A random selection from the site

  • Bar Keeper – aka Upon Gallery from “A Lot Like Love”

    Bar Keeper – aka Upon Gallery from “A Lot Like Love”

    ‘ Back in December, shortly before Christmas, the Grim Cheaper and I headed out to Silver Lake to do some gift shopping for his father at one of the most unique, quirky and whimsical stores in all of Los Angeles – Sunset Junction’s Bar Keeper, the very same spot that stood in for Upon Gallery…

  • The So-Called Houdini Ruins

    The So-Called Houdini Ruins

    ‘ One location that I have wanted to stalk for just about forever now is the so-called Harry Houdini Estate, or Houdini Ruins, located at the corner of Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Lookout Mountain Avenue in Laurel Canyon.  I first read about the site five years ago in fave stalking tome Hollywood: The Movie Lover’s…

  • Happy Labor Day!

    Happy Labor Day!

    ‘ I would like to wish all of my fellow stalkers a very happy Labor Day!  Sorry to have been M.I.A. for the better part of last week, but I was having serious server issues which resulted in finally having to move my website over to an entirely different hosting company.  I am hoping that…

  • San Francisco Stalking!

    San Francisco Stalking!

    ‘ This weekend while visiting San Francisco, my friend Nat put together a custom made stalking tour of The City by the Bay for me. She said she had a new found respect for me, as she hadn’”‘”‘t realized how much time and energy finding locations took until she put together the tour for me.…

  • My Guide to L.A. – Play

    My Guide to L.A. – Play

    ‘ I originally had more than twenty places featured on this list, but, to make it easier on myself, I decided to break up my Things To Do category into “Play” and “See.”  Today, I’ll be covering Play, aka Los Angeles activities and attractions that I recommend.  Enjoy! 1. Disneyland (1313 Disneyland Drive, Anaheim) –…

  • Latest L.A. Mag Post – About My Filming Location Holy Grail

    Latest L.A. Mag Post – About My Filming Location Holy Grail

    ‘ Don’t forget to read today’s Los Angeles magazine post – about the the Girls Just Want to Have Fun apartment building.  My articles typically get published in the late morning/early afternoon hours. ‘

  • My Latest Interview with US Modernist Radio

    My Latest Interview with US Modernist Radio

    ‘ I apologize for being MIA the past couple of days.  Both of my parents had surgery last week (my mom’s planned, my dad’s completely unplanned), so things have been hectic to say the least.  My dad was finally released from the hospital yesterday and I am hoping to have a new post up tomorrow,…

  • The “Confessions of a Shopaholic” House

    The “Confessions of a Shopaholic” House

    ‘ While doing some research for my Who’s The Boss? post quite a few months back, I came across this website which chronicles all of the movies that have ever been filmed in the city of Fairfield, Connecticut and just about died when I saw the 2009 flick Confessions of a Shopaholic on the list. …

  • The Ansonia from “Single White Female”

    The Ansonia from “Single White Female”

    ‘ There is no shortage of strikingly beautiful, ornately embellished buildings on New York’s Upper West Side.  I blogged about one of them, The Apthorp, and the circuitous route some friends and I took to stalk it on Friday.  That route included a stop at another gorgeous UWS structure, The Ansonia, easily one of the…

  • Bob’s Big Boy Broiler in Downey from “License to Drive”

    Bob’s Big Boy Broiler in Downey from “License to Drive”

    ‘ Hold onto your hats, my fellow stalkers, ‘cause today’s post is going to be a long one!  Another Bob’s Big Boy location that the Grim Cheaper and I stalked recently was the legendary Bob’s Big Boy Broiler, aka Johnie’s Broiler, located on Firestone Boulevard in Downey.  I had been longing to stalk the historic…