Here is a photo of the corner of Brighton Way and Rodeo Drive where the street is blocked to traffic because the police found a suspicious suitcase with wires
So far no loud booms and all is quiet we're good to go!
OK...so I got the rumor on the bomb scare. Inside of the mysterious suitcase there was a script that had been delivered to a literary agent to read. The agent thought it was not worth reading and tossed it in the garbage in the alley...but missed the giant trash receptacle and the case ended up on the side of the alley. Bomb Squad Blows Up Movie Script Meant For Agent In Beverly Hills
Having recently seen the photos of the snowy streets of Paris, including this image from the blog God, I Love Paris
I was thinking how nice it would be to have a little real winter weather in Beverly Hills
Well, apparently the weather gods (or the Rodeo Drive Committee) are granting me my wish
WEATHER FORECAST:
100% CHANCE OF SNOW FOR BEVERLY HILLS ON THURSDAY, DEC. 9
Mark your calendar for Thursday, Dec. 9 from 6-9 p.m. as Rodeo Drive and the City of Beverly Hills celebrate the Holiday Season with SNOW 90210 and a 100% chance of snow.
The tony city, that averages a 70 degree high temperature, a 73% chance of sunshine and a chilly low temperature of 52 degrees in early December, is guaranteeing a blizzard over 3 blocks of famed shopping street Rodeo Drive and also on Brighton Way. The brainchild of the Rodeo Drive Committee, SNOW 90210 is based on the highly successful Fashion’s Night Out
I've been in a bah humbug mood all month, probably because there is so much to do and I can't seem to catch up. But I think that a stroll around the neighborhood tonight might be just the thing to put me in the proper Christmas spirit.
Last Friday night I strolled up and down Rodeo Drive for Fashion's Night Out and this is what I saw
The Prada store photographed from my office with a modicum of people in the street. There was certainly more than the average daily pedestrian traffic but nothing looked overcrowded. Cool the way that Prada could project images on the panel above the storefront.
The Ferris wheel which was carefully constructed on the first block of Rodeo Drive between Tiffany & Co. and Bvlgari.
And my favorite image of the evening, a Beverly Hills police officer on a segway parked on the street between Chanel and De Beers because this is how our cops roll in BH. What I did not see was any actual shopping and nor people carrying shopping bags. Still, it was well attended and a good event for the city of Beverly Hills. I think that there is certain amount of pent up demand and that street will have action when the holiday$ arrive. We shall see. Saturday I headed off to the Eastside of Los Angeles, you know the place where the sun actually shines. And shine it did at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Being the sports enthusiast that I am (not) I was at the UCLA-Stanford foot ball game where UCLA got thoroughly trounced. In deference to the Stanford people around me, I wore a little red on my cuffs.
(Yes, I wore a white button down french cuffed shirt to a football game, doesn't everyone?) Stanford had a great defensive game and a good running game and UCLA, well what can I say, they were an embarrassment. And speaking of embarrassments
What is up with Stanford's pathetic excuse of a marching band? Seriously, they are so bad that they've lost their funding. Thankfully, we fled at the end of the 3rd quarter, because really how much college football can anyone take. Sunday morning on the Westside of town, where the sun hasn't deigned to come out I've been arranging flowers. Here's the result.
and the close up shot
Pretty aren't they? Now, it's off to the OC to take my father and stepmother out to lunch to celebrate my father's birthday. Hopefully the fog will lift and we will find some sun in Dana Point Harbor. Enjoy your Sunday.
Seriously, where else would you find movies projected poolside where you can relax in a chaise lounge and sip mai tais from Trader Vics.
Dive-In Movies
Tue & Thu through Sep 2, 8:15 - The Beverly Hilton, 9876 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills Dive into family classics and romantic comedies projected on a 60 foot diagonal backdrop all the while lounging in barefoot elegance. Admission is free and seating is on a first come, first serve basis. . So, choose a chaise lounge before the sun sets in the west and after the reel rolls, simply go with the flow, while cabana servers cater to movie concession cravings which are available for purchase. and if movies and mai tais aren't for you maybe this is your cup of tea
Afternoon tea on the terrace of Greystone Sat, Aug 14, 4 pm - Historic Greystone Estate, 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills Enjoy delicious assorted teas, tea sandwiches, petit desserts and more while viewing the Los Angeles basin from the Mansion's Terrace. Each Tea includes musical entertainment and the rare opportunity to tour the Mansion's first floor. Ticket Information: BH Residents: $40 / Non-Residents: $50
Admittedly, you will not find me at any outdoor event because the weather is too damn cold! Weekend Forecast for Beverly Hills Area
~ Friday - Partly Cloudy - 77°/60° ~ Saturday - AM Clouds/PM Sun - 77°/62° ~ Sunday - Partly Cloudy - 80°/64° ~ Monday - AM Clouds/PM Sun - 81°/65° ~ Tuesday - AM Clouds/PM Sun - 80°/65°
