When we first arrived we were treated to a tour of Winnie (the cat), Brian and Heather’s newly 
bought home in LA, which was beautiful! After a 6 hour drive from San Fran, we sat for a bit to catch up, and then left for a "gastropub" called The York. After a quick dinner and some drinks, Brian offered to provide us with the infamous “Brian McCarthy Tour of LA”, an absolute must do for all who visit. We drove down Hollywood Blvd, parked at Hollywood and Highland and walked down to check out the famous stars on Hollywood Blvd (where apparently you can get your name on one if you pay $10,000, maintain its upkeep, and have enough people sign a petition) as well as the Hollywood elite’s autographs and handprints in front of the Grauman’s Chinese 
theater. It was a very cool experience to see the theater and the Hollywood stuff that I’ve only seen on TV in the past. In front of the theatre were superheroes! Well, not superheroes but people dressed up as Spiderman, Batman, the Joker, and Iron man (with a gigantic ass) looking to charge people money for pictures with them. The tour continued through the streets of Hollywood to the base of the hill where the Hollywood sign sits (we had some difficulty seeing it because they shut the lights off at night), past Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles (made famous by Snoop Dog’s addiction, but endorsed by Brian McCarthy), around the base of Griffith Park where the 
famous observatory sits, past a Scientologist’s wet dream in the numerous L. Ron Hubbard 
galleries/museums/centers around the area, and finally back home. There, Brian showed us a short film that he produced and Heather starred in, called, “Assplosion”. It’s a play on VH1’s inside the music, following the career of a “Band” named Assplosion. It was hilarious and very well done.
Check it out at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqEo7aVXS1c
or http://vimeo.com/903933. Brian warns it contains some salty language so becareful where you view it!
Day 7
The next AM they both had to work, so Amy and I hung out around the house, still trying to 
secure a job in AZ. Even as I write this 4 days later, we don’t have a job and its not looking good. We got a call from Brian to come down to Paramount Studios where he works on "Sport Science" to check out the lot and have lunch with him. We arrived at the gates of Paramount and said to the guard (feeling very important like I belonged in LA) “We are here to see Brian McCarthy”. The guard looked at me and said who?? No, just kidding, the guard gave us our passes immediately and we parked and went to find Brian. We walked through the lot they call “New York” which reminded me of Disney World, but resembles very much a stereotypical neighborhood in New York, fitted with Graffiti, Subways, and Pawn Shops. We walked past the many lots and sound stages where they filmed shows like, Family Ties and the new show “Kath and Kim”. It was interesting to see this side of Hollywood and have a glimpse on where and how things are done. We were treated to Pink’s Hot Dogs for lunch, named one of the most famous hot dogs on the west coast. They were delicious! After our walking tour of the lot, I took advantage of Brian’s discount and bought the Indiana Jones 4 set 
DVD (wish it excluded the last one made, bleh) and drove around with Amy. We returned to see Hollywood Blvd in the daytime, and then drove down Rodeo drive (baby), and through Beverly Hills, eventually making it back to Brian’s house. We had a nice home cooked meal, grilling chicken on their BBQ, and then played The Office DVD/board game that they had received for Christmas. The concept of the game had some potential but it fell short with the repetition of some of the questions on the DVD.
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