"What's that?" La Divina asked Mr. A, in the middle of dinner. We were at Palms, a Thai place in Hollywood we randomly found our drive south.They were facing me at the table, and suddenly they both started staring at something behind me, trying to get a better look.
"Is it... Elvis? I can't really tell. It looks like Elvis!" he answered.
I turned my head, and standing behind me was a statue of the King himself.
Statue of Elvis, in Hollywood. Fine.
Statue of Elvis in a Thai restaurant in Hollywood? Double take.
Did the place have a karaoke night? An impersonator? A variety show? In the midst of our speculations, the waitress walked by and I halted her.
"Why do you have a statue of Elvis?"
"Wednesday through Sunday night, 9 p.m."
Gained: An answer. Sort of. Google informs me they have a Thai Elvis impersonator, pictured above. Sorry I missed it! I think...
We ended up in Hollywood after a drive down the coast, and I realize now that allotting day to go from Monterey to San Diego was much too short. I would have needed at least three. I wanted to see so many places in between, stop at a few vineyards and check out Santa Barbara, which I've never seen before and heard is great, see a friend or two in LA, and creep back to SD nice and slowly.
But, good news: La Divina just postponed her departure by a week, so we'll have time to do it all!
