It was a very strange day…
Went into work at 11am, did lots of research; then, out of the blue, my computer threw a “boot disk” error! I went home to finish working for a bit.
At 8:30pm, I went into Hollywood. I started walking West on Hollywood Blvd and crossed Orange, where lots of cops were hanging out. I got to the other side and looked back in their direction as an ambulance pulled up. I had walked right by a dead man on the ground and didn’t even realize it. Who was he? Why was he laying about right there? Was he homeless? I was kinda freaked out.
Then, I walked over to Patrick Swayze’s star on the walk of fame to say good-bye. I sat down in front of it and just remembered him, my mom and sister’s love for him, thought about his family, his battle with cancer, and the inspiration he was in every aspect of his life. I started to cry…
On my way back to Hollywood & Highland, two different news crews stopped me to talk to me about my reaction and emotion. I told them about my home in Lake Lure, NC that we had growing up and how Dirty Dancing was filmed in that little town. I talked about my mom, my sister, life and more. He was truly an amazing man – actor, signer, dancer, husband, pet owner, cancer awareness advocate, and much more! What an inspiration!
Once back at H&H, I ran into a crazy bit of madness… Kelly Clarkson was doing a live, free show. There were tons of fans around, but I made it around the back to Lucky Strike for bowling and hanging with good friends. For karaoke, I sang Seether’s Fine Again, Snow Patrol’s Run, and Goo Goo Doll’s Here is Gone.
After bowling, I went back to Kyle’s place with him to play Bag-O and hang out. We chatted til almost 4am, then I drove home listening to Queensryche’s Anybody Listening (I played it 2.5 times straight). It reminded me of my mom… I started to think of her, my life, the world… I cried most of the way home.
Now, it’s 5am and I’m not tired. I’m gonna go to bed though…. working at 11am and have lots of research and budget planning to do for Lola Felli! Night my friends!