cars in 96 00:08:52.799 --> 00:08:54.840 front of you to move. Once you park, it's actually a pretty short 97 00:08:54.879 --> 00:08:58.600 walk to the museum box office. Um, box office store security lines. 98 00:09:00.200 --> 00:09:03.120 If you don't get here earlier, like I said, like two hours earlier, 99 00:09:03.200 --> 00:09:07.240 you're gonna be in some heavy traffic trying to get in and uh so 100 00:09:07.440 --> 00:09:09.519 just bring your patients. Um. There are actually two lots, though. 101 00:09:09.519 --> 00:09:13.120 Like I said, a lot a is actually Um, part of the bull 102 00:09:13.159 --> 00:09:16.080 as well, and it's closest to the entrance. It's more of a traditional 103 00:09:16.120 --> 00:09:20.639 style parking lot and, as a consequence, it's more expensive. Um, 104 00:09:20.879 --> 00:09:24.320 I bought my tickets about a week before the show and but a lot a 105 00:09:24.519 --> 00:09:28.759 was basically completely reserved, so I had to go to lot be Um, 106 00:09:28.759 --> 00:09:33.759 a lot B costby twenty one bucks. Um, that's really not a bad 107 00:09:33.840 --> 00:09:37.000 price considering parking at a lot of these places. Um, what's Disneyland now? 108 00:09:39.320 --> 00:09:43.639 I can't even remember. Um, but Um, besides public transportation, 109 00:09:43.759 --> 00:09:46.879 there is also options to park in various areas of the city and be bused 110 00:09:46.879 --> 00:09:52.240 to the bull via their parking rite option. Check the website Hollywood bull dot 111 00:09:52.279 --> 00:09:54.960 com for exact locations, but there's UH, there are parking lots and bus 112 00:09:56.000 --> 00:10:00.200 shuttles all over the city that will bust you directly to the Hollywood bowl. 113 00:10:00.240 --> 00:10:03.279 On on events, Um, and neighborhoods and cities such as Sherman, Oak 114 00:10:03.559 --> 00:10:09.840 Westwood, Chatsworth, Magic Johnson Park in south L A, or is it 115 00:10:09.919 --> 00:10:15.440 South Central Pasadena? El Monte, torrent Santa Monica, Lakewood, down in 116 00:10:15.440 --> 00:10:18.200 Culver City, Arcadia and rolling heights are the list so far. Um. 117 00:10:18.559 --> 00:10:22.240 And so basically, if you're visiting it from your hotel, you know you're 118 00:10:22.240 --> 00:10:24.720 on vacation in Santa Monica and there's an event at the Holly Boll you want 119 00:10:24.759 --> 00:10:28.320 to go to, there is public transportation options so you don't miss out on 120 00:10:28.360 --> 00:10:33.200 an event at the Hollywood bowl. So that was the parking situation. Let's 121 00:10:33.240 --> 00:10:56.919 get on to some food. Thank you. We're very glad you're here. 122 00:10:58.080 --> 00:11:05.159 We know that UH, economics, I'NS, are tough and, on behalf 123 00:11:05.200 --> 00:11:09.759 of everybody at the Hollywood bowl and everybody getting back the future, we are 124 00:11:09.919 --> 00:11:18.360 honored that you've decided to spend your entertainment dollars and your time with us. 125 00:11:18.440 --> 00:11:28.240 So thank you, Um niter Alan or I will be here tonight without, 126 00:11:28.240 --> 00:11:43.279 uh, our good buddy director Bob's and Heckas who? Yeah, BOB's Nataly. 127 00:11:43.919 --> 00:11:48.879 I don't know what the time differences he's probably asleep. All I were 128 00:11:48.960 --> 00:11:54.559 just talking. The crazy thing about us being here is that we weren't supposed 129 00:11:54.600 --> 00:11:58.360 to be here here. You See, if we listen to what people who 130 00:11:58.399 --> 00:12:05.240 were supposed to be smarter than us we're telling us, the script for back 131 00:12:05.279 --> 00:12:11.679 the future was rejected over forty times. Yeah, because studios and producers told 132 00:12:11.799 --> 00:12:22.000 us, okay, time travel movies don't make any money. And when they 133 00:12:22.000 --> 00:12:26.799 ask box and Vegas, who do you want to hire as a composer for 134 00:12:26.919 --> 00:12:31.039 back the future, he said Al Silvester, who I don't and he's gonna 135 00:12:31.120 --> 00:12:33.679 do this big score. Well, how many scores has he done to do? 136 00:12:35.399 --> 00:12:52.799 Zero. Bellow time travelers, welcome, we have to get you home. 137 00:12:56.000 --> 00:13:01.639 We have everything we need. A Beautiful Night Hollywood bowl. We had 138 00:13:01.799 --> 00:13:07.360 Baub Gail. He's a writer. Okay, he's a writer, he can 139 00:13:07.440 --> 00:13:13.399 do whatever we need. So, with the help of the magnificent l a 140 00:13:13.639 --> 00:13:28.679 Phil Harmon under the guides of my Stro David Newman, tonight we're sending you 141 00:13:33.960 --> 00:14:03.000 back to the future. Folks, the Hollywood bowl has really got this food 142 00:14:03.039 --> 00:14:07.480 thing figured out. There are just a ton of options to eat here, 143 00:14:07.200 --> 00:14:11.879 UM, from five stars, sit down wine and Dine dinner to Popcorn and 144 00:14:11.919 --> 00:14:16.080 soda, anything you could really want, you know, and a venue is 145 00:14:16.200 --> 00:14:22.759 here and everything is priced at a very high premium. So, unless you're 146 00:14:22.480 --> 00:14:28.000 broke Er middle class like me, uh, you're not gonna Starve here. 147 00:14:28.879 --> 00:14:31.879 Now I ordered my meal from kitchen two and they have a Qr Code, 148 00:14:31.919 --> 00:14:35.960 basically that you scan right outside the pickup window. From there you receive a 149 00:14:37.039 --> 00:14:39.120 you order, you basically select what you want, place your order, you 150 00:14:39.159 --> 00:14:43.720 receive a text with your seat and once your food is ready, you'll get 151 00:14:43.720 --> 00:14:48.399 another text. This makes things very efficient, um, because there was must 152 00:14:48.399 --> 00:14:52.519 have been fifty or sixty people standing outside that pickup window and about five employees 153 00:14:52.519 --> 00:14:56.840 behind the counter and I placed my order at seven thirty two PM and I 154 00:14:56.960 --> 00:15:01.480 picked it right up at seven. UH, pretty amazing speed, but you 155 00:15:01.559 --> 00:15:05.879 are going to burn a hole in your wallet because a Cheeseburger with FRY, 156 00:15:05.919 --> 00:15:13.679 small soda and chocolate chip cookie cost me forty cents. The food's not bad, 157 00:15:13.840 --> 00:15:16.840 now, definitely not bad, not by a long shot, but it 158 00:15:16.000 --> 00:15:22.159 definitely wasn't a fifty dollar Burger. Burgers, fries and soda for fifty dollars 159 00:15:22.279 --> 00:15:26.679 is approaching four star restaurant territory, and this wasn't a five star Burger. 160 00:15:26.559 --> 00:15:30.960 Um, I think the best way I could explain what it was like to 161 00:15:31.000 --> 00:15:35.120 eat here was it was a premium burger with premium ingredients that was put together 162 00:15:35.240 --> 00:15:39.240 way too quickly by running the mill fast food employees, no offensive employees in 163 00:15:39.240 --> 00:15:41.840 the back. They were swamped with orders and they were trying to get this 164 00:15:41.840 --> 00:15:46.480 stuff out as fast as they could. It is what it is, but 165 00:15:46.320 --> 00:15:50.399 just realize that you are going to be paying quite a bit of money here 166 00:15:50.440 --> 00:15:52.919 to eat. On top of all that, they did mess up my order. 167 00:15:54.320 --> 00:15:56.519 Um, basically they gave me two things of fries instead of fries and 168 00:15:56.559 --> 00:16:00.840 a cookie. They also ran out of small, small for Catchup, and 169 00:16:00.960 --> 00:16:03.639 they didn't have lids or straws for my soda. Um, I know, 170 00:16:03.799 --> 00:16:07.919 I know, first world problems, but nonetheless, as a consequence, I 171 00:16:07.960 --> 00:16:10.679 did end up spilling most of my soda after I got back to the seat, 172 00:16:11.240 --> 00:16:15.039 as there are at any cup holders in Um k one area, the 173 00:16:15.120 --> 00:16:19.039 K one seating area. So at intermission my throat was parked from all the 174 00:16:19.120 --> 00:16:23.159 fries. So I had to go searching for some water. Basically, two 175 00:16:23.200 --> 00:16:27.000 bottles of water with tip cost me sixteen dollars, or fifty eight cents, 176 00:16:27.559 --> 00:16:30.840 because I was grabbing. Uh, basically I was grabbing going to the bar 177 00:16:30.919 --> 00:16:34.919 to get the water, since it was the shortest line and bartenders expect tips. 178 00:16:37.639 --> 00:16:41.600 Now the bottles of water. They came in aluminum Um as opposed traditional 179 00:16:41.639 --> 00:16:44.799 plastic, which is what all those zoos are doing these days, and it's 180 00:16:44.799 --> 00:16:47.759 basically all the rage and a lot of parks. But realize you are going 181 00:16:47.799 --> 00:16:51.799 to pay more for the aluminum Um, but on the side note, you're 182 00:16:51.799 --> 00:16:53.600 gonna help the environment too. So good and pick the good with the bat 183 00:16:53.679 --> 00:16:57.480 here. Um. Simply put, you are going to spend a small fortune 184 00:16:57.480 --> 00:17:00.080 to eat here, especially if you are bringing a family or a group of 185 00:17:00.200 --> 00:17:04.599 friends. Uh So, my advice is, if you're gonna spend that my 186 00:17:04.759 --> 00:17:08.440 kind of money on food, go find a nice restaurant. The Hollywood bowl 187 00:17:08.559 --> 00:17:14.880 is just down the block from basically Hollywood boulevard and the Hollywood walk of fame. 188 00:17:14.920 --> 00:17:18.079 There are a ton of places to eat, five star restaurants, you 189 00:17:18.160 --> 00:17:22.839 know, little small shops, mom and pop shops. You'll find something there. 190 00:17:22.880 --> 00:17:23.799 If you're gonna spend that kind of money, go down there and grab 191 00:17:23.880 --> 00:17:27.359 a bite you right before the show. Um. There is a third option, 192 00:17:27.400 --> 00:17:30.640 believe it or not, though, which is almost unheard of in a 193 00:17:30.759 --> 00:17:37.160 venue like this. You are permitted to bring your own food inside, and 194 00:17:37.240 --> 00:17:41.240 I don't mean a bottle of water, I mean you can bring an entire 195 00:17:41.400 --> 00:17:47.400 picnic basket with wine and glasses and everything. Now, there are a few 196 00:17:47.440 --> 00:17:51.200 exceptions to this rule. No Kegs, no telgating in the parking lot, 197 00:17:51.680 --> 00:17:56.519 wine bottles, glasses and beer bottles for the l a philharmonic are permitted, 198 00:17:56.880 --> 00:18:00.079 like the one I attended, but at least events like concerts for fame the 199 00:18:00.160 --> 00:18:03.440 singers. Um, you're not really permitted to bring anything in, alcohol especially, 200 00:18:04.680 --> 00:18:10.200 but you can literally bring in an entire picnic box or coolers. As 201 00:18:10.240 --> 00:18:14.000 long as they're by fifteen by fifteen by twenty two, you will get past 202 00:18:14.000 --> 00:18:18.519 security with a bunch of food. I saw people with all kinds of stuff, 203 00:18:18.680 --> 00:18:22.960 stuff, set up sandwich boxes. Um. They were bringing in their 204 00:18:22.960 --> 00:18:26.400 whole like a whole meal, and it was amazing for a whole group of 205 00:18:26.480 --> 00:18:29.759 people it was. It was pretty cool that the Hollywood ball actually lets you 206 00:18:29.839 --> 00:18:33.279 do this instead of trying to, you know, try to make money off 207 00:18:33.319 --> 00:18:37.799 of you by over priced food. Um. I thought that was a really 208 00:18:37.839 --> 00:18:40.359 cool option. I think more places should do that. But also they're not 209 00:18:40.359 --> 00:18:42.319 going to you because they're gonna miss out on a lot of revenue. Um. 210 00:18:44.359 --> 00:18:48.039 Then there's the fourth option. You can pre order dinner picnic boxes, 211 00:18:48.559 --> 00:18:52.559 UM, or picnic boxes I should say, for quick pick up, Um 212 00:18:52.680 --> 00:18:56.039 and take it to your seat. Now this varies from vegetarian options sandwiches to 213 00:18:56.160 --> 00:19:02.519 all American baskets of Fried Chicken. Each basket contains a well thought out combination. 214 00:19:02.640 --> 00:19:07.440 For example, the All American picnic basket includes fried chicken with buttermilk dressing, 215 00:19:07.839 --> 00:19:11.400 potato salad with mustard and scallions, summer suck, a cash salad, 216 00:19:11.880 --> 00:19:17.119 a corn bread or some corn bread with honey butter, corn meal, shortcake 217 00:19:17.200 --> 00:19:19.759 with summer berries and a mint. All this for fort or four dollars each, 218 00:19:21.079 --> 00:19:23.000 excluding a drink or wine. You have to pay extra for that, 219 00:19:23.240 --> 00:19:26.480 but that's not a bad deal and you know so. It's expensive, yeah, 220 00:19:26.599 --> 00:19:30.200 but you know this is this truly does add up to the experience and 221 00:19:30.319 --> 00:19:33.279 that's what you're looking for. And maybe you're celebrating something with someone special. 222 00:19:33.759 --> 00:19:38.000 You know, why not? You know, live a little right. The 223 00:19:38.119 --> 00:19:41.079 final option, reserve, is a reserved for box guests. Are Better. 224 00:19:41.160 --> 00:19:45.039 It's called supper at your seat and it includes a ton of options, from 225 00:19:45.119 --> 00:19:51.160 three course meals to family style dining to Sushi and picnic boxes. Basically, 226 00:19:51.200 --> 00:19:52.880 it's like a restaurant. They'll come to you, they'll take your order, 227 00:19:52.960 --> 00:19:57.240 they'll bring your food out, they'll collect your plates. Um. One of 228 00:19:57.319 --> 00:20:00.200 the options, uh, it's a expensive by the way. One of the 229 00:20:00.319 --> 00:20:06.079 one of the options called the Seafood Extravaganza and it's for two people. Consists 230 00:20:06.079 --> 00:20:11.240 of Maryland Maryland crab cakes, lofter and shrimp rolls, spiced steam shrimp suck 231 00:20:11.279 --> 00:20:15.640 a Tash Salad, cold slaw, potato salad and a cornmeal shortcake, and 232 00:20:15.839 --> 00:20:18.400 that is going to run you a hundred forty five bucks for two people. 233 00:20:18.440 --> 00:20:22.160 Now again, that might be worth it if you're celebrating your tenth wedding anniversary 234 00:20:22.519 --> 00:20:26.200 or, you know, some other kind of special event. So, like 235 00:20:26.279 --> 00:20:30.079 I said, live a little, why not? But keep in mind you 236 00:20:30.160 --> 00:20:33.599 are going to pay a premium seat in addition to the premium meal. You 237 00:20:33.680 --> 00:20:38.599 can't get the table service for sitting up in the bleachers. Basically Um. 238 00:20:41.039 --> 00:20:42.640 So, if you are going to break into your life savings to eat here, 239 00:20:42.720 --> 00:20:48.480 there are plenty of options for us commoners all around the Hollywood bowl. 240 00:20:48.000 --> 00:20:52.319 The marketplace is one such location. It offers a wide selection of grab and 241 00:20:52.359 --> 00:20:56.039 ghost sandwiches, salads, cheeses, chips, soft drinks, desserts, beer, 242 00:20:56.160 --> 00:21:00.799 wine, pies, candy, ice cream. Kitchen corenty two, where 243 00:21:00.839 --> 00:21:03.920 I grabbed my meal, include Standard Fair Burgers, fries, chicken and grilled 244 00:21:03.960 --> 00:21:08.039 cheese. There's a couple of hot dog stands and there's even a street TACO 245 00:21:08.160 --> 00:21:14.359 stand here. Uh, there's even a pizza stand and it will give you 246 00:21:14.720 --> 00:21:18.200 either pizza by the slice or you can take a whole box back to your 247 00:21:18.200 --> 00:21:23.200 seat. Finally, and don't forget about Chow's popcorn for fresh popped popcorn and 248 00:21:23.319 --> 00:21:29.079 large buckets. Um. So if you're going to if you're looking for restaurants, 249 00:21:29.519 --> 00:21:32.039 UM, there's options for that. To you want an actual traditional sit 250 00:21:32.119 --> 00:21:36.279 down, check out an's wine bar, which prepares delectable bites with new and 251 00:21:36.359 --> 00:21:41.680 old world wines. The backyard is another restaurant where two giant woodburning grills dish 252 00:21:41.720 --> 00:21:47.200 out comfort foods like grilled fish, lamb Um, lamb chops, steaks veggies. 253 00:21:47.559 --> 00:21:49.720 Finally, UH, look cues. I hope I'm saying that right. 254 00:21:49.839 --> 00:21:56.640 Look cues at the circle offers fine dining experience, but it's only for subscribers 255 00:21:56.720 --> 00:21:59.599 in the Pool Circle, that is, the folks at the front, and 256 00:21:59.640 --> 00:22:03.759 we'll talk more about seating a little bit here. Um. So those are 257 00:22:03.759 --> 00:22:08.440 your dining options and uh, check out the website. One day at SOCL 258 00:22:08.519 --> 00:22:12.400 DOT com. We'll have some pictures up of different food options. Um. 259 00:22:14.079 --> 00:22:17.680 Now let's get onto what I thought about the performance of self in the Hollywood 260 00:22:17.680 --> 00:24:15.759 bowl. All right, let's get onto the meat and potatoes of the Hollywood 261 00:24:15.799 --> 00:24:19.759 bowl. What did I think about the whole experience as a whole and the 262 00:24:19.839 --> 00:24:26.960 performance. So I sat about as close as I could as a solo guest. 263 00:24:26.559 --> 00:24:30.400 In order to reserve a you know, one of the boxes, which 264 00:24:30.480 --> 00:24:33.559 is basically a three FT fans with four chairs in it, you had to 265 00:24:33.599 --> 00:24:36.920 book with at least two people. So the closest I could get was about 266 00:24:36.960 --> 00:24:40.240 halfway down Um, but I wasn't complaining. It was it was a pretty 267 00:24:40.279 --> 00:24:44.400 good view and I was in section K, one, third row seat, 268 00:24:44.480 --> 00:24:48.240 one which for this performance. To Take it with sixty four bucks and, 269 00:24:48.480 --> 00:24:55.799 all things considering, it really wasn't a terrible price or seat. So for 270 00:24:55.920 --> 00:24:59.000 starters, I wasn't particularly happy about the parking situation, mean that I was 271 00:24:59.039 --> 00:25:02.720 bumper to bumper and what have to wait after the performance. However, given 272 00:25:02.759 --> 00:25:06.599 the lack of parking areas in the area, Um, I was grateful to 273 00:25:06.920 --> 00:25:10.400 actually did have a spot to park. Walking up the walkway, they have 274 00:25:10.920 --> 00:25:15.440 invested a lot into consistent refurbishment and cleanliness of the bowl. Everything is in 275 00:25:15.559 --> 00:25:21.359 near impeccable condition, which is something I appreciate. Um, there were some 276 00:25:21.480 --> 00:25:23.920 unauthorized people, such as vagrants and other people trying to sell stuff near the 277 00:25:25.079 --> 00:25:29.880 entrance. Will perform drums on five gallon buckets or put on a puppet show, 278 00:25:29.920 --> 00:25:34.599 believe it or not, with a UH panda bear puppet. My suggestion, 279 00:25:34.680 --> 00:25:37.279 personally, has ignore these folks and keep moving to the entrance, which 280 00:25:37.319 --> 00:25:41.599 is what most people did. Um. As you walk up the lighted and 281 00:25:41.640 --> 00:25:45.920 shaded walkway, you will pass by the Hollywood bowl museum. The museum is 282 00:25:45.960 --> 00:25:49.119 free and open year round, close Saturday through Monday and also open a few 283 00:25:49.160 --> 00:25:52.519 hours before most shows. Check out the Hollywood bowl dot com for up to 284 00:25:52.599 --> 00:25:56.559 date details. Um. As part of the museum they also offer Silk Self 285 00:25:56.559 --> 00:26:00.200 guided tours. Unlike a lot of venues in state MS, you are free 286 00:26:00.240 --> 00:26:03.920 to come here when there isn't a performance occurring and simply walk the beautiful grounds. 