A Trip to the Cemetery

by chris cunningham

Went to the cemetery because I was kinda bored, it was nice out, and I always wanted to check out the Hollywood Forever Cemetery during the day. So what the hell. I’ve only been there for the movie screenings at night. I like that every headstone has a story. Even if you don’t know it. I also went over to the cemetery in Westwood. Sitting near Marilyn Monroe was a little old lady on a bench. She asked me if I knew why Marilyn’s crypt was so dark and I told her probably from all the people touching it and kissing it. Which made sense to her and then she started pointing at different crypts and telling me who they were. “See that one? That’s Ross Hunter. He was dating Frank Sinatra’s something something something…. That one over there? He was… And she was…” She was funny, so I walked her over to Dean Martin and she got all excited. Then she started telling stories about him. Earlier she said she was the same age as Ross Hunter, so looking up his bio, that would make her 86. Her family came and got her which then made me realize why she might be there.

Previously… in lazy teenager mode I went to bed at my normal time on Friday night, woke up Saturday at 7:00am, fell back asleep until 12noon. Went and got lunch. Fell back asleep on the couch from 4pm til 7:30pm. Went to bed at 11:30pm and then woke up at 8am Sunday. 20 hours of sleep in 32 hours of time!? What the hell was with all that?!? I NEVER do that. I’ll take it though. Because today I feel Fan-tastic!