Jan 7, 2024. Driver tells me he went to Hollywood High. Said that Rami Malik was his substitute teacher. He was an actor then but hadn’t yet made it big and often had the kids practice lines with him. Rami’s big break was the HBO WW2 miniseries The Pacific. I mentioned that the Chili Peppers went to Hollywood High, or maybe just Anthony and Flea. He wasn’t sure which members of the band went there but they all came over to skate. I’m on my way home from a massage at Healing Hands. Very burned out and indulging in deep self care.
Jan 27, 2024. I get in and Moonlight Sonata is playing. We start talking about how great art is driven by misery and unrequited love, and I tell him the story of Ludwig van being in love with Elise, the wife of a benefactor, hence Fur Elise. Then I realize I’ve confused the pieces, but oh well, the premise holds. Tchaikovsky comes on, The Nutcracker, or is Swan Lake? I get my ballets confused too. Then Mozart, which he tells me he doesn’t like as much. I would ask why, but the ride is over as he pulls into the valet circle at The Grove where I’m meeting Hannah and Charlie for a movie.