129 Street Performances

After more than half a century of development, Hollywood, located just north of Los Angeles, has grown into a small town that is not only the world's top film factory, but also represents the essence of the American film industry, and has developed into one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world.

In this movie world, Hollywood Boulevard (Hollywood. Boulevard) is like a long river flowing slowly, connecting Hollywood completely. The whole street is in a noisy atmosphere at all times, even with Times Square, which is known as the crossroads of the world. square) is no less 'colorful'. The east-west streets have both the signs of prosperity of the times and the traces of historical precipitation, and the ubiquitous entertainment and fashion shows on both sides of the road are pure natural stages, providing a glamorous display place for everyone, and the Hollywood sign, Universal Studios and many movie filming locations at the far end of the line of sight condense the unique charm of this movie city, making it impossible to tell whether they are in the movie or the real world. Along Hollywood Boulevard from Gower Street in the east to La Brea Avenue in the west. brea。 avenue, is the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame (Hollywood). The sidewalk is adorned with more than 2,000 star-shaped medals, each representing an honoree's outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry, and while the way it is nominated and confirmed is still questioned, it does not affect the prominence and authority of the Walk of Fame, and winning a place on this sidewalk is a huge reward for anyone.

Forty-two years have passed since the first star was born in 1960, and although more than 2,000 stars have been signed by this time, they are still only a tiny fraction of the entertainment industry's huge player base. Therefore, the significance of the Avenue of Stars for more people is only to commemorate, sightsee and remember. This has made the Walk of Fame one of the most popular places for street performers in Los Angeles.

From the beginning of the sun, the Walk of Fame can be seen as a variety of performers begin their day's work, especially the crowded Hollywood Heights Entertainment Plaza (Hollywood; Highlaplex) has always become a battleground for street performers.

With the sun setting in the west, the lively scene on the sidewalk not only did not weaken, but became more and more lively, and the fiery sunset rendered the "tide" of people shoulder to shoulder into a tragic boil. Under a lamppost near La Brea, a ragged wanderer lay weakly on the ground, stretching out his right hand and trying to stop passers-by, hoping that someone would stop and give him some change. The blood-red 'colored' light draped over the body of this celebrity 'prodigal' man, making people clearly see the dirty and filthy patches on his body, and the person who saw it frowned involuntarily, and then quickly detoured away.

Homeless wanderers are not uncommon in Los Angeles, and most of them are blacks and Mexicans, and the wandering beggars who pick up garbage, the disheveled little gangsters, and the spirits are languishing. Addicts...... If you stand on the street, you can see a lot of it. However, the division of Los Angeles is very obvious, and the activity areas of these wanderers are very limited, and they will only haunt specific areas, and it is difficult to see these people in the high-end and luxurious financial districts and high society districts. Although there is no clear rule on which street to demarcate, in areas like Chinatown and Little Tokyo, the wanderers will always know where they "belong" and will not fight with the wells of wealthy whites – with the notable exception of the Rodney One Kim riot in April.

However, the so-called activity area of these wanderers obviously does not include Hollywood Boulevard, so it is not common to see wanderers here. When many people pass by this famous 'prodigal' Han, they will subconsciously look for the patrol police on the street before and after, in order to prevent the 'chaotic' and 'chaotic' incidents of the 'prodigal' Han, the police. Cha's patrols are always more intensive, especially now that the afterglow of the Rodney One Gold incident has not completely disappeared, it is becoming more and more obvious. But these passers-by were disappointed, because there were two patrolmen standing less than a hundred yards away from Liu'lang, who obviously had no intention of driving them away.

The Los Angeles locals will soon react, and the celebrity must have obtained permission to perform on the street through the Guò City Hall, and the patrol officers will naturally not expel him after confirming it. In big cities like New York and Los Angeles, there are always countless street performers, and in order to standardize management, it is impossible for a random person to perform on the street with a guitar, which is of a 'sexual' nature with a stall anywhere. Therefore, street performers who want to obtain legal performance qualifications can apply to the town hall to 'submit' and thus earn a place for themselves on the streets. Obviously, this celebrity 'prodigal' should be one of the people who got the permission.

But for outsiders and tourists, they can't understand the twists and turns, after all, few people associate a down-and-out 'wanderer' with a flamboyant street performer. As a result, almost everyone who passed by frowned and took a detour, full of doubts and confusion about the security of the Avenue of Stars, and continued to move forward.

At this time, a tall boy with a guitar on his back walked with a steady step, but he lowered his head as if thinking about something, such passers-by can be seen everywhere on the streets of Los Angeles, although the most famous music schools in the United States seem to be concentrated in New York, and Broadway has become one of the landmarks of the city of New York, but Los Angeles is the world's most famous theater concentration, from theater to 'symphony' to the art community, Los Angeles is no less musical Compared with the popularity of Hollywood movies, a variety of West Coast music was born and developed in the city of Los Angeles, not to mention that the world's most authoritative and top Grammy Awards originated in Los Angeles.

Therefore, music flows slowly in the city, and there are countless independent musicians of all kinds.

The boy seemed to be too serious, so that he didn't notice the 'prodigal' man on his left hand, his left foot was directly hooked by the left hand stretched out by the 'prodigal' man, and the whole person rushed forward with an unstable center of gravity, almost hitting a 'female' soldier in front of him. The boy seemed to realize that he had made a mistake, and hurriedly supported the 'female' soldier, and the apologies continued one after another, and the 'female' gentleman was fine, and the boy's apology immediately waved his hand to say that he had no problem.

But before the boy and the girl could say anything more, a wailing sounded, "My hand, Jesus Christ, my hand!" The shrill shout seemed a little impetuous, and a little hideous, "My hand must be broken, my hand!"

Looking back, the one who shouted was the celebrity 'prodigal' man.

The sound of the wandering man caused a dozen people around the sidewalk to stop, and then some people left quickly without being nosy, others stayed to watch the excitement, and others began to discuss what was going on. For a while, it attracted a lot of attention from the neighborhood.

"Sir, 'female' gentleman, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry." The boy's face was full of panic, and the immature and jerky expression clearly conveyed his bewilderment. Because the voice of the wandering 'wave' was slightly rough, and it was difficult to distinguish between male and female, the boy apologized incoherently, and he even squatted down directly, ready to check on the situation of the wandering 'wanderer'.

But before the boy's hand could touch it, the wandering man screamed again, "You're trying to break my hand, you damn thing!" Are you trying to kill me?" The shrill sound is like the sound of glass rubbing against a blackboard, and it is very uncomfortable to listen to.

The pedestrian next to him suddenly exploded, because anyone with a discerning eye could see that the boy didn't do anything at all, and the wandering 'wave' man began to scream, which was obviously the wandering 'wave' Han saw that the boy was young and wanted to extort a sum of money, which was too obvious. However, no one from the onlookers took the initiative to come forward to relieve the siege, but someone called the patrol police not far away, but still no one reminded the boys.

The boy didn't seem to notice this at all, and looked at the wandering man in front of him in a panic, "Ambulance, do you need to call an ambulance?" The boy's green face has no master, those clear eyes look so helpless and innocent, people can't help but feel sympathy, and the bright eyebrows are even oozing a thin layer of sweat, making people suspect that he may cry at any time, "I'm sorry, I was thinking about things just now, I really didn't notice, I really didn't mean to." The boy explained in a hurry, "Let's, let me help you up, don't lie down." ”

As the boy spoke, he stretched out his hand and grabbed the shoulder of the wandering 'wave' man, but he didn't want to touch his shoulder, and the wandering 'wanderer' immediately jumped up from the ground, completely lacking the weak and powerless appearance just now, "What! Indecent assault! Indecent assault! This man wants to insult me!"

What is the rhythm of this? Everyone in the audience was stunned, could it be that this wandering 'prodigal' man is a 'female' and 'sexual'?

The wandering 'wave' man sat up against the lamppost, grabbed his neckline, and stared at the boy viciously, that fierce appearance made people shudder, "Don't want to touch my skin an inch!" If you don't give me a 'handover' today, you don't want to leave!"

"What...... What?" The boy was so frightened that his innocent eyes were almost soaked with clear tears.

The wandering 'wave' man gritted his teeth viciously, and 'pressed' forward step by step, frightening the boy to keep retreating, "I kicked off my hand and tried to insult me again, if you don't compensate me, I will go to court to sue you!"

"Money? What money? I don't have any money. The boy was completely dispossessed, and the bystanders finally couldn't see it, and stood up and wanted to say a word for the boy, but the words came out, "Hey, man, ......" As a result, he was glared at by the wanderer, and then roared, "Do you want to unite to upset me as a homeless person?" Or is someone trying to pay for him?"

The fierce tone did not look like a 'female' or 'sexual' at all, but it reminded people of such a fierce creature as a mastiff. Although everyone thought that this 'wave' man was planning to cheat money, no one was sure whether the 'wave' man was really injured, so he was shocked by the 'wave' man for a while. But luckily, the patrol is here!