Since 1927, this show business landmark has been a must-visit for tourists to the nation’s movie capital. It has premiered films from those starring Rudolph Valentino to Greta Garbo to Gene Kelly to Arnold Schwarzenegger.

In front of the theatre are hundreds of hand- and footprints of famed Hollywood stars, including Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, John Wayne, Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, Sylvester Stallone, Cher, Clint Eastwood and many others. Additionally, on sidewalks all along Hollywood Boulevard are placques honoring distinguished show business personalities.

For information on visits and upcoming events, to to http://www.tclchinesetheatres.com

Remember those crazy days a half-century ago, when students crammed as many bodies as possible into phone booths or Volksbugs? It seems SW is following the same tack now to make more money.

SW is one of our favorite airlines, and we’ve been flying it for years because of the economical ticket prices, on-time record and friendly crews. However, rising fuel and other costs are forcing SW to join other airlines to dig wherever possible to make money. It was charging extra for boarding first, then added baggage fees and now squeezed seating.

SW seating has never been roomy, but some company beancounters deduced that by moving the rows a mere inch closer, from 33 to 32, they could jam in another six seats per flight. Some computations indicate that the space subtraction could bring an addition of nearly $800 million a year in increased SW revenues.

We long-time SW flyers can manage the short flights while jammed into the smaller spaces, but could have problems with those four- to eight-hour hops. Way to go, SW! Now, if someone could redesign the single-commode toilets into four-seaters...

Now even we oldsters wander around with those little hand-held phones. Very convenient, but it means we’ve joined the ranks of those in danger of having them stolen right out of our hands.

Called Apple picking, thieves run up to people distracted when listening or talking their phones, grab the devices and run away. A tragic example happened in Las Vegas just the other day, when two robbers tried to steal an iPhone from a teenager. He held on while they dragged him, eventually killing him with their car.

There are hundreds of other similar incidents every day, where vulnerable and distracted elderly people have their cell phones snatched out of their hands. However, there are many ways to protect yourself when you want to make a call, by first finding a safe spot in a store or restaurant with many people around you. Also, when not using your cell phone, keep it in an inside pocket, preferably one with a buttoned flap.

To see the funny, waddly, usually snowbound birds in tropical Orlando is quite an experience. Visitors are able to observe them close-up in their natural setting in the new Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin exhibit.  

The species on display include Gentoo, King, Adelie and Rockhopper penguins, with a total population of 245 of the critters. They’re all enjoying their Florida digs of more than 6,000 feet designed for running, swimming, yakking, preening and whatever else penguins do in the wild.

To make them feel at home, the area temperature is kept at just below freezing and the ground covered with patches of real snow and ice. For more information, go to seaworldparks.com/seaworld-orlando/antarctica