The move to the Vagabond Inn went very smoothly today. Despite check-in officially starting at 2pm, I was given a room before 10am, which was great because it meant I could have a shower before going into town.I got the bus out to La Brea, which is middle to West of the city, but it took 50 mins because the route went East into Downtown first. I had my lunch in Pan Pacific park, which is a fairly nice place, and then made my way to the Institute of the American Musical. What an amazing place! The director is an absolute fount of knowledge, and he has met everyone who ever worked in musical theatre, and many more besides.
The collection spans far too much for me to write about it here, but I had a wonderful time being shown the vast expanse of records, films (actual celluloid in some cases), programmes, posters and books. And genuine Edison wax cylinders, played on the machine shown here. A truly wonderful experience.
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