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  • New “L.A.” Mag Post – About the Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round from “Teen Witch”

    New “L.A.” Mag Post – About the Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round from “Teen Witch”

    ‘ Don’t forget to read my latest post for L.A.mag.com about the Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round from Teen Witch.  My articles typically get published in the late morning/early afternoon hours. ‘

  • Ryden’s House from “Post Grad”

    Ryden’s House from “Post Grad”

    ‘ Another location that I dragged the Grim Cheaper out to stalk while in the San Fernando Valley area this past weekend was the ranch-style house where Ryden Malby (aka Alexis Bledel) and her extremely odd, but extremely loveable family – dad Walter (aka Michael Keaton), mom Carmella (aka Jane Lynch), brother Hunter (aka Bobby…

  • Arnold’s Turtle – The Inspiration for Central Perk on “Friends”

    Arnold’s Turtle – The Inspiration for Central Perk on “Friends”

    ‘ It appears that my posts have been heavy on filming location inspiration as of late.  On Friday, I blogged about the Annie orphanage and the two buildings that it was modeled after.  And here I am today with another spot that served as inspiration – this one Arnold’s Turtle Vegetarian Café, the eatery that…

  • The Filming Locations of “Big Little Lies” Season 2 – “The Bad Mother”

    The Filming Locations of “Big Little Lies” Season 2 – “The Bad Mother”

    ‘ Turmoil abounds in the sixth episode of Big Little Lies’ second season, “The Bad Mother.”  Celeste Wright (Nicole Kidman) and Mary Louise Wright (Meryl Streep) face off in court, Tori Bachman (Sarah Sokolovic) propositions Ed Mackenzie (Adam Scott), Bonnie Carlson (Zoë Kravitz) has a deathbed confession with her mom, Elizabeth Howard (Crystal Fox), and…

  • Leaping Off Into The Great Unknown

    Leaping Off Into The Great Unknown

    ‘ Last week, I made a pretty big life changing decision and quit my job. I have decided to pursue acting (and, of course, stalking) full time – no more having a day job and fitting my acting pursuits around it. From now on I am going to pursue acting 100 percent. 🙂 I am…

  • Whitney Houston’s Drug Bust

    Whitney Houston’s Drug Bust

    ‘ Back in January of 2000, Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown had a little scuffle with the authorities at Keahole Kona International Airport. So, since I just happen to be in Kona, I had to do a little airport stalking. 🙂 It seems Ms. Houston was departing from Kona after a vacation on the Big…

  • Cooking by JLo!

    Cooking by JLo!

    ‘ Two weeks ago, while in Pasadena, my boyfriend I happened to walk by Madre’”‘”‘s, the restaurant owned by Miss Jennifer Lopez. Madre’”‘”‘s, which opened up in 2002, serves up Latin food inspired by JLo’”‘”‘s grandmother’”‘”‘s recipes – food she ate when she was still just Jenny from the Block. When you step inside Madre’”‘”‘s,…

  • "Welcome Home, Baby"

    "Welcome Home, Baby"

    ‘ Got home from New York on Tuesday afternoon and was already so homesick for my favorite city in the world that I had to immediately sit down and watch the Sex and the City movie in its two and a half hour entirety to make myself feel better. So today I thought I’”‘”‘d blog…

  • The Dutch Chocolate Shop from “Castle”

    The Dutch Chocolate Shop from “Castle”

    ‘ I am an extremely excitable person.  A visit to Disneyland, randomly running in to a friend, a surprise sale at a favorite store, unexpected access to an off-limits filming location – all can send me into a tailspin.  Such was the case last week when the Grim Cheaper and I were driving to stalk…

  • Anoakia Mansion from “Doppelganger”

    Anoakia Mansion from “Doppelganger”

    ‘ There’s no denying that Doppelganger is a pretty horrible movie.  But part of the fun of the Halloween season is watching ridiculously terrible horror flicks from years past – and stalking their locations, of course.  I had long been on the hunt for the psychiatric institution from the 1993 thriller and was given a…