Touring an Authentic Hollywood Haunt

Mention here of the grave marker of cartoon voice Mel Blanc (it reads, “That’s All, Folks”) prompted Suzanne Cooper to remind me of this Saturday’s tiptoe through the tombstones at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Blanc’s tomb will be one of the stops on a round of pre-Halloween tours, as will those of matinee idol Rudolph Valentino, creepy-movie specialist Peter Lorre and kid star Carl “Alfalfa” Switzer of the “Our Gang” comedies.

The tours will be conducted by the Art Deco Society of L.A. from 10 a.m. until noon. “It would be much too scary to take tours through the cemetery at night,” Cooper said. “We can deal with the possible ghosts, but personal injury lawyers would be too frightening to contemplate.”

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THAT’S HOLLYWOOD! CBS conducted its sexual harassment training for employees the other day on a set also used by an ABC show: “Politically Incorrect.”

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MUCH ADO . . . : When Ken Blake of Santa Clarita saw the amount in the bill sent by Time Warner, he understood why the letter also said, “Please do not send cash.” (See accompanying).

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WHAT WILL THEY THINK OF NEXT? Just in time for Halloween, Victoria Ammons of Ventura spotted a business that seems to specialize in speedy deliveries of body parts.

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OBVIOUSLY IT HAD NO CD PLAYER: Lance Jencks of Costa Mesa came across a newspaper ad ostensibly placed by a car seller who seemed satisfied, though you’re left to wonder if the owner might have held out for $15 or even $20 (see accompanying).

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GOOD THING HE WAS LISTENING: KNX radio had just finished a blurb about a new book, “Why Men Can’t Listen and Women Can’t Read Maps,” when anchor Dick Helton pointed out that the title didn’t, of course, pertain to the next speaker: KNX traffic reporter Donna Page.

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WHAT WAS THAT IN AISLE 1? So a guy ran naked through a Home Depot in Costa Mesa on Wednesday to win the privilege of having breakfast with the rock group U2.

Naturally, the streaker narrated his jaunt on a cellular phone to the contest promoters, the radio team of Kevin and Bean of KROQ-FM (106.7).

The Times’ Brady MacDonald rushed to the scene but found that the naked visitor had eluded security guards and departed.

MacDonald was leaving when he spotted a man parked in the lot. The man was laughing as he listened to the radio. MacDonald jumped out and said, “Are you the naked guy?”

“No,” the man responded, “he’s over there behind the store. He’s wearing blue boxer shorts now.”

Just wasn’t the same. MacDonald left.

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The Kraft cheese people are holding a “Football Mania” contest in which the grand prize winner will get to sit in a VIP suite at a San Diego Charger football game. The Chargers are having one of their worst seasons ever, having lost all seven games. What’s the second-place prize? VIP seats at two Charger games?

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