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America, Countries

The Lar Angeles Story

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I’m curbing my own enthusiasm here as I get excited for the return of Larry David to our screens in what I’m calling The Lar Angeles Story.

Larry David, the curmudgeon for our times, paints high-end LA life with a brush stroke that is unparalleled.

Now having brushed up against high rollers there, in West Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica I have had some experience here.

My Santa Monica: In LA

But New Yorker Larry brings most of his angst upon himself.

By not clueing into the idiosyncratic LA way of life.

Although he has a point about pig parking where drivers leave bigs spaces between cars when parking, a gag he takes over on holiday to Italy.

A natural in LA

These words: With Natasha Bedingfield in Anaheim, California

But while New Yorkers are all about the angle in LA it’s the image.

And I proved a natural when I availed of the hair dye table.

Down in Huntington Beach at the Snoop Dogg beach party.

Where I purpled up and hit the zeitgeist when Natasha Bedingfield played for us back in Anaheim.

And she picked me out from stage as she played a rockin’ version of Prince‘s Purple Rain which the Great Man would look down proudly on.

While she doubled down on her compliment later at our meet and greet.

Star of David

Bandanaman; The star and the duck in Hollywood

Not that I’d want to tell Larry David how to act and interact…

He is surrounded by more stars than the Walk of Fame in Hollywood.

Portrait of the comic: Larry David

Like the rest of you I’ll just sit back and smile at his efforts on Sunday.

And remember much of The Lar Angeles Story is ad-libbed.

And look forward to getting back out there later this year.

America, Countries, Sport

Top billing with the Anaheim Ducks

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This’ll quack you up, drakes and mallards love me and I’m even getting top billing with the Anaheim Ducks.

Donald Duck, no less, famously took time out from his busy schedule waddling around Disney World and Epcot Park in Florida to thank me personally.

After I had made him the cover of one unforgettable trip out to Orlando which corresponded with Donald Trump’s election as President.

And we have been firm friends since, shaking the tail feather out in Disneyland too in Anaheim.

Ducks and pucks: With Wild Wing

Whisper it around Donald though because there is another Disney duck vying for top billing (there will be a lot of this) in Anaheim.

And I had an ice old time with the Anaheim Ducks’ mascot Wild Wing at the Honda Center.

With Double Dubya as his friends (well, me anyway) call him gave me a miniature of himself.

And it now takes pride of place on my desk.

On the wing

Giving it stick: On the floor

Wild Wing got back in touch this week to ask where I’d been these past few years.

And remind me that it is the 30th anniversary of Disney’s Mighty Ducks joining the National Hockey League.

Wild Wing reached out, saying: “Our records indicate that you have been absent virtually and at Honda Center for some time now.

“We want to make sure that you receive all the pertinent information coming up for our 30th anniversary season.”

Now, I’m maybe not surprised that I got the call.

A former ice hockey writer in my days down in Reading in the south of England I showed that I’d picked up a thing or two from watching the Bracknell Bees.

When I swiped, swung and scored in the net.

When the floor was opened up for us on our visit to the Honda.

My LA story

Way over Honda: Go Ducks

As a day out from the American Travel Fair, IPW, which was held in Anaheim.

And they opened up Disneyland especially for us to see the new Star Wars land.

Now, each to their own, but I haven’t got an Obi-Wan Kinobi about the land far, far, away but twas a good oul’ time none the less.

And I hope to get back out there next year, flying with Aer Lingus of course.

For the latest renewal of the American Travel Fair in Los Angeles.

When hopefully they’ll be celebrating a Stanley Cup at the Honda Center to go with their 2007 triumph.

And I’ll be able to join Wild Wing for top billing with the Anaheim Ducks.

 

America, Countries

Sitting in Sheldon’s spot

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Good job he’s not there to see you sitting in Sheldon’s spot… just one of the fantasies you can live out on a Warner Bros Studio Tour.

Warner Bros celebrates 100 years of film and TV show making this year and we’re all invited along.

To channel our inner Batman in his cave.

Or to sloth out on the Central Perk couch with your friends.

All of which made Daddy’s Little Girl green with envy.

With a tour of Warner Bros Studios in Hollywood scheduled for my trip there.

Making a Big Bang

Seat of power: Sheldon

Only for me to end up green around the gills, think an olive shade of the Hulk, who is of course a Warner client.

When I picked up a 24-hour sickness bug.

Albeit saved from a worse fate by Aer Lingus and the La Peer Hotel in West Hollywood.

Not that I was to be put off my mission to sit in Sheldon’s spot.

And with the kind services of my friends at Visit California.

High five: And you can sit on the Friends couch

I did get to place my derriere on the sacred corner of the sofa.

When the American Travel Fair assembled in Anaheim.

And Warner Bros put out the sofa and a recreation of the set.

On the forecourt of the Hilton Anaheim, a 15-minute walk from Disneyland Resort.

Tour de force

Sit where you are: Or there will be a riot

 

Warner Bros runs a range of experiences from their Studio, Classics, Studio Plus or Deluxe Tours.

At $69 the Studio is the most popular with a buggy scoot around the backlots.

A selfie op in front of the Friends fountain.

And those Central Perk and Big Bang sets.

You like your DC Super Heroes and Super Villains.

And channel your inner boy wizard at the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts experience.

But for sheer devilment sitting in Sheldon’s spot takes some beating… and remember it all started with a big bang.