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Lovers forever.


On the lush grounds of the Hollywood Forever Cemetery Hollywood Forever Cemetery is located at 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California. It is adjacent to the north wall, or back, of Paramount Studios, who, with RKO Studios, bought 40 acres by 1920.  in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  you can find the bust of punk rocker Johnny Ramone John William Cummings (October 8, 1948 – September 15, 2004), better known by the stage name Johnny Ramone, was the guitarist for the seminal punk rock group The Ramones. Along with vocalist Joey Ramone, he remained a member of the band throughout their career. , the resting place of classic screen idol Tyrone Power, and an homage to the great Rudolph Valentino Rudolph Valentino (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926) was an Italian actor. He was born Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Piero Filiberto Guglielmi in Castellaneta, Italy, to a middle-class family. In the 1920s, Valentino was known as a Latin sex symbol. . And now there's a monument to the 30-year same-sex partnership of Orin Kennedy and Bernardo Puccio--even though they're not dead yet.

"This isn't a gay cemetery, but this is as close as you're going to get," said Kennedy, 67, a television location manager, gesturing toward the lake as geese geese

domestic geese which were derived from the wild goose Anser anser. There are many other species in this genus and in the other genus of geese, the Branta spp. of which Branta canadensis is typical.
 and swans floated by. "With all the celebrities nearby, it makes it more theatrical," said Puccio. "And more gay."

In an effort to send a message about gay love and commitment to future generations, the men have built a Carrera marble memorial on the famed cemetery's lake. Although the longtime Los Angeles residents are perfectly healthy--and not overly morbid--they decided to plan ahead for their earthly earth·ly  
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of this earth.

2.
a. Terrestrial; not heavenly or divine: earthly existence.

b.
 demise.

"About 12 or 14 years ago, we asked, 'What happens when we go?'" said Puccio, 62, an interior designer who has decorated the homes of stars like Lana Turner and Telly Savalas. The two men knew they wanted to be cremated, but they also yearned to commemorate their love in a public fashion. Installing a Grecian memorial at Hollywood Forever seemed like a natural choice.

Behind its columns and above the urn that will hold the lovers' ashes is the message TWO HEARTS. TWO SOULS. TOGETHER IN LIFE. FOREVER IN ETERNITY. "Romantically, we wanted people to know we once lived, loved, and walked this earth and that our spirits exist somewhere," Kennedy said. "There's something wonderful in knowing that in 100 years someone will walk by and say, 'Who were they?'"
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Title Annotation:MARRIAGE; same-sex
Author:Broverman, Neal
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jul 4, 2006
Words:286
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