287 00:26:04.480 --> 00:26:07.519 I think that is fantastic that they open this up to the community like 288 00:26:07.599 --> 00:26:12.759 that order visitors. Um. It's basically a park like setting and the Tor 289 00:26:12.880 --> 00:26:17.480 map with information on the history is available at the museum, where you can 290 00:26:17.519 --> 00:26:22.720 download it yourself and printed it home. Um, past the museum and further 291 00:26:22.880 --> 00:26:26.000 up is the box office and museum store. Um. I absolutely do not 292 00:26:26.119 --> 00:26:30.400 suggest trying to get a seat on the day of performance, especially one is 293 00:26:30.400 --> 00:26:33.720 popular is back to the future in orchestra, but I know things are gonna 294 00:26:33.759 --> 00:26:36.319 Happen and the box office is here to try to work with you if you 295 00:26:36.440 --> 00:26:41.039 end up in that situation. Now next to the box office is the museum 296 00:26:41.119 --> 00:26:45.119 store and I was hoping that they were going to have of a lot of 297 00:26:45.480 --> 00:26:48.759 event related goods and merchandise, but they didn't. All they had was Hollywood 298 00:26:48.799 --> 00:26:52.000 both themed items, which is cool. The Hollywood bowl is amazing, but 299 00:26:52.119 --> 00:26:56.079 I think they really missed out on some back to the future related cells, 300 00:26:56.119 --> 00:27:00.920 considering how many ecstatic fans like me we're here. Uh, there was a 301 00:27:00.000 --> 00:27:03.920 specific back to the future store. I didn't see it, but they should 302 00:27:03.920 --> 00:27:07.240 open up a shop that sells merchandise for the specific show that's occurring. Let's 303 00:27:07.240 --> 00:27:10.839 say it led Zeppelin concerts occurring. You know, sell some t shirts. 304 00:27:11.519 --> 00:27:15.640 Um. But right before the security gates was your first glimpse of about your 305 00:27:15.680 --> 00:27:18.799 first cant really about what you were about to see. There was a black 306 00:27:19.119 --> 00:27:25.319 four by four Toyota truck and it was that black four by four Toyota truck 307 00:27:25.440 --> 00:27:27.880 from the movie. The main sponsor of the Hollywood bowl is so caled Toyota. 308 00:27:29.079 --> 00:27:32.240 So instead of the sign from the movie, another custom four by four 309 00:27:32.559 --> 00:27:36.400 for statlet Toyota. There was a sign on it that read another custom four 310 00:27:36.440 --> 00:27:40.880 by four for so cal Toyota. The truck was exactly what he saw from 311 00:27:40.880 --> 00:27:42.240 the film, down to the case he lights. It was really cool to 312 00:27:42.279 --> 00:27:48.000 see souped up and polished and the waxed Um looks like biff did a good 313 00:27:48.079 --> 00:27:51.400 job wax and that thing. Uh. Then there was a Delirian from back 314 00:27:51.440 --> 00:27:55.559 to the future too. I don't know who owns this delorean and again there'll 315 00:27:55.559 --> 00:27:57.680 be pictures on my website one day, at Skil dot com on the blog, 316 00:27:59.519 --> 00:28:03.599 but I wouldn't be surprised if this was the actual delorean from the movie. 317 00:28:03.839 --> 00:28:08.119 It was an absolutely perfect remake. Everything was perfect, down to the 318 00:28:08.319 --> 00:28:12.400 L E ed s on the basically the the time settings in the vehicle. 319 00:28:12.720 --> 00:28:18.960 The flex capacitor was flexing. Uh. It was an incredible scene to witness, 320 00:28:18.279 --> 00:28:22.839 walk around and really just kind of geek out for a while. There's 321 00:28:22.880 --> 00:28:25.880 not many things I'll take a self before, but this was definitely one of 322 00:28:25.920 --> 00:28:29.200 them and I'll throw that on the website as well. Check out my instagram 323 00:28:29.279 --> 00:28:33.799 page. If on the website either way, instagram or the website page if 324 00:28:33.880 --> 00:28:38.039 you want to see some of those photos. But uh, whoever designed this, 325 00:28:38.240 --> 00:28:41.720 these Dolorans, because there was I didn't see the one from back to 326 00:28:41.720 --> 00:28:44.319 the future three, I did see back to the future two and I did 327 00:28:44.359 --> 00:28:47.720 see back to the future one and even had the poll basically hanging on the 328 00:28:47.759 --> 00:28:52.920 side ready to be mounted to send Marty back from Um. It was. 329 00:28:53.079 --> 00:28:56.640 It was, it was really was just so cool. I've never seen something 330 00:28:56.720 --> 00:28:59.400 like that. Um, some of you probably have. Some of you probably 331 00:28:59.400 --> 00:29:00.799 go to comic on and see all kinds of cool stuff like that. I 332 00:29:00.960 --> 00:29:07.119 never have. That was amazing. Um based. So now you get to 333 00:29:07.200 --> 00:29:11.000 security. There's a walkway past security leading up to the bull. It's a 334 00:29:11.079 --> 00:29:15.000 fairly steep walkway. So there's actually a moving walkway like they have the airports, 335 00:29:15.039 --> 00:29:17.599 that can take you up to the top by the entrance to the lower 336 00:29:17.680 --> 00:29:22.079 area. Um. This whole area is called the plaza and includes restrooms, 337 00:29:22.200 --> 00:29:26.240 restaurants, shops and displays. From here you'll make your way into the bull 338 00:29:26.279 --> 00:29:29.759 from three levels. There is the top level entrance, the middle level entrance 339 00:29:29.880 --> 00:29:33.920 and the bottom level entrance. US You're standing near the entrances, will will 340 00:29:33.960 --> 00:29:37.440 make sure you are headed in the right direction, although the real reason there 341 00:29:37.519 --> 00:29:40.839 is to make sure you don't sneak into the wrong section. But each walkway 342 00:29:40.960 --> 00:29:45.079 or pathway has us your standing there to make sure everything is maintained in orderly 343 00:29:45.160 --> 00:29:48.400 fashion. And you know, after the day's repel incident, there's even a 344 00:29:48.480 --> 00:29:51.920 secret service style group of men in black suit standing around the front of the 345 00:29:51.960 --> 00:29:56.799 stage to make sure nobody runs on top of it anymore. My seat is 346 00:29:56.920 --> 00:30:02.240 a wooden park bench style seat. Um, not too comfortable, but definitely 347 00:30:02.279 --> 00:30:06.319 doable for two or three hours at the at the Hollywood bowl. For only 348 00:30:06.400 --> 00:30:08.759 a dollar, though, the Hollywood bowl will actually offer you a cushion ce 349 00:30:08.920 --> 00:30:12.440 pad. Now I think that dollar is just there to recoup the losses of 350 00:30:12.519 --> 00:30:17.920 a few lost. You know, seats every performance, but these are available 351 00:30:17.920 --> 00:30:22.039 as soon as you enterance your seat. Enter, enter your seating area and 352 00:30:22.799 --> 00:30:25.839 the ushers will basically hand them out. Hand over a dollar, they'll give 353 00:30:25.839 --> 00:30:29.680 you a Nice Sea of pad. Upon entering the bowl to my seat, 354 00:30:29.759 --> 00:30:33.759 I was absolutely mesmerized by the size of this thing. I knew the Hollywood 355 00:30:33.799 --> 00:30:37.480 bowl was big, but I didn't know it was this big. Um. 356 00:30:38.240 --> 00:30:41.839 You kind of just have to stand there in the middle of thousands of people 357 00:30:41.880 --> 00:30:45.319 above you and below you and kind of a you know, it's it's really 358 00:30:45.400 --> 00:30:51.200 is an amazing site to behold. Um, it's just it was so huge 359 00:30:51.319 --> 00:30:53.759 that both sides going all the way up. It was like I looked up 360 00:30:53.759 --> 00:30:56.920 and it was like wow, the clouds must be up there. I looked 361 00:30:56.960 --> 00:31:02.240 down and I could see the stage. Um, it's big, it really 362 00:31:02.359 --> 00:31:06.720 is. There's plenty of seating, like I said, people can be seated 363 00:31:06.799 --> 00:31:10.960 here. Uh. The performance I attended, as you know, is back 364 00:31:11.000 --> 00:31:14.880 to the future and concert, and it started promptly at eight PM. Well, 365 00:31:15.160 --> 00:31:18.160 what I was expecting, as usual it seems, was not what I 366 00:31:18.240 --> 00:31:21.480 got, and I mean that in a good way. I thought this was 367 00:31:21.559 --> 00:31:25.799 gonna be a few performance performance hits played by the orchestra over an hour or 368 00:31:25.839 --> 00:31:27.799 two. Maybe they would have a few clips from back to the future, 369 00:31:29.079 --> 00:31:30.799 but mostly I thought I was just gonna be listening to the orchestra and watching 370 00:31:30.880 --> 00:31:34.359 them, you know, play the music. But that is not what I 371 00:31:34.440 --> 00:31:40.559 got at all. What I got was the entire film of back to the 372 00:31:40.640 --> 00:31:44.799 future, part one, played on screens all around the bowl, with a 373 00:31:44.920 --> 00:31:51.599 huge projector in the front with the orchestra live performing each and every scene in 374 00:31:51.720 --> 00:31:56.319 the film and they were right on cue every time. And if you have 375 00:31:56.440 --> 00:32:00.920 never done something like this you should. I'm not or how I can explain 376 00:32:00.000 --> 00:32:04.920 it, but there's there's truly some kind of loss to the majesty of The 377 00:32:05.000 --> 00:32:08.359 music when it's transferred the film. Hearing it live, there was music parts 378 00:32:08.400 --> 00:32:13.759 I never even noticed before and it was just incredible hearing how crisp and raw 379 00:32:13.880 --> 00:32:17.640 the sound of music can really be. Um, the orchestra really did take 380 00:32:17.640 --> 00:32:21.519 a break, you know, during the scenes music, scenes like Johnny be 381 00:32:21.599 --> 00:32:23.920 good and power of love, which was played in the film, of course, 382 00:32:24.480 --> 00:32:29.759 but on every on every other part where it was orchestra music, they 383 00:32:29.799 --> 00:32:34.759 were on it and they were playing right down to the middlesecond Um. They 384 00:32:34.839 --> 00:32:37.599 must have really practiced and put a lot of effort and to get in this 385 00:32:37.799 --> 00:32:43.240 right, because it was pretty incredible. Um, I have watched back to 386 00:32:43.279 --> 00:32:46.640 the future, probably like you dozens of times, but I have never watched 387 00:32:46.680 --> 00:32:52.680 it in a theater or concert setting. It was I have to admit to 388 00:32:52.720 --> 00:32:55.759 you, it was honestly kind of emotional watching fifteen thousand plus people react to 389 00:32:55.799 --> 00:33:00.759 classic scenes in the film, such as laughing when Lorraine this putting the moves 390 00:33:00.799 --> 00:33:04.519 on Marty, or cheering when George wick fly I, seeing Lorraine being assaulted 391 00:33:04.559 --> 00:33:08.079 by biff, tells biff, no, biff, you leave her alone. 392 00:33:09.680 --> 00:33:15.599 Um. It was just cool watching everybody cheer and and you know, I'll 393 00:33:15.640 --> 00:33:17.480 have those clips in here in between sections and you'll get to hear some of 394 00:33:17.559 --> 00:33:22.440 that. Um. There's just there's something different than just sitting there watching on 395 00:33:22.519 --> 00:33:24.920 your couch, watching it out in an open setting with all kinds of fans 396 00:33:25.359 --> 00:33:31.079 around you and live orchestra. This was absolutely worth the sixty plus dollars I 397 00:33:31.119 --> 00:33:36.200 spent on my seat. Um, and it was perfect, seventy one degrees, 398 00:33:36.240 --> 00:33:40.119 clear evening that La is famous for, very comfortable. The La Philharmonic 399 00:33:40.279 --> 00:33:45.480 is absolutely incredible. I've seen the New York Philharmonic and they were good, 400 00:33:45.319 --> 00:33:49.960 but if you want my personal pain, the La Philharmonic is better in my 401 00:33:50.680 --> 00:33:53.279 ever so humble opinion. Folks, if you ever get the chance to see 402 00:33:53.319 --> 00:33:59.119 the La Philip Phil Performer Concert Rendition and conjunction to your favorite film, walk, 403 00:34:00.559 --> 00:34:01.799 I was about to say walk, don't run. No, run, 404 00:34:02.200 --> 00:34:07.799 don't walk. This is a once in a lifetime experience and I can't explain 405 00:34:07.000 --> 00:34:14.039 but um, but it's totally worth it. I know they've done a few 406 00:34:14.039 --> 00:34:16.119 of these in the past, including Jurassic Park, but I hope they do 407 00:34:16.239 --> 00:34:21.039 more of these. Um, with a movie playing, including Marvel Universe, 408 00:34:21.119 --> 00:34:23.480 maybe Lord of the Rings. I will absolutely be back from more. I 409 00:34:23.559 --> 00:34:28.840 am absolutely hooked. Um, don't miss out on this you ever get a 410 00:34:28.960 --> 00:34:31.039 chance, especially if they're playing a rendition of your favorite movie live with the 411 00:34:31.119 --> 00:34:35.920 orchestra. Uh, you know, take take my word for it here. 412 00:34:36.360 --> 00:34:37.639 I'll put my replication on the line. You will, you will love it 413 00:34:46.119 --> 00:35:15.000 here. Well, come on, this ain't no keep shut. That's messing 414 00:35:15.039 --> 00:35:19.960 up my hand. The hell are you doing in my car? Hey, 415 00:35:20.119 --> 00:35:25.920 beach spook, this can serve you. Who you call this spook check book? 416 00:35:28.880 --> 00:35:30.360 Hey, hey, listen, guys, look, I don't really else 417 00:35:30.400 --> 00:35:45.840 with no reaper at its. Okay, the TRU said, yeah, I 418 00:35:46.079 --> 00:36:07.360 say, R M H M hm. Hey, you your damn hands off. 419 00:36:09.519 --> 00:36:15.079 Oh, I think you've got the wrong carn and fly. Do you 420 00:36:15.119 --> 00:36:22.920 want to tell me? Just turn around and fly and walk away? How 421 00:36:22.000 --> 00:36:30.199 you definitely fly. Close the door and you need it. No bit here. 422 00:36:30.239 --> 00:37:01.920 Leave her along here as boy and now you're going to get damn break 423 00:37:01.960 --> 00:37:44.119 it out, then sleep him along like put full put to put the are 424 00:37:44.199 --> 00:38:34.440 you okay? That fly? So seating options. There are basically four options 425 00:38:34.519 --> 00:38:37.239 for seating at the Hollywood bowl. The cheapest option is the bench style seats, 426 00:38:37.280 --> 00:38:42.280 like I was in. Um. They are literally wooden benches with a 427 00:38:42.360 --> 00:38:45.239 seatback right behind the terrace boxes that start right in the middle of the audience 428 00:38:45.320 --> 00:38:49.519 seating and go all the way up to the top. We after the clouds. 