Movie execs are blaming the failure of crappy films such as “The Hulk,” “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle” and “Gigli” on cellphone texting. The industry hot-shots are saying that texting is undermining their carefully crafted marketing image. Read it here.

My daughter starts back to High School next week. This week has consisted of two days of buying new and used books for her school year. Man, what a scam. I probably don’t have to tell you about the expense of school books, unless you’re lucky enough to live somewhere you can send your kids to public school. In South Florida this is just not an option. The majority of the books purchased were used. But this still didn’t stop me from having to spend about five hundred bucks on books. I just don’t want to think about this any more.

Deleted a bunch of verses… This is all that’s left. I’ll record the damn thing when I get a chance and get the changes and lyrics down. It’s a slow blues tune in E.

The lights shine for fools
the cast and the crew
down the block from fortune and vain

Time carves up the street
the stars shine under your feet
down on Hollywood & Highland

Fog creeps down the hills
bell rings on a broken down till
new hearts plow a valley of pain

The dawn looks the same
the next scene in a tired old play
down on Hollywood & Highland

So set em up Lu
There’s nuthin left for me to do
no one’s waitin by the door at home

just the snap of these neon lights
one more star that burned too bright
Down on Hollywood & Highland

(break)

Dreams soon fade to black
little by little they slide right down the cracks
till they don’t come come up anymore

There’s no big surprise
when you’re stone cold drunk on living lies
down on Hollywood & Highland