The version of the Monkey Island story that I told took some artistic license. Either that or I forgot the details and made stuff up. But it was nutty. I mean, just look at this:
Just an island covered with monkeys on the edge of Hollywood- no big deal.
A couple of articles about it:
- https://www.kcet.org/shows/lost-la/monkey-business-the-lost-monkey-islands-of-los-angeles
- https://laist.com/2009/01/24/laistory_monkey_island.php
A fun fact about the second article: it cites a blog called Sequoia Sempervirens, which was run by Brian, the guy who used to harass Universal Studios tour guides with me!
I haven’t been to Miceli’s in years. It’s one of the places I really want to go to when these COVID shenanigans get under control.
The rides: