Wednesday, April 4th - Hollywood!

We drove up Sunset Blvd into West Hollywood where we had arranged to have lunch with Joe Tremaine, a friend of MA and her family for over 40 years. On the way we drove by the former Rockingham Drive estate of O.J. Simpson. OJ's house has been replaced with a new house. I am not sure but, I may have seen OJ lurking around, still trying to find the real killer.

We met Joe at Cafe Med, an Italian restaurant with outdoor seating which we chose. Joe has had a terrific career dancing with the June Taylor Dancers (Jackie Gleason Show), Jerry Lewis's Variety Show, and many others. He has owned Tremaine Dance Conventions for many years and his company conducts about 25 dance conventions and competitions each year nationwide. www.tremainedance.com

MA had not seen Joe since 1967 and they had a lot to catch up on. After lunch, Joe drove us around Hollywood and Beverly Hills. On the way back to Malibu, we drove on Mulholland Drive above the city. Back along Sunset Blvd., we saw one intersection after another with cops...at least 75 cops over a space of 3 miles, guarding the intersections. At one stoplight, we asked one of them what was going on..."The President" he replied. Turns out that president Bush was in Brentwood for a fundraiser and was about to be traveling on Sunset Blvd.