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  • Papagayos Mexican Restaurant & Cantina from "Vanderpump Rules"

    Papagayos Mexican Restaurant & Cantina from "Vanderpump Rules"

    ‘ It has been hot in Palm Springs lately.  Granted, it is always hot here, but the past few months have been unseasonably sweltering.  Two weeks ago, my parents, the Grim Cheaper and I decided to chill out a bit by heading to Lake Arrowhead for a short getaway.  Just prior to our trip, the…

  • COMET & CHARGE! November Giveaway!

    ‘ UPDATE – This contest has ended.  Congratulations to winner Dynal R.! IAMNOTASTALKER is thrilled to present the COMET & CHARGE! November Giveaway! Thanksgiving is on the horizon and COMET TV has an amazing marathon of the original Flash Gordon serials! Perfect to binge Thanksgiving Day, Thursday November 22 starting at 1/Noon C and every…

  • The “Perfect Strangers” Apartment Building

    The “Perfect Strangers” Apartment Building

    ‘ A few weeks ago, while perusing fave book Marilyn Monroe Dyed Here: More Locations of America’s Pop Culture Landmarks by Chris Epting (which was gifted to me by fellow stalker Lavonna – thanks, Lavonna! ), I came across a blurb about the supposed Chicago, Illinois-area apartment building where Balki Bartokomous (Bronson Pinchot) and “Cousin…

  • Corey Haim’s House from “The Two Coreys”

    Corey Haim’s House from “The Two Coreys”

    ‘ I returned home from Hawaii earlier this week and was absolutely floored to find three episodes of waiting for me on my TiVo. 🙂 is so my new favorite show. While I find Corey Feldman to be a complete and total douchebag – the Valentine’”‘”‘s Day song, anyone??? – I absolutely LOVE Corey Haim.…

  • Raquel Welch’s “Beyond The Cleavage” Book Signing

    Raquel Welch’s “Beyond The Cleavage” Book Signing

    ‘ Ever since my mom found out that actress and 1960’s/1970’s sex symbol Raquel Welch was scheduled to do a book signing for her new tome Raquel: Beyond the Cleavage at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena on the evening of April 22nd, she became absolutely obsessed with attending the event.  And, even though I wasn’t exactly…

  • Barone’s Famous Italian Restaurant from “The Office”

    Barone’s Famous Italian Restaurant from “The Office”

    ‘ One location that I have been on the lookout for for quite a few weeks now is the Italian restaurant where the Dunder Mifflin gang hosted the annual Dundies Awards ceremony in the Season 7 episode of fave show The Office titled “Michael’s Last Dundies”.  I had an inkling that the eatery was most…

  • 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 Pierre Hotel’s Cotillion Ballroom from “Scent of a Woman”

    The Pierre Hotel’s Cotillion Ballroom from “Scent of a Woman”

    ‘ “No mistakes in the tango, Donna.  Not like life.  Simple.  That’s what makes the tango so great.  If you make a mistake, if you get all tangled up, you just tango on.”  So advises Lt. Col. Frank Slade (Al Pacino) in the iconic tango scene from the 1992 drama Scent of a Woman.  Though…

  • The Great Quake of ’08!

    The Great Quake of ’08!

    ‘ Yesterday morning at around 11:42am a fairly large earthquake hit the LA area. I received a text message from a friend, who forgot that I am currently on vacation in Hawaii, asking if I felt the quake. My first thought was ” OMG! My Marilyn Merlot bottle!” LOL The bottle of Marilyn wine that…

  • The Former Site of the “Doogie Howser, M.D.” House

    The Former Site of the “Doogie Howser, M.D.” House

    ‘ This past (dismal and dreary) Sunday afternoon, after stalking the Jack & Jill house, which I blogged about on Tuesday, I dragged the Grim Cheaper a few blocks south to stalk a location that I had been wanting to see in person for years – the Howser residence, where teenage prodigy Dr. Doogie Howser…