when I wantd my ashes thrown from the footbridge near my house into Arroyo Chamisa. then I moved.
that made me rethink this whole eternity business. I realized I've always loved cemeteries. so I decided perhaps I shd pick one for myself. & quickly I got the idea for Hollywood Forever. altho I've never physically lived there I have imaginatively.
today my friend Gary Sielaff drove me thru those gates. I met with lovely Noelle Berman who introduced us to Tyler Cassity -- long a hero to me for his role in preserving this famous cemetery. then she took us on a tour showing me possible locations.
Gary & I then went back to look while I made up my mind. I cd've had a spot directly under Holly Woodlawn but decided no.
before we went back to Cathedral Masoleum I stopped at the grave of young actor Anton Yelchin. his mother was nearby & when she approachd we shook hands & I offerd my condolences.
then I pickd my niche. I'd walkd past it often on my way to see the grave of Rudolph Valentino. it felt like an appropriate place for my last act.
that made me rethink this whole eternity business. I realized I've always loved cemeteries. so I decided perhaps I shd pick one for myself. & quickly I got the idea for Hollywood Forever. altho I've never physically lived there I have imaginatively.
today my friend Gary Sielaff drove me thru those gates. I met with lovely Noelle Berman who introduced us to Tyler Cassity -- long a hero to me for his role in preserving this famous cemetery. then she took us on a tour showing me possible locations.
Gary & I then went back to look while I made up my mind. I cd've had a spot directly under Holly Woodlawn but decided no.
before we went back to Cathedral Masoleum I stopped at the grave of young actor Anton Yelchin. his mother was nearby & when she approachd we shook hands & I offerd my condolences.
then I pickd my niche. I'd walkd past it often on my way to see the grave of Rudolph Valentino. it felt like an appropriate place for my last act.
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Your ashes ending up in Hollywood Forever seems just exactly right. Great choice!
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