"Meet me at the cemetary gates...."

Making this a quick one, cause we are waiting for our flight to ITALY!!!

So I grew up 2 blocks from this place:

This is the oldest cemetary in Los Angeles, and it has so many interesting characters buried here. There was a Genealogical Conference this past week in Burbank, and it offered a tour of this cemetary. Of course I was interested, so I went. I was interested to learn that these guys are buried here:

Lankershim and Van Nuys (anyone familar with these guys?)

This used to be "the" place to be buried if you were rich in Los Angeles. Who knew that years later it would be located in East Los Angeles, a not so rich place. This guy is also buried here:

The founder of "Ralphs" supermarket

Another interesting thing I learned is that back in the day, circus workers and "carnies" (carnival workers), used to pay into a type of union organization. With their dues, they would come with a funeral plot. So a bunch of these guys are buried here:

Pacific Coast Showman's Unit

Overall, this whole experience made me think of my own death. I was suprised to learn that it gave me some comfort to realize that getting to know my final resting place made me feel at peace. I guess that's the point of "Resting in Peace"! Anyways, I have decided that I want my tombstone to look like this:

Doesn't this look comfy to sit on? So who is gonna come visit me!