Quirks

[mrdreamjeans]

It's the morning after the first night at the Golden Gate.... it's the second time in two cities (it happened in LA right after we arrived there too) that the City has chosen to test the fire alarm system at 9am on our second day. I bet our crew, most of whom have had 4 hours of sleep in the past 24, are really happy about this:) The alarms went off right on time and are continuing to shriek as I type.

After I checked into my room on Monday, I got on the elevator and smiling up at me were two tiny elderly women... identical twins... silver poofy, helmet hair with tiny cowboy hats perched on top of their hairdo's ...long false eyelashes and heavy make-up... wearing matching black and red cowgirl outfits... coquettish, smiling at me and speaking to me like we were old friends...ferociously batting those lashes. I've seen them before, but can't place where, how or why I seem to know them.

As I walked to the theater last night about 5:30pm, I reached the more questionable area of the Tenderloin near the Golden Gate. I expected the panhandling and crazies, but I didn't expect the golf ball that came bouncing at my head. I really love visiting this city:)

One last thought... I am really going to be spending a lot of time here in San Francisco explaining to my fellow cast members and crew exactly what a "bear" is.... now, if I can just decide on a definition. LOL!

Comments

[dr-scott.livejournal.com]

The Brown twins? A famous part of the local landscape. See http://www.sfgate.com/traveler/postcards/browntwins.jpg, and http://www.sfgate.com/traveler/guide/sf/neighborhoods/nobhill.shtml.

Some parts of the neighborhood [Nob Hill] feel frozen in time. The hill is dotted with vintage barber shops, old corner coffee shops and cocktail lounges from bygone decades. Nob Hill has also been home to some iconic San Francisco characters. Legendary columnist Herb Caen lived in the Brocklebank building, across from the Fairmont Hotel, and the neighborhood is currently home to Marian and Vivian Brown, the famous "San Francisco twins," known for their signature identical outfits.

[abearius.livejournal.com]

Yeah! Them!

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the info. If I run into the twins again, I'm going to get my picture taken with them:)