tour – Take Me to the Pilot and Your Song days), Neil Diamond ( Hot August Night Album), and Chicago (when they were still cool and only had one self-titled album). We sat in the trees and listened to a very young Elton John ( his first U.S. In fact, sneaking into the trees at the Greek was on our list of things to do every summer. I remember the Greek Theater nights fondly. In retrospect, I think they were either really evolved, or (more likely) just tired of parenting (I am the youngest of six). And because as a teenager I always traveled in a pack, I guess it was okay. NOTE: My Cuban parents were fine with me going out as long as I was in a group. We would then hike down and sit in the trees and listen to whoever was in concert. So now that I was on the spot I felt like I had to bare my soul and confess to her my other teen indescrecions, such as going up to the Griffith Observatory on concert nights at the Greek Theater. Shut up.) who worked there who opened a door for a group of us occasionally (okay, every Tuesday night, but that's soo not important right now). In my own defense, I wasn't quite the young vandal this makes me sound like. "Sneaking into Laker games? Who are you? And what have you done with my mother?" (Her question mark usage totally escalated as her questions grew more and more pointed.) "What else have you never told me?" She pulled the car over and stared at me. I remembered the Laker players of the early 70's: Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Gail Goodrich, Wilt Chamberlain, Happy Hairston, Pat Riley.Īnd how cool it was to sneak into the Forum to watch the games, and… and now that we were chatting about the Lakers, I mentioned to Amy that I hadn't been to see a live Laker game since they used to play at The Fabulous Forum in Inglewood.
Uber-Laker-Fan, sir? We have a hands-free law. They look like Diplomatic Vehicles Gone Bad." ME again: "Look at all these cars flying the Lakers flags. Hope-and-Change-Poster guy, but that's not important right now.) across from the Pantages so how could we miss it? I'm pretty sure it's done by the Mr. (Which incidentally happens to be on Hollywood Blvd. This next mural takes up the entire side of the Upper Deck building. Here's Kobe and his five story face covering the Staples Center: Lakers Guard and M.V.P.) all over the city? L.A. ME: "Can you believe all the murals of Kobe (Bryant. a week after the Lakers' Championship win was interesting and I made a few observations about that which I mentioned to Amy. A totally chick flick umm… I mean stage show night and we had a fantastic time.
I took her to see Dirty Dancing at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood.
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