North of Okemah a few blocks on Woody Guthrie Blvd (which turns into N3770 Rd) is Highland Cemetery. The cemetery contains the graves for Woody Guthrie's family: his sister, Clara Edna (who was burned to death in 1918), and Woody's parents, Nora Belle and Charley Edward Guthrie.

Woody Guthrie also has a grave marker at Highland (even though he was cremated and his ashes spread at Coney Island). Guthrie's marker is engraved with the words "Bound For Glory," and a self-portrait cartoon drawn by him.

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Woody Guthrie arrived in Los Angeles in 1937 and encountered the same scorn and hatred that other "Okies" received from Californians.

Guthrie found a home at the KFVD radio station singing "old-timey" tunes as well as his own originals.

Together with his singing partner "Lefty Lou" (Maxine Crissman), Guthrie attracted attention to the plight of the Okies, as well as provided songs and stories that reminded them of home.

Guthrie also honed his skill as a political commentator, railing against corruption, injustice, and other violations of human rights. The radio show would last until 1940, when differences between station owner Frank Burke and Guthrie ended the relationship.

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The Silverlake Conservatory of Music is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing affordable music education. It provides private music lessons at reasonable rates, gives grants to children in need by providing free lessons and instruments, and has eight air-conditioned studio spaces available for education and practice.

Flea and Anthony Kiedis (of the Red Hot Chili Peppers) are members of the board of directors, while the rest of the RHCP are on the honorary board, along with Tim Armstrong of Rancid and Metallica.

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Rick James was found expired at this location on August 4, 2004. He had had a pulmonary and cardiac failure associated with a previous stroke, heart attack, and an installed pacemaker. The coroner's report said James had the following drugs (although at non-lethal levels) in his blood: alprazolam, diazepam, bupropion, citalopram, hydrocodone, digoxin, chlorpheniramine, methamphetamine and cocaine.

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In the nineties, MCA (Adam Yaunch) would spend a great deal of time snowboarding at Utah's Snowbird Retreat. For a time, he rented an apartment with pro snowboarder Mike Basich. At other times, he would have a barren apartment meant for suiting up, showering, and storing a beat-up Subaru to get to the slope lifts. Some sources state that he would use LSD as eye-droplets during this period, using them on lifts and then hitting black diamond slopes.

Writer Melissa Larsen remembers meeting MCA on the slopes in an ESPN article- here.

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