A random selection from the site

  • Ray’s Pumpkins

    Ray’s Pumpkins

    ‘ Last week, thanks to Mike over at , I was able to stalk the pumpkin patch that was owned by Ray Pruit’”‘”‘s family on the original . I was shocked when Mike told me that the property where filming took place is the location of an actual pumpkin patch in real life. I had…

  • Edith Palmer’s Country Inn

    Edith Palmer’s Country Inn

    ‘ The final Nevada-area location that I stalked while visiting my grandmother in Reno last month was Edith Palmer’s Country Inn in Virginia City – the spot where my girl, Miss Marilyn Monroe, stayed for a short time while filming her last completed movie, 1961’s The Misfits.  I had actually stalked the exterior of the…

  • The El Royale Motel

    The El Royale Motel

    ‘ A couple of weeks ago while doing some Valley stalking,  my boyfriend and I happened to drive by a small motel named the El Royale and I immediately recognized it from this page on the Seeing Stars website.   I didn’”‘”‘t watch the Fourth Season of The O.C. (even though I do love me some Benjamin McKenzie!), but…

  • The Historic Mayfair Hotel from “The Office”

    The Historic Mayfair Hotel from “The Office”

    ‘ Fellow stalker John Bengtson, from the SIlent Locations blog, sent me an email last week after reading my post on Red Studios Hollywood from The Artist (a location that I had learned about from his website) informing me that he had tracked down some locales from Season 7’s “The Search” episode of The Office…

  • Touring the WB Ranch

    Touring the WB Ranch

    ‘ My good friends Lavonna and Kim are in town this week visiting from Ohio and we spent all day yesterday touring various studios, including one of my personal favorites – the Warner Bros. Ranch.  So I, unfortunately, did not have time to write a new post for today.  But I will be back tomorrow…

  • The Grill on the Alley from “The Holiday”

    The Grill on the Alley from “The Holiday”

    ‘ This past weekend, while wandering through my local Target with the Grim Cheaper, I happened to spot a DVD of fave movie The Holiday on sale for $3.99!  When I saw that the special features included a commentary with director Nancy Meyers and a making-of featurette, I just about flipped my lid and immediately…

  • Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Spencer!

    Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Spencer!

    ‘ Those who have seen Heidi’”‘”‘s new music video “Higher” will totally understand when I say it’”‘”‘s a good thing Spencer comes from money as I really don’”‘”‘t see a bright future for him in the music video industry. For those of you who have yet to see Heidi’”‘”‘s video, you really must do so…

  • 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…

  • Charles W. Eliot Middle School from “The Mentalist”

    Charles W. Eliot Middle School from “The Mentalist”

    ‘ Located directly across the street from the Larry Crowne apartment building in Altadena, which I blogged about last Friday, is Charles W. Eliot (not Elliot) Middle School – a very unique and arresting structure that looms over the neighborhood thanks to its large fortress-like bell tower.  My veterinarian is located just up the street…

  • My Latest “L.A.” Magazine Post

    My Latest “L.A.” Magazine Post

    ‘ I was in L.A. all day yesterday taking care of some things and did not have time to write a new post for today, but you can check out my latest column for L.A. magazine – about Reed’”‘”‘s flower shop from Valentine’”‘”‘s Day – here. ‘