A random selection from the site

  • Joe’s Pizza

    Joe’s Pizza

    ‘ Last week, on April Fools’”‘”‘ Day, CBS aired a television special entitled I Get That A Lot in which celebrities posed as normal, everyday people working in normal, everyday jobs.   Hidden cameras captured customers’”‘”‘ reactions as stars like Jessica Simpson, Ice-T, LeAnn Rimes, and Jeff Probst waited on them and told them that they were not, in fact, famous,…

  • Ann’s House from “Parks and Recreation”

    Ann’s House from “Parks and Recreation”

    ‘ As I mentioned in Wednesday’s post about the Sullivan Street Pit from fave new show Parks and Recreation, during our whirlwind stalking adventure last Friday, Mike, from MovieShotsLA, and I also hit up the house where Ann Perkins (Rashida Jones) lives on the show.  Just as it is made to appear on P&R, Ann’s…

  • Latest “L.A.” Mag Post – The Target “Say Anything” Commercial

    Latest “L.A.” Mag Post – The Target “Say Anything” Commercial

    ‘ Don’t forget to read today’s Scene It Before post for Los Angeles magazine – about the Say Anything-inspired Target commercial.  You can find it here.  My columns typically get published in the late morning/early afternoon hours. ‘

  • The Huxtable’s House

    The Huxtable’s House

    ‘ I must be in a New York state of mind this week, because here I am yet again with another NYC filming location.  🙂  One of my very favorite blocks in all of Manhattan is called Saint Luke’”‘”‘s Place and it just happens to be the location of a famous brownstone from TV – the Huxtable Family’”‘”‘s house from .  St. Luke’”‘”‘s Place…

  • Burbank Town Center Mall from the Season 3 Finale of “The Mentalist”

    Burbank Town Center Mall from the Season 3 Finale of “The Mentalist”

    ‘ While watching the two-part Season 3 finale of fave show The Mentalist titled “Strawberries and Cream” a few weeks back, I just about died when I realized that the Burbank Town Center had stood in for the supposed Sacramento-area “Pinewood Shopping Mall” in the episode’s climatic final scene.  While Burbank Town Center is not…

  • Michael Jackson’s Childhood Home in Gary, Indiana

    Michael Jackson’s Childhood Home in Gary, Indiana

    ‘ Today’s blog is a major, major fail on my part as I had originally intended to write about this location on Monday, August 29th – the day that would have been legendary singer Michael Jackson’s 53rd birthday.  The suggestion to write about the King of Pop’s childhood home on the anniversary of his birth…

  • “The Exorcist” House and Stairs

    “The Exorcist” House and Stairs

    ‘ I’ve ventured down a deep, dark rabbit hole today, friends.  I should back up and explain from the beginning.  Last night, the Grim Cheaper and I watched The Exorcist for the first time.  I had come across images of the stately brick house and adjacent towering staircase featured in the iconic 1973 horror flick…

  • The Poppa’s Popcorn House!

    The Poppa’s Popcorn House!

    ‘ Quite a few months back, I challenged Mike, from MovieShotsLA, to find the house the Ashe family moved into in the Season 2 episode of Beverly Hills, 90210  entitled “Ashes to Ashes”.  In the episode, the African-American family moves in to a home just down the street from the Walshes, causing quite a stir in their…

  • New “L.A.” Mag Post – About the “Battle Creek” Police Station

    New “L.A.” Mag Post – About the “Battle Creek” Police Station

    ‘ Be sure to check out my latest post for L.A.mag.com today, about the police station from Battle Creek and my disappointment over the series’ recent cancellation.  My articles typically get published in the late morning/early afternoon hours. ‘

  • Charlie Rich’s Former Palm Springs Estate

    Charlie Rich’s Former Palm Springs Estate

    ‘ Another location that Jennifer Grant spoke fondly of in Good Stuff, the memoir about her late father, actor Cary Grant, was the Palm Springs estate belonging to Cary’s good friend, Las Vegas Dunes Hotel owner Charlie “Kewpie” Rich.  Many weekends of Jennifer’s childhood were spent at “Uncle Charlie’s” lush, four-acre Coachella Valley oasis, which…