Sunday, October 29, 2006 - 11:13 PM PST
I spent most of last week down in Los Angeles to spread the word about the cool products we're building (MSN TV, Soapbox, etc) with studio partners. It was pretty trippy being in the headquarters & at the lots of some of the biggest players in the Hollywood universe.
What was actually weirder, though, was realizing that this world actually exists. You see so much of it (the entertainment industry, the lifestyle) on TV & in the movies, yet those are medium for fictional stories. So, though it sounds strange, it never before seemed to me that it was real. For instance, we drove by a boutique home furnishing store with 30 or 40 paparazzi milling around outside, and knew an A-lister must have been inside.
Anyway, I had fun, and got to play wannabe Important Person for a few days, staying at a nice hotel, going out to some top bars, and eating at some great restaurants. Also got to cruise around in a red convertible Mustang. (I guess not owning a car & renting frequently with Avis has finally paid off.)
Here was the view of Santa Monica from my hotel:
And of the Pacific Ocean:
