A random selection from the site

  • The Palms Motel from “My Name Is Earl”

    The Palms Motel from “My Name Is Earl”

    ‘ Another day, another motel location.  Today’s is one that has been covered on many other blogs, so I realize I am a bit late to the game.  I only just recently stalked it, though, and was shocked to discover that its most recognizable element had been removed!  I am talking about the Palms Motel…

  • Baby Showering It in the ‘Bu!

    Baby Showering It in the ‘Bu!

    ‘ I spent all day yesterday attending a baby shower in the ‘Bu, so I, unfortunately, did not have time to write a new post for today.  I will be back on Monday, though.  I hope all of my fellow stalkers have a fabulous weekend! Until next time, Happy Stalking! ‘

  • New “L.A.” Mag Post and BIG NEWS!

    New “L.A.” Mag Post and BIG NEWS!

    ‘ Don’t forget to read my latest Los Angeles magazine article!  It’s my first Haunted Hollywood post of the season, about the Hanging Tree from Phantasm – one of the prettiest locations I have ever stalked! And BIG NEWS that I have been waiting to share.  I recently taped a segment about Beverly Hills, 90210…

  • 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. ‘

  • The Old Place from “Scorpion”

    The Old Place from “Scorpion”

    ‘ There are some spots in L.A. that I miss more than others.  The Old Place pretty much tops that list.  I first stalked the rustic eatery, tucked away on a forested road in the picturesque mountain town of Cornell, in 2011 and was immediately smitten.  Because the restaurant is only open Thursday through Sunday…

  • The Many Apartments of Carrie Bradshaw on “Sex and the City”

    The Many Apartments of Carrie Bradshaw on “Sex and the City”

    ‘ While it is quite common for locations to shift after the pilot episode of a television series is shot (as I’ve mentioned countless times before on this blog), changes are typically few and far between from that point forward.  The vast majority of my favorite shows tend to play fast and loose with their…

  • The “Mr. Deeds” Soda Fountain

    The “Mr. Deeds” Soda Fountain

    ‘ A few weeks ago, while giving my good friend Kerry and her husband a stalking tour of the Pasadena area, we happened to drive by South Pasadena’”‘”‘s Fair Oaks Pharmacy and Soda Fountain, which was used in the 2002 Adam Sandler comedy Mr. Deeds.  When I pointed out the corner drugstore to Kerry and told her of its cinematic…

  • The Blast from the Past Strip Mall

    The Blast from the Past Strip Mall

    ‘ Since I was in the area this past week stalking a wedding venue, I decided to pay a little visit to the strip mall featured in fave romantic comedy Blast from the Past.  In the flick, which opens up in the year 1962, a nuclear-war-fearing Christopher Walken builds a massive fallout shelter for his wife…

  • Bob Hope’s Palm Springs House

    Bob Hope’s Palm Springs House

    ‘ While in Palm Springs this past weekend, I dragged my boyfriend – ahem, fiance (I swear, I’”‘”‘m never going to get used to saying that!) out to stalk Bob Hope’”‘”‘s former residence, which is located high up on a cliff at the very top of Southridge Drive.  I wasn’”‘”‘t so much interested in seeing the…

  • The Wedding Singer Bakery

    The Wedding Singer Bakery

    ‘ A few weeks ago, fellow stalker Owen asked for my help in locating the bakery featured in one of his all time favorite movies, the 1998 comedy The Wedding Singer.  Owen had actually contacted one of the movie’”‘”‘s crew members who happened to remember that the bakery where filming took place was located somewhere in Montrose, a small town…