We had dinner at “Renaissance” tonight. This is the restaurant at the Scientology Celebrity Center in Hollywood.
They don’t have a sign outside, so we just sort of wandered in and asked. There were lots of very friendly people in their faux-naval uniforms wandering about. One of them showed us the way to the restaurant. Inside, the place was nearly empty. I guess they don’t get a lot of people coming in off the street. The service was very pleasant and attentive. They didn’t try to get us to take a personality test or anything like that.
Outside the restaurant in the hotel hallway they had lots of displays about how wonderful Scientology is. And they had L.Ron Hubbard’s study preserved there, with a little velvet rope across the doorway.
The food was all right. Not bad, but not great. We’ve had better, but it was still a unique experience.
After this, we went to the Renberg Theater at the Gay and Lesbian Center in Hollywood to see Varla Jean Merman‘s new show, “Under a Big Top”. As always, La Merm was hilariously great. We also bought her DVD video collection, and she signed it for us. We’ve seen her three times now, and she’s always great.
