This week in Hollywood....and Covina. Here is our story in pictures....sorry they are out of order but I am too lazy to rearrange them.)
Monday started Scottish Week at the Magic Castle. The Gent to the right is a close-up Magician from Scotland, I am next to him, founder of the Castle, Milt Larsen, is in the middle and two pretty grirls joined in. On of the girls borrowed by hat.
Monday morning before we hit our busy schedule JC shows Bill a trick at the hotel. Bill was purposely uncooperative and drove JC crazy. (On the drive home JC would say the most memorable and funny comment: "Before I forget, this weekend was the most memorable of my life."
On our way to the Griffith Observatory we drove down Hollywood Blvd. Where I saw the 5'9" Darth Vader again. I wish he would have turned around.
These two are not real Hollywood Police....I think. Like many others they are costumed street performers who for a tip will pose in a picture with you. Elmo, a 3' little person dressed as an indian, an emaciated batman and a potbellied spider-man were among many others. Some had great outfits others were so ridiculous it was funny.
Powerful me holds Hollywood in my hand.
While JC catches Hollywood in his hat.
And Bill crushes Hollywood.
Alas, Hollywood survives us.
This retail hawk spent his morning flying over the Griffith park. So I shot him....with my camera.
Hollywood in the foreground, LA in the smog.
So this is graffiti at the Griffith observatory. They have people constantly paining over any graffiti on the walls. So the bad guys have gone for carving it into the toilet seats.
Super powers exposed as JC hits a pose at the observatory.
Most of Griffith park has been taken over by a film crew. There were hundreds of people, tents, trailers, equipment trucks, cameras, etc taping an episode of a TV show called Castle.
From the observatory we went to Rosemead, CA and met up with Gordon Wong, a childhood friend. He treated us to dim sum
We pose with our food.
JC trying a chicken foot.
Since I put my foot in my mouth so often why not try a chicken foot. I also tried a very tasty pigs foot or two.
Back to the castle. Well actually we had one more stop before rushing back to the hotel to change and walk up over to the Castle. But I will get to that in a moment.
Pop Hayden, the Tennessee born turned Angelino Magician and Medicine show man poses with us. JC has know him for years and Bill has exchanged emails and discussion board arguments with him for years. I was just happy to meet him.
The three musketeers.
OK, back to earlier in the day. Above are picture of vials containing weird candy. Unlike Jelly Belly where weird named candies like "boogers" actually taste like what they are. These just have great names, and look like what they are called but are sweet and yummy. Zombie Boogers, Uncle Urnies Ashes. DNA Kit containing "urine", :Blood" and "Mucus" are also available. So where did we get this large collection of weird stuff....?
From the Candyman, David Klein, inventor of the Jelly Belly Jelly Bean. The Goeletz family tricked him into giving up his creation to them and have made millions as a result. It was David who came up with the unique idea of gourmet beans and the unusual marketing that made them famous.
See "urine samples"...really just lemon candy with real natural lemon flavor.
After spending a couple of hours there we headed back to the castle to have dinner and enjoy some great shows.
I want to mention that we will be promoting some of David's candy at our shows this year.
He is reintroducing the gourmet jelly bean calling them David's Gourmet Jelly Beans" and has Jelly Belly worried. He told us JB is using their giant corporate status to block distributors from selling David's beans. So anti-trust suits are flying and the fight by the little man begins. Watch his story on Youtube The David Klein Story. It has been on various TV networks over the past couple of years. It will enlighten you as to how some of the BIG boys crush the little ones. David Vs Goliath. In the mean time go to www.sandycandy.com and buy some candy.
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