Spin Cycle - Hollywood Halloween Special

It is a well known fact around these parts that I'm a bit of an old house and cemetery nut. Here are a few of the posts where I mention cemeteries, here, here, and here, oh yeah and here, and lest we forget here. Oops, I forgot here. 

In fact, it is so well knows that when I was out in California last August Gretchen's first suggestion was to go to the Hollywood cemetery. I fell into her plans with ghoul glee.

This is a much fancier cemetery than I'm use to getting buried in. I'm pretty much use to wading through tall grass, climbing over fences and one I time I had to fend off a dog. You could say that I'm pretty much a  cemetery zombie aficionado.

The reason why this cemetery is so much better kept is probably due to who all is buried there. Hollywood leading ladies and gents. Plus a whole host of others. I bored to death fascinated Gretchen with my knowledge of why there were so many graves from around 1918-1919. 

Toto

I have to appreciate any cemetery that memorializes a dog. As a devotee of cemetery art I was impressed by Toto's stone.
 

Papa and Jr. Fairbanks

They have freaking swans! I'm lucky not to get bit by a snake at most of the cemeteries I frequent. Maybe I need to haunt visit a classier crowd of cemeteries. 

Head on over to Gretchen or Ginny's for other Halloween Spinners.

Stay groovy,
M