429 00:38:51.119 --> 00:38:53.719 The next option is the super seats. These are also behind the seat 430 00:38:54.079 --> 00:38:58.719 uh, the terrace boxes, but they are immediately in the center and are 431 00:38:58.880 --> 00:39:01.320 all stadium style seats with Cup holders. I was going to get a super 432 00:39:01.360 --> 00:39:05.440 seat, but I because I booked a week before. They were sold out. 433 00:39:05.920 --> 00:39:07.960 So my seat was fine, but as a consequence I didn't have a 434 00:39:08.000 --> 00:39:12.840 cup holder. I spilt my soda and you know that was like a soda. 435 00:39:13.119 --> 00:39:15.679 Well, felt like it. That was like a seven dollar soda Um. 436 00:39:16.800 --> 00:39:20.960 The second best option, and the best option likely available to you, 437 00:39:21.559 --> 00:39:25.840 is the box seats. These feature canvas covered collapsible seats with Building Cup holders 438 00:39:27.159 --> 00:39:30.360 and they surrounded in their own little box. Now and they're not like, 439 00:39:30.639 --> 00:39:32.920 uh, completely private like a wall, but they kind of give you like, 440 00:39:34.000 --> 00:39:36.199 yeah, this is my little space kind of thing, uh, with 441 00:39:36.320 --> 00:39:40.440 a three FT wall basically around the box. Finally, there is the Pool 442 00:39:40.480 --> 00:39:45.079 Circle. These are front and center and cost a couple of thousand dollars per 443 00:39:45.159 --> 00:39:50.599 seat. They feature full dining tables and chairs. Most people enjoy three course 444 00:39:50.639 --> 00:39:53.760 table service meal in this area and this area is really for honored guests and 445 00:39:53.840 --> 00:39:57.960 celebrities. Um, so if you're looking for celebrities, you know, maybe 446 00:39:58.159 --> 00:40:15.000 bring up para binoculars and looked in that area when I do sickon he please 447 00:40:15.280 --> 00:42:25.199 to lady. Safety and security. The Hollywood bull has really taken security very 448 00:42:25.280 --> 00:42:30.360 seriously since the day. It's a Chappelle incident and sadly this is the world 449 00:42:30.440 --> 00:42:34.000 we live in now. No longer can you just walk right in and sit 450 00:42:34.079 --> 00:42:36.800 down. Now you gotta walk to sit through T S A style security. 451 00:42:37.519 --> 00:42:40.559 And something about the security I want to mention. Usually when I go through 452 00:42:40.639 --> 00:42:47.000 private security and their metal detectors, it's half hearted. Um, they they're 453 00:42:47.039 --> 00:42:51.039 not, they're they're, they're going through the motions, but they're not really 454 00:42:51.119 --> 00:42:54.519 looking and they're not really finding things and in fact, previously, serving in 455 00:42:54.639 --> 00:42:59.599 law enforcement, I have brought a firearm into many of these types of locations 456 00:43:00.039 --> 00:43:04.440 many times, passing right through the metal detector, and each time I have 457 00:43:04.599 --> 00:43:07.960 tried I was never caught. Um, this gets a little bit off subject, 458 00:43:08.039 --> 00:43:10.239 but something that touches, you know, close to me. That's why 459 00:43:10.239 --> 00:43:14.719 I always had a stafe of security section to my podcast. But Um, 460 00:43:15.400 --> 00:43:16.960 you know, you really have to kind of look out for yourself and your 461 00:43:16.960 --> 00:43:20.800 family when you go when you go out. This isn't to put you off 462 00:43:20.840 --> 00:43:23.000 and go into Hollywood bowl because they were on top of it, as I'm 463 00:43:23.039 --> 00:43:27.960 gonna explain. But Um, a lot of places, you know, it's 464 00:43:28.039 --> 00:43:30.280 just an illusion. You gotta you gotta Take Safety and security into your own 465 00:43:30.280 --> 00:43:34.840 hands a lot of times. Um. Now, this isn't me being political 466 00:43:35.000 --> 00:43:38.320 or saying I support, you know, CCWS or not, but you know, 467 00:43:38.480 --> 00:43:42.480 as princes to serve, serving as a police officer and now with my 468 00:43:42.599 --> 00:43:47.039 own citizens, CCW Um, any place that that allows me to bring or 469 00:43:47.119 --> 00:43:53.039 doesn't mention what I can I do. And I the Hollywood bowl. Um, 470 00:43:55.320 --> 00:44:00.880 they really take this seriously, especially after that day's time incident, and 471 00:44:01.480 --> 00:44:07.320 I would not bring a CCW if I was allowed to this location. Um, 472 00:44:07.760 --> 00:44:12.639 and I wouldn't do that because, Um, the checkpoint is slow, 473 00:44:12.960 --> 00:44:16.519 deliberate and methodical and it really does take time to get through it. Short 474 00:44:16.559 --> 00:44:20.840 story long, you can really be sure, rest assured, that nobody is 475 00:44:20.880 --> 00:44:24.400 walking in here with anything they shouldn't. Um, I went through, I 476 00:44:24.519 --> 00:44:29.039 took everything out of my pockets unto the bucket. I walked through. I 477 00:44:29.119 --> 00:44:31.800 have a small belt with a little middle clap on clasp on it in the 478 00:44:31.880 --> 00:44:37.360 front and that Stang off on the metal detector and they wanted me down, 479 00:44:37.480 --> 00:44:42.519 had me turned around, checked every part. You know, the whole thing 480 00:44:42.559 --> 00:44:45.440 they didn't do was give me a strip. Church. Um, these a 481 00:44:45.639 --> 00:44:49.960 CSC guys that are that are basically hired here at the Hollywood bowl. They 482 00:44:50.000 --> 00:44:53.079 do an excellent job and I'm really grateful that they've taken security seriously. On 483 00:44:53.199 --> 00:44:57.880 top of that, unlike most places, um L A P D is here 484 00:44:57.920 --> 00:45:00.960 in present and makes the visible presents and uh, they got, you know, 485 00:45:01.079 --> 00:45:04.480 a lot of officers, not just like two or three. There's there's 486 00:45:04.480 --> 00:45:07.199 a lot of officers walking around, particularly outside around the bowl, for security. 