A random selection from the site

  • Liberace’s Penthouse from “Behind the Candelabra”

    Liberace’s Penthouse from “Behind the Candelabra”

    ‘ Back on May 27th, the day after the HBO biopic Behind the Candelabra first aired, fellow stalker Mike, from MovieShotsLA, emailed me to let me know that he had tracked down the penthouse belonging to Liberace (Michael Douglas) in the flick.  He also informed me that, in a very cool twist, the penthouse used…

  • Alfred Hitchcock’s Second L.A. Home

    Alfred Hitchcock’s Second L.A. Home

    ‘ As I mentioned in yesterday’s post (which you can read here), in the Spring of 1942, Alfred Hitchcock, his wife, Alma, and their daughter, Pat, moved out of their first Los Angeles-area home (a Bel Air rental that was previously lived in by Carole Lombard) and into a new one, which they purchased, that…

  • Antonio’s Pizzeria – A Shannen Doherty Fave

    Antonio’s Pizzeria – A Shannen Doherty Fave

    ‘ Way back in September 2011, while the Grim Cheaper and I were out and about doing some stalking in the San Fernando Valley area, we happened to drive past Antonio’s Pizzeria and the GC suggested that we pop in.  He had dined at Antonio’s several times in the past and remembered that the place…

  • The Derby Restaurant from “Step Brothers”

    The Derby Restaurant from “Step Brothers”

    ‘ During a recent visit to Los Angeles, the Grim Cheaper and I stayed at an Arcadia hotel that just so happened to be located right across the street from a nine-decades old eatery that I had always wanted to stalk – The Derby Restaurant, which was featured in the 2008 comedy Step Brothers.  As…

  • The Tori Spelling “uncharted terriTORI” Book Signing

    The Tori Spelling “uncharted terriTORI” Book Signing

    ‘ This past Monday night, former Beverly Hills, 90210 star Tori Spelling made an appearance at my favorite bookstore Vroman’s to do a signing of her most recent memoir, uncharted terriTORI.  And even though I live very close to Vroman’s, I am sad to say that I almost didn’t attend the event.  The sad truth…

  • The Stimson House from “House II: The Second Story”

    The Stimson House from “House II: The Second Story”

    ‘ After stalking Mills View, the Monrovia-area residence that appeared in the 1986 movie House, I started doing some online research on the flick’s 1987 sequel, House II: The Second Story, and came across information about the Stimson House, an incredibly unique, castle-like property located in Los Angeles’ West Adams District.  I was immediately intrigued…

  • Mayo Clinic – Here We Come!

    Mayo Clinic – Here We Come!

    ‘ Because I spent all day Saturday en route to Minnesota to accompany my dad to the Mayo Clinic and because I spent all day Sunday STALKING the Twin Cities (I stalked a record 18 locations in all), I had no time to write a blog post for today.  So, I am taking the day off,…

  • The Bulge from “Parks and Recreation”

    The Bulge from “Parks and Recreation”

    ‘ Another day, another location from fave show Parks and Recreation!  Seriously, I hope you guys aren’t getting sick of P&R locales yet.  Anyway, a couple of weeks ago, Mike, from MovieShotsLA, and I hit up the Oxford Inn in Van Nuys, aka the bar that stands in for the Bulge – Pawnee, Indiana’s local…

  • Nate ‘n Al’s Delicatessen

    Nate ‘n Al’s Delicatessen

    ‘ One location that I have been wanting to stalk for quite some time now is the historic Nate ‘n Al Delicatessen in Beverly Hills, but because I don’t get out to that area very often, the restaurant had remained an unchecked item on my extremely long “To-Stalk” list for over a year.  Until a…

  • Spend the Night at Kelly and Donna’s Beach Apartment

    Spend the Night at Kelly and Donna’s Beach Apartment

    ‘ While doing some cyber-stalking this morning, I came across this advertisement for a vacation rental of the 90210 beachhouse! For between $300 and $600 per night, you can take the ultimate 90210 vacation and actually spend a few nights (there’”‘”‘s a three night minimum) in Kelly and Donna‘”‘”‘s beachfront apartment. How cool is that??…