The West is wrapping up a much talked about heat wave this week, phew. So obviously it is the perfect time to talk about "Volcano."
Kelly, one of our lovely London reps on the blog -- hi, Kelly! -- said she caught it the other night on television and was surprised and delighted to find that one of the main settings is, wait for it, Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue.
The 1997 LA disaster movie starred Tommy Lee Jones and addressed this incredibly wacky what if: What if a volcano suddenly grew out of the La Brea Tar Pits?
(And I sometimes worry that "Wilfair" is a little weird. I guess it's in the water 'round here?)
I won't say much, if you haven't seen the film, but the real corner fictionally occupied by Motel Fairwil and The Wilfair Hotel is prominently featured in the lava scene. Yeah, there's lava. A LOT of lava.
Draaaaama! Save Los Angeles, Tommy Lee Jones!
(Not to be flip. Lava is hot. But a volcano is definitely not happening in LA. I hope? Fingers crossed.)
So. What would the people who live at the hotel and motel do if, one day, a volcano did indeed burp, with fire and heat, out of the neighboring tar pits?
They'd evacuate guests and staff alike, first off. Then Monty and Gomery would head for the motel roof, or, better yet, The Wilfair's higher-though-tilted roof, to watch, Monty because he likes to experience visual things and Gomery for science purposes. Fair might be up there, too, because, uh, lava running down Wilshire Boulevard!?! Quite a sight. I don't think she'd miss it.
In the end, the trio would try to help the emergency workers at the intersection. Then they'd get in the way and be sternly asked to leave. Would they? Monty wouldn't, and he'd probably convince his cousin and neighbor to stay. I would not advise that any of them do this, because, uh, danger, but, honest? They listen to me less and less.
First photo: Wilshire and Fairfax feels the heat.
