When you live in Los Angeles, you run into just about every star 
imaginable. After a while, the magic fades away and seeing
celebrities becomes the norm. However every once in a while you
meet someone who truly defines the word "Movie Star", and I've been 
obsessed with "Old Hollywood" for as long I can remember, watching 
old black and white movies as a kid, and always feeling like I was 
born in the wrong time.
 
I use dress up in these old vintage gowns at school during recess, 
and I would dress up my pseudo six year old boyfriend, in a three
piece suit and demand he chase me around, if he caught me, he would 
get a kiss.

So feeling like I was born in the wrong era has always had me
obsessed with old movie stars, particularly the female movie stars.
They just seem to possess a quality that no one today could even 
measure up to. So as we've established I'm an artist living in Los
Angeles, so of course the perfect side job, in common with every
other starving artist out here, is serving. So last night at work, 
I saw a older women from afar; red short hair, carrying a small 
dog. My first thought was, "we don't allow dogs in here," my 
second thought was that "who could that be"?
 
I waited until the woman drew closer: I knew I could confirm her 
identity with the sound of her voice. Just then a younger man ran 
up behind her, she with her alluring voice, said " Please,take my 
coat darling". It was Shirley MacLaine, an old screen legend.
Right in front of me. Hey, I've seen a ton of stars in Los
Angeles; everyone from Britney Spears, to Braneglina, but this is
no competition. Stars of old Hollywood have a sort of regal quality
that you just can't find today. Things are much different now I
suppose, we're much more interested in drug busts, and breakups.
Hollywood use to be a place of class and envy, and with the over 
abundance of fifteen minutes' of fame reality stars, it has really 
lost some of its luster.
 
Sometimes I wish we could go back to that era, things seemed so
much simpler than. Life has gotten so messy and complicated these
days. Innocence is bliss, I guess.........