California Dreamin' - Part Two

Day 3 - Monday
Sydney had to work, so Andrew and I explored around a little on our own. We walked to this really cool place called Amoeba Music that had tons of records. We got a Cannonball Adderly record for $5! Then we ate lunch and headed back to Sydney's apartment where we met up with Andy. He took us over to Runyon Canyon Park where we hiked up to see the Hollywood Sign.

It was a pretty nice place - there were tons of dogs off leash which was kind of unexpected. Some weren't very nice to Frodo - some were :)

We were able to get a good view of the city AND some huge houses in the hills. (the arrow points to Sydney's apartment building).

After Sydney got off work, she picked us up and we initially headed out with the intention of getting some groceries. We decided to grab some dinner first and settled on Bob's Big Boy in Burbank.

When Andrew graduated high school, he came out to CA to visit a friend who lived in Burbank and they had eaten at Bob's Big Boy. As we're driving, he tells me and Sydney about it, mentioning that Drew Carey supposedly frequents it.

When we arrive, they seat us in the back, which is relatively empty except for this guy who's kind of overweight and wearing thick black glasses. Andrew jokingly says, "Look, it's Drew Carey," and we all laugh.

THEN, a group of people kind of dressed up head over to this guy's table and say, "Hey, Drew!" I immediately slide to the other side of the booth so I can get a better look, and lo and behold, it really is Drew Cary. Well, then we really had a good laugh at the irony of the situation. Sadly, I did not have my camera to snap a picture of the iconic Big Boy sign to commemorate our memorable dinner :(

But we'll always remember our (very ironic) "celebrity sighting."