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welcome to the valley of the shadow of los angeles the san fernando melting pot of weirdness and blandness and myth and surface and hidden doors in unassuming strip malls magic hidden place out in the open hidden by universal citywalk hidden by improvement districts hiding dive bars for the good freaks and private rooms for the bad freaks hidden by all the normal folks with no clue these stories are going on around them the heroin dealer next door hidden by the bobs big boy sign and the money laundry hidden inside the karaoke bar and the prostitutes hidden beneath the hand carwash sign on ventura boulevard and the ghosts hidden between the lost years of the mission and the entire porn industry hidden right out in the open in unmarked warehouses or proud office buildings and the swingers hidden in suburban splendor off moorpark and serial bodies hidden in the tall grass of neglected orange groves and the deception of audiences hidden in the great stages of warner brothers and the choice the love the desperation hidden on the curves of mulholland drive