487 00:45:08.000 --> 00:45:13.119 So I have some confidence. When you come here to this place, 488 00:45:13.320 --> 00:45:16.320 is really locked down and as it should be, considering today. You know 489 00:45:16.599 --> 00:45:20.880 how things are today and you will be safe here, Um, if you 490 00:45:20.920 --> 00:45:24.559 bring your family. I would trust bring your family here and friends. Overall, 491 00:45:24.599 --> 00:45:28.360 I was really blown away, Um, at the Hollywood bowl. I 492 00:45:28.800 --> 00:45:30.360 came to the Hollywood bowl for the first time, not sure what to expect 493 00:45:30.920 --> 00:45:35.840 and, as privily stated, I am hooked. I'll definitely be planning more 494 00:45:35.880 --> 00:45:38.360 trips here if there is a concert or a performance you are interested in, 495 00:45:38.760 --> 00:45:42.599 whether you are a local or coming to l a for a vacation or holiday, 496 00:45:43.199 --> 00:45:46.280 definitely give the Hollywood bowler consideration. On Narra Tinnery, especially if they're 497 00:45:46.280 --> 00:45:51.639 playing something you are interested in. Um, whether you're just interested in the 498 00:45:51.800 --> 00:45:54.119 history of it or you just want that outside experience, you know, enjoin 499 00:45:54.199 --> 00:46:00.039 a concert out in the nice, comfortable L A air. Um, you 500 00:46:00.079 --> 00:46:02.039 will love it and you don't have to show up. And a lot of 501 00:46:02.159 --> 00:46:06.800 I know a lot of broadways and some, some Philips and Orchestra Concerts, 502 00:46:06.840 --> 00:46:08.880 have dress codes. Some people did. Some people came in, you know, 503 00:46:09.039 --> 00:46:15.880 a shirt and tie, others came in Um dresses, you know for 504 00:46:15.960 --> 00:46:19.800 the women, and then there was people like me, shorts and a shirt. 505 00:46:20.480 --> 00:46:22.840 Um, now polo shirt. I mean, I have some class, 506 00:46:23.119 --> 00:46:29.079 but nonetheless, uh, it was kind of, you know, casual, 507 00:46:29.159 --> 00:46:31.800 whatever you wanted. There's one last thing too, I want to mention about 508 00:46:32.000 --> 00:46:36.920 the Hollywood bowl that, you know, it was one of those once in 509 00:46:37.000 --> 00:46:40.840 a lifetime experiences that, um, that I'll probably never get to have again. 510 00:46:42.079 --> 00:46:46.159 Um, I stayed, as I usually do. Whenever I'm at a 511 00:46:46.199 --> 00:46:50.559 big event and that ends and everybody's rushing to get out of there, I 512 00:46:50.679 --> 00:46:53.400 usually stay sitting in my seat and text on my phone. In this case 513 00:46:53.440 --> 00:46:58.519 I couldn't because my phone died, ran out of batteries. But Um, 514 00:46:58.760 --> 00:47:02.039 once the crowds really league, you know, W there's only a few people 515 00:47:02.079 --> 00:47:07.800 left, usually then I'll get up and proceed out. And I went down 516 00:47:07.039 --> 00:47:13.239 to basically between the walkway and the lower level, between the two terraces, 517 00:47:13.679 --> 00:47:16.719 terras boxes, and I saw a small group of people and they were surrounding 518 00:47:16.920 --> 00:47:24.519 three different guys. Um, and I believe it or not, Um the 519 00:47:25.000 --> 00:47:31.760 three people that were standing there was Bob Gil Al, Alan Sylvestri and Mayor 520 00:47:31.960 --> 00:47:36.280 Goldie Wilson himself. Gosh, his name escapes me right now. I'm actually 521 00:47:36.320 --> 00:47:38.480 gonna have to look it up. Um fully love, I think is his 522 00:47:38.599 --> 00:47:45.719 name, who played basically Mayor Goldie Wilson in the film and Uh and Um, 523 00:47:46.199 --> 00:47:49.159 you know, and the in the first one where he's the UH, 524 00:47:49.599 --> 00:47:54.159 he's the guy cleaning and serving food in uh Um, in the diner. 525 00:47:54.440 --> 00:47:59.280 Um Gosh, what was his name? Sorry, I a'm gonna have to 526 00:47:59.360 --> 00:48:07.800 look that up. Um, Um, Donald fully loved. That was his 527 00:48:07.920 --> 00:48:13.960 name. He was there and people were just, you know, it wasn't 528 00:48:14.039 --> 00:48:15.320 like like you would see, like if you bet a celebrity on the street 529 00:48:15.360 --> 00:48:19.920 everyone's screaming, Oh my God, Tom Cruise, I love you, marry 530 00:48:20.000 --> 00:48:22.920 me, you're my you're my here. No, no, people are respectful 531 00:48:22.000 --> 00:48:25.400 and shaking hands and, you know, just wow, just to be just 532 00:48:25.480 --> 00:48:29.239 to be standing there. I am not a celebrity fiend. I have met 533 00:48:29.320 --> 00:48:32.719 my fair share of celebrities, I really have. But Um, whether rather 534 00:48:32.840 --> 00:48:37.960 on a movie set, you know, as a as an actor or even 535 00:48:37.000 --> 00:48:43.880 a background actor or Um, or just in passing on the street, I 536 00:48:43.960 --> 00:48:46.199 have met some people, but this was cool. It's just to just to 537 00:48:46.280 --> 00:48:52.639 be standing there with Alan Celestri, cylevestri, Um Celestry, who basically who 538 00:48:52.679 --> 00:48:55.440 scored the whole film. He was there. Um, Bob Gail, who 539 00:48:55.679 --> 00:49:00.159 wrote the screen for this, and one of the actors, Donald Fully Love, 540 00:49:00.679 --> 00:49:06.599 you know, played some great little scenes in this movie. Um and 541 00:49:07.000 --> 00:49:09.000 uh, just like wow, they were there and it was cool to see 542 00:49:09.039 --> 00:49:13.960 them. And one girl we met who met Bob Gil and these folks are 543 00:49:13.960 --> 00:49:17.280 getting a little older now, but she was like she was literally in tears, 544 00:49:17.480 --> 00:49:20.920 like, you know, she basically told him you don't know how much 545 00:49:20.960 --> 00:49:22.519 this movie means to me and everything else, and I don't know what her 546 00:49:22.519 --> 00:49:27.800 background story is and why back to the future meant so much her that she 547 00:49:27.920 --> 00:49:30.239 was crying. But you know, Bob Keill has based basically told her, 548 00:49:30.559 --> 00:49:34.559 you know, you don't have to cry over me. And Uh and uh, 549 00:49:34.639 --> 00:49:37.760 I didn't. I unfortunately, like I said, my phone died. 550 00:49:37.280 --> 00:49:42.800 I and usually I don't ask actors and famous people or celebrities for photos. 551 00:49:42.840 --> 00:49:45.519 anyways, it's just enough for me just to like actually be there and see 552 00:49:45.599 --> 00:49:52.679 them, meet them. But Um, um, but I do kind of 553 00:49:52.719 --> 00:49:54.440 wish I would have had at least a snapshot where I could have shared it 554 00:49:54.519 --> 00:49:58.519 on the blog on my page. Um, this is a lesson learned. 555 00:49:58.519 --> 00:50:00.239 I need to bring a battery pack with me for now on, because especially 556 00:50:00.239 --> 00:50:05.880 if I'm recording lots of clips Um for the PODCAST, like you've been hearing 557 00:50:05.880 --> 00:50:09.280 out throughout the whole podcast. But uh, and what kind of amazed me 558 00:50:09.320 --> 00:50:14.000 they didn't have an entourage. It was just them and their wife and they 559 00:50:14.079 --> 00:50:16.719 walked right out with everybody else and, you know, to the parking lot 560 00:50:16.840 --> 00:50:20.719 to get in the car and uh, people, as as we were walking 561 00:50:20.760 --> 00:50:22.519 out, you know, people were like, Oh, look, there he 562 00:50:22.719 --> 00:50:25.880 is and and Um. You know, I don't get very google or Gaga 563 00:50:25.960 --> 00:50:29.840 over celebrities like a lot of people do, but I just thought that was 564 00:50:29.920 --> 00:50:32.480 so cool that was watching this whole thing and they actually came out for the 565 00:50:32.559 --> 00:50:37.599 performance to watch it and enjoy it, and they didn't take some secret entrance. 566 00:50:37.639 --> 00:50:39.440 They walked out with everybody else and met people, met the fans and 567 00:50:39.559 --> 00:50:44.199 we're willing to take photos and shake hands and uh, I just thought that 568 00:50:44.280 --> 00:50:46.119 was so respectable. I wish more of the actors would have came. But 569 00:50:46.639 --> 00:50:51.119 total shout out for Donald fully love for for coming out with his wife and 570 00:50:51.840 --> 00:50:55.079 and uh or I'm assuming that's his wife, Um, and, you know, 571 00:50:55.639 --> 00:51:00.280 and being there and celebrating this amazing movie that never gets old that we 572 00:51:00.360 --> 00:51:06.320 can watch over and over and over again and never, you know, never 573 00:51:06.400 --> 00:51:09.440 have enough. Um. Um. I watched back to the future part one 574 00:51:09.519 --> 00:51:13.960 at home in preparation for this event because I wasn't expecting to watch the whole 575 00:51:14.000 --> 00:51:19.920 movie again. But I watched it again there and UM, and it wasn't 576 00:51:20.000 --> 00:51:22.400 that. Uh, it didn't. It wasn't like, Oh, I just 577 00:51:22.480 --> 00:51:24.039 saw this. No, no, no, it was entertaining from beginning to 578 00:51:24.159 --> 00:51:28.119 end. And I don't know about you guys, something I want to mention 579 00:51:28.159 --> 00:51:30.000 too before we sign off here. But every time I watched back to the 580 00:51:30.079 --> 00:51:34.400 future I always find some hit in Easter Egg. The one I saw the 581 00:51:34.440 --> 00:51:38.960 other day wasn't back to the future part two, and that was where Marty 582 00:51:39.039 --> 00:51:44.920 and doc are going to to future Marty's house. And Uh, you know 583 00:51:45.239 --> 00:51:50.880 there's that sign that sits there at the front of the of the neighborhood. 584 00:51:51.960 --> 00:51:57.519 Um, and uh, it's supposed to say, you know, residents of 585 00:51:57.639 --> 00:52:01.119 success. I believe it. What was what it was Um or address to 586 00:52:01.159 --> 00:52:05.679 success is what it is, but it actually somebody spray painted over and it 587 00:52:05.719 --> 00:52:10.400 says address of of basically, suck ass. Sorry to Cuss, but I 588 00:52:10.519 --> 00:52:14.679 just wanted that that wasn't back to the future. I think that's what it's 589 00:52:14.719 --> 00:52:17.400 what it's supposed to be. But, um, just a little hit history, 590 00:52:17.440 --> 00:52:21.960 as they just put so much into this film and it's always entertaining each 591 00:52:22.000 --> 00:52:25.079 time you watch it and you always discover new little things and I was really 592 00:52:25.119 --> 00:52:29.000 it was really a pleasure, in a privilege actually a tend this event. 593 00:52:29.760 --> 00:52:32.320 Um, I don't know if I'm gonna be as excited about each episode for 594 00:52:32.400 --> 00:52:37.199 different things, like I was this, but this was a new experience for 595 00:52:37.280 --> 00:52:40.679 me and if it's if you're planning in a trip here or you want to 596 00:52:40.679 --> 00:52:44.360 go to the Hollywood bowl, you want to have that experience too. You 597 00:52:44.440 --> 00:52:46.199 know, look for an event that you're interested in and give it a try. 598 00:52:46.840 --> 00:52:52.079 Um, I think you will absolutely love it and I hope I've given 599 00:52:52.119 --> 00:52:54.239 you a little bit of insight into the Hollywood bowl and maybe why you should 600 00:52:54.239 --> 00:52:59.440 give it a consider. Um. In any case, that's my trip to 601 00:52:59.440 --> 00:53:02.719 the Hollywood. Thanks for listening, folks. I'll see you on the next 602 00:53:02.800 --> 00:53:06.719 one, and the next one will be coming because I was in the Hollywood 603 00:53:06.760 --> 00:53:09.960 area. I did attend a few other areas Um, this week, so 604 00:53:10.400 --> 00:53:13.679 I will throw that out on the next one. I'll throw a hint on 605 00:53:13.800 --> 00:53:16.519 the blog on one day at social dot com, one day in so cal 606 00:53:16.639 --> 00:53:21.800 dot com, and you can turn and guess where I was next. In 607 00:53:21.880 --> 00:53:23.199 any case, folks, thank you very much for listening. Means A lot. 608 00:53:23.559 --> 00:53:28.239 Um, means a lot that you guys tuned in and listen to the 609 00:53:28.280 --> 00:53:32.199 whole thing. Maybe I can help you guys out. And help you guys 610 00:53:32.239 --> 00:53:37.280 out by giving you a little insight and, uh yeah, just thanks for 611 00:53:37.360 --> 00:53:39.199 listening. I'm doing this for fun, strictly for fun. This isn't about 612 00:53:39.679 --> 00:53:43.639 making some kind of side cast or anything else. This is this is just 613 00:53:44.199 --> 00:53:46.360 I love traveling and I'm glad you guys are here Um, listening to me, 614 00:53:46.920 --> 00:53:53.800 Um and maybe getting a few tips on on where I live. Southern 615 00:53:53.840 --> 00:54:06.639 California, all right by by now. M thanks for listening, folks. 616 00:54:06.840 --> 00:54:10.679 Please visit the website one day in so cal dot com and, if you 617 00:54:10.760 --> 00:54:15.519 enjoyed this podcast, consider describing feel free to leave me tips and Info on 618 00:54:15.559 --> 00:54:19.199 how I can improve. Thanks again. Back The blue