A random selection from the site

  • The “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” Wrap Party

    The “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” Wrap Party

    ‘ Two weekends ago, Pinky Lovejoy, of the Thinking Pink blog, invited me and the Grim Cheaper to do a little stalking of the wrap party for the hit ABC television series Extreme Makeover: Home Edition at a venue in Culver City.  The GC was not at all happy to receive Pinky’s invite, of course,…

  • The George Peabody Library from “Sleepless in Seattle”

    The George Peabody Library from “Sleepless in Seattle”

    ‘ The Grim Cheaper has never been much interested in filming locations, as I’ve mentioned many times before.  He does love stalking them with me, though, as doing so usually involves seeing historic and unique spots.  One site that absolutely bowled him over during our trip back east last September was the George Peabody Library…

  • Farnsworth Park

    Farnsworth Park

    ‘ My favorite movie of all time has got to be Dirty Dancing. I’”‘”‘ve loved the coming-of-age film ever since I was about 13 years old.  Oh, how I wanted to be Baby!  🙂  Growing up, I made my best guy friend practice doing “the lift” with me everytime we were in a swimming pool.  LOL   And, like…

  • Isabel’s House from the “Bewitched” Movie

    Isabel’s House from the “Bewitched” Movie

    ‘ Last week, fellow stalker Tony, from the On Location in Los Angeles flickr page, asked for my help in tracking down the residence belonging to Isabel Bigelow (aka Nicole Kidman) and her loyal cat, Lucinda, in the 2005 movie adaptation of the television series Bewitched.  So, I, of course, immediately called upon “The Team”…

  • The Michael J. Fox Theatre

    The Michael J. Fox Theatre

    ‘ A few months back, while fellow stalker Owen and I were doing research on Michael J. Fox’s childhood home which I blogged about yesterday, I came across some information about a place called “the Michael J. Fox Theatre” which is located on the campus of Burnaby South Secondary School and, let me tell you,…

  • A Much-Needed Break

    A Much-Needed Break

    ‘ Our beloved cat passed away on Friday evening and I am beyond distraught.  I will be taking the week off from blogging, but hopefully will be feeling more like myself again next Monday. ‘

  • 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…

  • Latest “L.A.” Mag Post – A Guide to “Pawnee” Locales in Los Angeles

    Latest “L.A.” Mag Post – A Guide to “Pawnee” Locales in Los Angeles

    ‘ I am so excited for today’s Los Angeles magazine post, in which I compiled a guide to 21 memorable locations featured on the show Parks and Recreation.  You can check it out here.  My articles typically get published in the late morning/early afternoon hours. ‘

  • What Would You Do If I Sang Out Of Tune . . .

    What Would You Do If I Sang Out Of Tune . . .

    ‘ While I was growing up, my mom was completely obsessed with Kevin Arnold and the TV show I remember sitting down together as a family to watch the show every week and lamenting over the trials and tribulations of Winnie Cooper and Kevin Arnold’”‘”‘s teen romance. So when I found the address of the…

  • Carmine’s II Restaurant from “Modern Family”

    Carmine’s II Restaurant from “Modern Family”

    ‘ This past Saturday night, I dragged the Grim Cheaper out to stalk a historic restaurant named Carmine’s II, which was featured prominently in the recently-aired Season 2 episode of Modern Family titled “Boys’ Night”.  Carmine’s has been a virtual West-L.A.-institution for almost four decades now, having originally been founded in 1972 by New York…