A random selection from the site

  • New “L.A.” Mag Post – “The Gift” House

    New “L.A.” Mag Post – “The Gift” House

    ‘ Be sure to check out today’s Scene It Before post for L.A.mag.com, about the house from the new movie The Gift.  My articles typically get published in the late morning/early afternoon hours. ‘

  • Big Mistake! Big! Huge!

    Big Mistake! Big! Huge!

    ‘ Those of you planning to stalk the “Night Before the Night Before” party taking place at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel tomorrow night, might also want to check out another famous location just down the street. A few blocks away from the Regent is a little shop that might look familiar to fans. It…

  • Merry Christmas!

    Merry Christmas!

    ‘ I would like to wish all of my fellow stalkers a heartfelt Merry Christmas!  I will be taking the week off to celebrate with my family.  I hope everyone has a safe, fun and fulfilling holiday surrounded by loved ones.  I’ll see you back here in the new year! ‘

  • Hamburger Hamlet from “Parks and Recreation”

    Hamburger Hamlet from “Parks and Recreation”

    ‘ Halfway through writing this post, I realized I probably should have saved it until February.  At that point, though, it was too late to start over, so I figured c’est la vie.  Here goes.  A few years ago, when I first saw the “Galentine’s Day” episode of Parks and Recreation, I recognized the restaurant…

  • Isn’t It Romantic!

    Isn’t It Romantic!

    ‘ A few weeks ago while watching my all time favorite episode of Beverly Hills, 90210, entitled “Isn’”‘”‘t It Romantic”, I noticed something I had never noticed before in all of my previous times watching it.   In the episode, Dylan takes Brenda on a date to a scenic lookout point to discuss their burgeoning relationship.  While watching…

  • The Tire House from “Pee-wee’s Big Holiday”

    The Tire House from “Pee-wee’s Big Holiday”

    ‘ Today’s locale is becoming quite the prolific film star!  I’ve blogged about the residence at 800 Adelaine Avenue in South Pasadena previously – twice, in fact.  It first came on my radar thanks to its appearance in the 2008 comedy Bedtime Stories, as I chronicled here.  Then, in 2015, I noticed it pop up…

  • The Fremont Troll from “10 Things I Hate About You”

    The Fremont Troll from “10 Things I Hate About You”

    ‘ Another location that I stalked while visiting the Pacific Northwest this past May was a famous Seattle-area sculpture known as the Fremont Troll, which appeared in a brief scene in the 1999 teen comedy 10 Things I Hate About You.  The Troll, which weighs two tons and was built out of wire, ferroconcrete, and…

  • Huron Substation from “NCIS: New Orleans”

    Huron Substation from “NCIS: New Orleans”

    ‘ I have been a fan of the television show NCIS ever since it premiered in 2003.  While I never got into its 2009 spin-off, NCIS: LA, the Grim Cheaper and I recently caught the backdoor pilots for the series’ most recent offshoot, NCIS: New Orleans, and absolutely loved them.  I was also thrilled while…

  • The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

    The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

    ‘ One of my favorite places in all of Hollywood is the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, located right on Hollywood Boulevard. The Roosevelt has had a long and storied history in Hollywood and is even said to be haunted by a few of its former residents. Once you step inside the hotel’”‘”‘s beautiful Moorish lobby,…

  • Trudi’s Apartment Building from “L.A. Story”

    Trudi’s Apartment Building from “L.A. Story”

    ‘ Last month, when I published my post on the location of the iconic talking freeway sign from L.A. Story, a friend named David, whom I met in an acting class years ago, sent me a Facebook message letting me know that the unique, modern-style apartment building where Trudi (Marilu Henner) lived in the flick…