A random selection from the site

  • Happy New Year!

    Happy New Year!

    ‘ I am going to take the next few days off from blogging (yes, again), so that I can celebrate New Year’s Eve and New Year’s day (our last in Pasadena ) with the Grim Cheaper.  I did get to meet Uggie the Dog from The Artist and Water for Elephants yesterday, though, so I…

  • Happy Fourth of July!

    ‘ I am taking today off for the Fourth of July , but wanted to wish all of my fellow stalkers a fabulous and safe holiday.  I will be back tomorrow with a whole new location. ‘

  • Hugh Jackman’s Hand and Footprint Ceremony

    Hugh Jackman’s Hand and Footprint Ceremony

    ‘ Got a call from my good friend Blaze on Monday morning who told me that Hugh Jackman‘”‘”‘s Hand and Footprint Ceremony was scheduled to be held the following day at Mann’”‘”‘s Chinese Theatre.  So, of course, we made plans to attend.  🙂  I was incredibly excited to see a handprint ceremony in person, not…

  • Today’s “L.A.” Mag Post – Walley World from “National Lampoon’s Vacation”

    Today’s “L.A.” Mag Post – Walley World from “National Lampoon’s Vacation”

    ‘ Be sure to check out my latest blog post for Los Angeles magazine today – about the Walley World entrance from National Lampoon’s Vacation – at LAMag.com.  My columns typically get published in the late morning/early afternoon hours. ‘

  • Tom and Gisele’s Big Day

    Tom and Gisele’s Big Day

    ‘ Last Friday night while watching my new favorite show Talk Soup (why on earth I was not a regular watcher before is beyond me!!!!), a news flash splashed across my screen announcing that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady had wed supermodel girlfriend Gisele Bundchen the previous evening.  According to reports the hush-hush ceremony took place…

  • sidebar at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel

    sidebar at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel

    ‘ Since I am now 100% on Team Speidi, this weekend I just had to drag my boyfriend out to sidebar, the Beverly Hills lounge where the reality TV duo hosted one of their two wedding receptions.  Sidebar, which is spelled with a lowercase “s”, is located  inside of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel – aka the Pretty Woman  hotel – …

  • Mission Street from “Little Black Book”

    Mission Street from “Little Black Book”

    ‘ Back in November 2010, a fellow stalker named Clayton wrote a comment on my post about Fair Oaks Pharmacy from Mr. Deeds (which you can read here) alerting me that fave movie Little Black Book and the 1985 classic Back to the Future had also done some filming at the 50s-style soda fountain.  And…

  • “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” Basketball Court

    “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” Basketball Court

    ‘ I’d like to take a minute, just sit right there, I’ll tell you how my friend Owen found the basketball court from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.  (That’s Owen, of the When Write Is Wrong blog, for those who don’t read my site regularly.)  Back in June 2011, he became bound and determined to…

  • Brad and Angelina’s Malibu Manse

    Brad and Angelina’s Malibu Manse

    ‘ While , I got to do a little stalking of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’”‘”‘s Malibu home. Brangelina’”‘”‘s place is located directly next door to the Project Beach House and being that there are no gates in between the two properties, I had a great view of the Jolie-Pitt’”‘”‘s manse. I have , but…

  • Palindrome Healing Center from “Flaked”

    Palindrome Healing Center from “Flaked”

    ‘ Some images just stay with you.  When I came across these MLS photos of a Venice Beach home on Curbed Los Angeles back in 2008, I practically started drooling and the words “real estate porn” immediately came to mind.  The pictures of the dramatically unique Moroccan-inspired dwelling, especially the ones of the meandering pool,…