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  • Spencer and Heidi’s Wedding!

    Spencer and Heidi’s Wedding!

    ‘ My favorite reality TV duo, better known as Heidi and Spencer, have caused a media shitstorm yet again by announcing that they will be tying the knot – for real this time – in two short weeks right in my hometown of Pasadena.  🙂  Early in the week, I actually got a tip that Speidi would…

  • Triada Palm Springs

    Triada Palm Springs

    ‘ For those who are unfamiliar with the area, Palm Springs is HOT in the summer.  Well, it’s hot year-round, but in the summer it’s hot hot – like 115 most days.  One nice consequence of that fact is that hotels drop their prices during the inclement months.  My family loves to partake of the…

  • William McKinley High School from “Glee”

    William McKinley High School from “Glee”

    ‘ My Hollywood obsession as of late is the new Fox musical dramedy Glee.  Actually, stating that I am obsessed with the series is a rather gross understatement.  To say it’s more of an all-out, withdrawal-symptom inducing addiction would be closer to the truth.  In fact, I don’t think I’ve been this enamored of a…

  • Kristin Cavallari’s House from Season 6 of “The Hills”

    Kristin Cavallari’s House from Season 6 of “The Hills”

    ‘ Literally just around the corner from Philippe Chow, the restaurant that I blogged about on Tuesday where Brenda and Donna ate veal brains on Beverly Hills, 90210, is the home where Kristin Cavallari lived during Season 6 of fave show The Hills.  I am embarrassed to say that I spent an exorbitant amount of…

  • Where The American Idol Contestants Live

    Where The American Idol Contestants Live

    ‘ Even though American Idol  is not a show I regularly watch, I was completely floored to find a two page article in this week’”‘”‘s US Magazine  featuring the mansion the current Idol contestants are calling home.  I love me some celebrity real estate!   And while US  didn’”‘”‘t give the exact location of the Idol  pad, it did publish several photos of the 35,000 square foot manse…

  • Stalking Palm Springs Style

    Stalking Palm Springs Style

    ‘ This weekend my boyfriend and I took a little road trip to Palm Springs for a relaxing weekend getaway – but there’”‘”‘s no resting for this stalker! Of course, I just had to do a little stalking while I was there! 🙂 Once again, the stalking gods were watching out for me, because we…

  • Mr. Miyagi’s House from “The Karate Kid”

    Mr. Miyagi’s House from “The Karate Kid”

    ‘ One of the greatest filming location mysteries to ever exist was that of the house where Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita) lived in the 1984 classic The Karate Kid. It was common knowledge that the residence had been demolished in the late ‘80s, but no stalker had ever been able to track down its former…

  • Latest “L.A.” Mag Post – About Vroman’s Bookstore

    Latest “L.A.” Mag Post – About Vroman’s Bookstore

    ‘ Don’t forget to check out my latest Los Angeles magazine post – about Vroman’s Bookstore and its latest onscreen appearance in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.  My articles typically get published in the late morning/early afternoon hours. ‘

  • Regency Inn & Suites from “Mad Men”

    Regency Inn & Suites from “Mad Men”

    ‘ On my many trips back and forth from Palm Springs to L.A., I often pass by a red-roofed, A-frame Regency Inn & Suites situated alongside the Interstate 10 freeway.  I knew from doing research for my post about Rod’s Grill in Arcadia that the Regency Inn & Suites in Baldwin Park was used as…

  • The Cooper House from “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day”

    The Cooper House from “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day”

    ‘ Sometimes I become obsessed with a location because I love the movie that it was featured in.  Other times I just like the look of a particular place and am desperate to see it in person.  And other times still I read something about a filming site that completely transfixes me despite the fact…