Thx Steve, Yes it was a culture shock for a clueless seven year old, I bumped into someone in the supermarket there and he yelled 'Hey watch where you're going kid', In England he would have apologised for getting in the way, haha.
Yep my Dad was a character, he passed not long after that time, he worked and played too hard but showed us the world while he was here, they don't make them like that anymore.
LA was definitely weird but was fun for a kid, I think it was too crazy for my Mum who did her best to enjoy it but would probably rather have been in New England.
There's a few more crazy adventures i'll write about soon..
Peace