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  • Only in L.A.!

    Only in L.A.!

    ‘ The other day while I was on my way to acting class I experienced one of those “Only in L.A.” moments that I love so much. 🙂 While walking past Lucky Strike Lanes Bowling Alley on Highland Avenue in Hollywood I noticed a vending machine selling Movie Star Maps and I just about died…

  • The Filming Locations of “Dawson’s Creek”

    The Filming Locations of “Dawson’s Creek”

    ‘ Many, many moons ago, I began to compile what I call my “Stalking Bucket List” – a catalog of far-off filming locations that I would like to visit at some point during my lifetime. At the very top of that list is Wilmington, North Carolina, which masqueraded as the fictional “Capeside, Massachusetts” on one…

  • You’ve Got Filming Locations!

    You’ve Got Filming Locations!

    ‘ One of my favorite New York movies is . On my various trips to NY I have tracked down a few of the filming locations. was filmed entirely on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The Shop Around the Corner is, in actuality – yes, you are reading this correctly – a cheese and…

  • Taking Today and Tomorrow Off

    Taking Today and Tomorrow Off

    ‘ My dad had surgery yesterday (fingers crossed that this one will be successful!) and, because I am spending the next few days in the desert with him, I will not have any new blogs to post today or Thursday and, possibly, Friday. I do have a funny stalking anecdote to share, though – one…

  • The “L.A. Story” Fundraiser House

    The “L.A. Story” Fundraiser House

    ‘ Another L.A. Story location that I was desperate to track down was the sloped-roof residence where Harris K. Telemacher (Steve Martin) and Sara McDowel (Victoria Tennant) attended a “private art museum” fundraiser in the 1991 comedy.  Because the home was so architecturally unique, I was sure that it would be an easy find.  I…

  • Jeff’s House from “Spellbinder”

    Jeff’s House from “Spellbinder”

    ‘ My Haunted Hollywood backlog is getting ridiculous!  Currently, I have more than 50 already-stalked spooky locations compiled – and only about 20 or so days each year to blog about them.  Regardless, I keep compiling more – and I love every minute of it!  Why can’t all year be Halloween?  Last October, fellow stalker…

  • Edith Palmer’s Country Inn

    Edith Palmer’s Country Inn

    ‘ The final Nevada-area location that I stalked while visiting my grandmother in Reno last month was Edith Palmer’s Country Inn in Virginia City – the spot where my girl, Miss Marilyn Monroe, stayed for a short time while filming her last completed movie, 1961’s The Misfits.  I had actually stalked the exterior of the…

  • Demitasse Café from “Bosch”

    Demitasse Café from “Bosch”

    ‘ I hope all of my fellow stalkers had a fun and safe Halloween.  For this year’s festivities, the Grim Cheaper and I headed over to our neighbor’s house for an amazing party (the decorations were like nothing I have ever seen!) and had an absolute blast.  Our 2018 costumes were, per usual, celebrity-inspired.  Unusual…

  • Courteney Cox’s Former Home

    Courteney Cox’s Former Home

    ‘ In honor of the recent sale of Courteney Cox’”‘”‘s John Lautner designed Malibu home, I thought I’”‘”‘d do a little stalking of a house she lived in way back in the day. During the first two seasons of , Courteney Cox lived in a charming little house in Santa Monica, located just a few…

  • Halloween 2015

    Halloween 2015

    ‘ I know I say it every year, but this Halloween truly was the Best. Halloween. Ever.  As I mentioned on Monday, my best friend, Robin, and his girlfriend, Steffi, flew in from Switzerland to spend the week with us.  Halloween is not celebrated in Switzerland, so I was beyond excited to share my favorite…