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  • Moody’s Bar and Grille from “Jerry Maguire”

    Moody’s Bar and Grille from “Jerry Maguire”

    ‘ Oh, how this stalker loves herself a dark, wood-paneled bar!  There is just something so warm and inviting about them, which is probably why they are featured regularly onscreen.  One that I was quite fixated on tracking down for years was the supposed Tempe, Arizona-area “Crocodile,” where Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) got stood up…

  • This Might Just Be What Finally Puts Britney Over the Edge!!

    This Might Just Be What Finally Puts Britney Over the Edge!!

    ‘ I am sad to report that on Tuesday, February 26th, every single Starbucks store is going to close between the hours of 5:30PM and 8:30PM for an emergency re-training session with CEO Howard Schultz. Whatever is BritBrit going to do if she wants her beverage of choice during those three hours?? For that matter,…

  • The He’s Just Not That Into You Movie Premiere

    ‘ I am currently waiting on pins and needles for the movie He’”‘”‘s Just Not That Into You to hit theatres this upcoming Friday. The New Line Cinema film has all the makings of a hit – it stars my girl Jen and is based on an episode of fave television show Sex and the…

  • Latest “L.A.” Mag Post – The “License to Drive” DMV

    Latest “L.A.” Mag Post – The “License to Drive” DMV

    ‘ Don’t forget to check out today’s Scene It Before post for Los Angeles magazine – about the DMV from fave movie License to Drive.  You can find it here.  My columns typically get published in the late morning/early afternoon hours. ‘

  • Crumbs Bake Shop from “90210”

    Crumbs Bake Shop from “90210”

    ‘ Another location that I dragged the Grim Cheaper out to see while doing some stalking in Beverly Hills two weekends ago was Crumbs Bake Shop, the popular cupcakery which appeared in the Season 2 episode of fave show 90210 titled “What’s Past is Prologue”.  Crumbs has been a veritable institution in the Beverly Hills…

  • Joe Jost’s from “Win a Date with Tad Hamilton”

    Joe Jost’s from “Win a Date with Tad Hamilton”

    ‘ As I’ve mentioned countless times before, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton is one of my all time favorite movies.  And I have long been dying to stalk the restaurant which stood in for Lil’ Dickens, the Frazier’s Bottom bar where Rosalie (aka Kate Bosworth), Pete (aka Topher Grace), Cathy (aka Ginnifer Goodwin), and…

  • The Urban Outfitters from “National Treasure”

    The Urban Outfitters from “National Treasure”

    ‘ Today’s stalking venture is not only six years in the making, but a cross-country endeavor!  Way back in January 2013, as the Grim Cheaper and I were preparing to move from Pasadena to Palm Springs, I caught National Treasure on TV and immediately recognized the exterior of the Urban Outfitters in the flick as…

  • New York Public Library

    New York Public Library

    ‘ Finally saw on Sunday! I literally could not sit still in my theatre seat until the movie began I was so excited!! I must say the movie was not as good as I hoped it would be. 🙁 There were parts I absolutely LOVED and times when I felt like I was visiting with…

  • Beating the Heat

    Beating the Heat

    ‘ Sorry to have been a bit MIA lately.  I have been travelling back and forth to L.A. over the past two weeks along with the Grim Cheaper and my parents in order to try to beat the heat in Palm Springs (temps got up to 122 degrees last Monday!).  I did do some stalking…

  • Bemelmans Bar from the “Sex and the City” Movie

    Bemelmans Bar from the “Sex and the City” Movie

    ‘ I must be in a very New York state of mind because here I am yet again blogging about a Big Apple locale – a city landmark, actually – the iconic Bemelmans Bar, which is situated inside of The Carlyle Hotel on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.  I first learned about the popular lounge thanks…