Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Liza Minelli

Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. Bijan, Prada, Gucci, Versace, Armani, Chanel — they’re all here. Where I live we have a Dollar Store, a Jiffy Lube and a Vietnamese nail salon.

Nothing on Rodeo is cheap. Not even the air. There’s a tindahan where people actually pay to breathe oxygen with a little "good-stinkum" added for twenty bucks a pop. Hell, I’ll walk behind you and spray some floral-scented Glade over your head for half that.

It was Shelby's birthday and we were looking for something fun to do together on my limited budget. We figured Rodeo is a great place to people watch and get your...