NOTE FROM ERIC:

“Phantom Menace” star Ewan McGregor recently told
a British magazine he’d never live in Hollywood.
“I might like working there,” McGregor said,
“But I’d never live there.”

The Top 9 Best
Reasons to Live in Hollywood

9> Dramatic suicide by hanging much more difficult to do off of most other cities’ signs.

8> Regular dust-ups of studio executives make for plenty of parking attendants.

7> “I can’t believe I’m screwing the same hooker as Charlie Sheen!”

6> Because the last time they had a British Academy Awards ceremony, seven people showed up and five of those were caterers.

5> If you’re ever in trouble, Harrison Ford’s rescue ‘copter is right around the corner.

4> Got a star on the Hollywood walk of fame? Get 10% off at participating area El Pollo Locos.

3> “So in order to consummate this important business deal, all we have to do is– HEY, LOOK! JOE PISCOPO!”

2> You know that “Hope I Die Before I Get Old” song? Between skin cancer, earthquakes, smog warnings, and various traffic-related incidents, your odds for fulfilling that goal are much better.

and the Number 1 Best Reason to Live in Hollywood…

1> Very convenient locale if you aren’t a Ewan McGregor fan.

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Credits:

Selected from 59 submissions from 11 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Clifton J. Gray, Tucson, AZ — 1
Jennifer A. Ford, Ft. Wayne, IN — 2, 9
Chris White, Los Angeles, CA — 3
Eric M. Wakeford, Niagara Falls, ON — 4
Zachary Brewster-Geisz, Greenbelt, MD — 5, 8
Michael Cunningham, Woodridge, IL — 6
Jeff Scherer, Brooklyn, NY — 7, RU list name
Eric F. Lipton, Washington, DC — Topic, Script Doctor