A musical journey from "Surfer Girl" by Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys to "LA Woman" by Jim
Morrison and The Doors is a good way to sum up the diversity of LA. From Brian's girls on the
beach to Jim's ashen lady in the city of night, encompasses all that is on offer in LA, "city of
the angels". Los Angeles is the American dream factory, the city that has everything from Disneyland to
The Viper Room, movie stars, rock bands, California girls, beautiful beaches, 85 degree days in
winter, every cuisine on earth, it's all here. Frank Zappa's "Valley Girl" also comes into the
equation as a symbol of generation X the fast living, convertible cruising nouveau riche elite
who's every whim is catered for in the playground that is LA. L.A. is what you want it to be,
cosmopolitan, quaint, crazy, quiet sophisticated, down-home and everything in between. After you
have experienced the maelstrom that is LA you will fully understand the last verse of "Hotel
California by the Eagles "You can checkout any time you like, but you can never leave"!
Covering an area of 469 sq miles with a Population of 10,100,000, L.A. is all about neighborhoods
(though some are technically cities) - some are world famous - BEVERLY HILLS, HOLLYWOOD, UNIVERSAL
CITY, MALIBU, SANTA MONICA, VENICE, BURBANK, SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, PASADENA, CENTURY CITY, SOUTH
CENTRAL (now SOUTH LOS ANGELES) - including world famous streets such as SUNSET, MELROSE, OLIVERA,
RODEO, SANTA MONICA, MULHOLLAND, LA is a thriving hybrid, a conglomeration of 88 independent cities
sprawling over a vast urban metropolis.