The LA Opera does great opera. We usually get season passes, have a little meal at Patina, and then walk over to the Dorothy Chandler [Pavilion]. I mean me and a date, me and my daughter, me and a friend — anyone I can rope into going to the opera with me. Julie Taymor put on a pretty amazing production of Grendel.

It’s got a lot of history, it’s where they shot Rebel Without a Cause, and it’s got one of the greatest light shows. If you asked the guard he’ll turn on the Tesla Coil for you, and that’s amazing. I’m in love with space and space travel, so the observatory is where I send people.

It’s a little bit offbeat. They have a lot of underground stuff and high-end graphic novels. They deal with the literary side of comic books, but they have super hero stuff, too. I’m there a couple of times a month. I have a number in my phone where whatever city I’m in I call it and it tells me what the nearest comic book shop is, and that’s a good thing to have. This is my favorite over here.