Went to a big freaking July 4th party and it was actually a lot of fun. Some friends of mine went whole hog and rented the Houdini house in Laurel Canyon, (in Hollywood), and hired food trucks, a band, valet parkers, the works.
The band was sort of a 4th of July super group with Wayne Kramer of MC5 and a couple members of Sweet, couple Young Rascals, a Pointer Sister or two..., IOW, old people.
It was the best type of party, all ages including kids/dogs/foreigners, you name it. Everyone was taking pictures because the Houdini estate is so awesome. I've been driving past it for decades and this is the first time I've ever been inside of it. It was decrepit for years, just recently fixed-up and restored. There is a tunnel under the street to the house across street, that was his as well. Both places are on Laurel Canyon Blvd., on the intersection of Lookout Mountain. The house across the street has been used as a recording studio for years, lot of records recorded there.
Here are some pics, check out the light! It was amazing, as were the views of the canyon. We hiked up the grounds, they go way up the canyon. I love LC a lot.
