Sad, Dark Star of Hollywood (Belushi)
Walking along Hollywood Boulevard late at night, my son and I were startled to note this star for John Belushi. This star is one of over 2,000 stars on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame. I shot the photo in the dark with only the street lights to illuminate it. It was a moment of great pause in our night out on the town there.
Location:
BETWEEN VINE STREET & CAHUENGA BLVD
(link gives exact location)
Side note: I believe I saw him play football when my high school went to Wheaton, IL to play Belushi's high school. It always takes me aback when someone close to my age has such a public life, with all the highs and lows. Not that long ago, a favorite author (who I met in Illinois years ago) killed himself, David Foster Wallace, and his loss, like Belushi, is something I think of more often than I would have supposed. With both Belushi and Wallace, you could sense their drive towards death, perhaps a death wish. No one else can alter such dark paths even though there is genius and success. I admired both of these men and wish life could have been more kind to them.
Sad, Dark Star of Hollywood (Belushi)
Walking along Hollywood Boulevard late at night, my son and I were startled to note this star for John Belushi. This star is one of over 2,000 stars on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame. I shot the photo in the dark with only the street lights to illuminate it. It was a moment of great pause in our night out on the town there.
Location:
BETWEEN VINE STREET & CAHUENGA BLVD
(link gives exact location)
Side note: I believe I saw him play football when my high school went to Wheaton, IL to play Belushi's high school. It always takes me aback when someone close to my age has such a public life, with all the highs and lows. Not that long ago, a favorite author (who I met in Illinois years ago) killed himself, David Foster Wallace, and his loss, like Belushi, is something I think of more often than I would have supposed. With both Belushi and Wallace, you could sense their drive towards death, perhaps a death wish. No one else can alter such dark paths even though there is genius and success. I admired both of these men and wish life could have been more kind to them.