Hollywoodland

We’ve got some interesting news stories coming through the pipeline today.

First of all, there was an earthquake in England early this morning!!!

Then, we have these stories:

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I had on VH1 Classic yesterday afternoon and one video they showed was Cinderella’s “Don’t Know What You Got (Til It’s Gone)”. Aside from loving the song, I keep forgetting where the video was filmed. It was actually filmed at California’s Mono Lake. But it also looks remarkably like Nevada’s Pyramid Lake.

Pyramid Lake is a freaky little place about 30-40 miles north of Reno. It’s a salt water lake, even though the only thing running into it is a fresh water river. The lake got its name from the fascinating tufa (not tofu ) formations in, and around, the lake. One of them is in the shape of, you guessed it, a pyramid.

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Another of my guilty pleasures is watching the Barrett-Jackson classic car auctions on Speed. Even though I can’t drive anymore (blame the eyes and their loss of depth perception), I still have a major thing for collectible cars. Last night they had a 1934 Chevy that was so totally sweet. I wanted it bad. And I’d love to know how all these people can afford to buy these cars! Some of these things sell for well in the upper six figures or more! Who are these people? And how can I be as rich as they are?

I heard this morning that former chess champion Bobby Fischer died. He was only 64.

And in the weird news department:
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