Monday, August 31, 2009

Los Angeles - part 2

Next day we went to Universal Studios. It was really hot, so most of the time we'd be trying to get on rides just to stay in the shade! The studio tour was alright but they had a fire a year or so ago so it was a lot shorter. It was still great to see them building new sets and getting to see lots of props and bits and pieces.
Sunset Blvd was the next stop but was everything people had told me. Very overhyped! It was all pretty much one block with the Walk Of Fame stretching right up and down the road. What was hilarious was a whole bunch of people who dress up as movie characters and stand around outside the Chinese Theatre. One particularly weird looking dude was dressed as Napoleon Dynamite and I overhead the Darth Vader guy explaining the intricacies of his suit to another passer by.
That night Esther hung around the hostel just hanging out and I went to see Rx Bandits, Dredg and As Tall As Lions. I was going to see Rx Bandits but hadn't heard of the other bands and it turned out they were pretty good! RxB played really well too and I had a great night! I'm looking forward to their upcoming Australian tour a lot now.

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