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  • Villapiano’s from “That Thing You Do!”

    Villapiano’s from “That Thing You Do!”

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    ‘ One That Thing You Do! location that I had been trying to track down for what seemed like ages was the red-boothed Italian restaurant that stood in for Villapiano’s, the “spaghetti place out by the airport,” in the 1996 flick.  Thankfully, a couple of months ago, fellow stalker Owen, of the When Write Is…

  • The Los Angeles Filming Locations of “Glow”

    The Los Angeles Filming Locations of “Glow”

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    ‘ Be sure to check out my latest article for Los Angeles magazine detailing the filming locations of Glow, the new Netflix comedy series about a 1980s female wrestling organization.  I have to admit that when my editor first pitched me the story, I was skeptical.  The show did not sound like my cup of…

  • Edith Palmer’s Country Inn

    Edith Palmer’s Country Inn

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    ‘ 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…

  • My Favorite Pasadena Places – Part I

    My Favorite Pasadena Places – Part I

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    ‘ While the Grim Cheaper and I are absolutely loving our new apartment and desert locale, I am, of course, feeling quite nostalgic about Pasadena, the fabulous city that I called home for over thirteen years. There are so many things that I am going to miss about the place – even my former building’s…

  • Chez Jacques from “Mannequin”

    Chez Jacques from “Mannequin”

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    ‘ If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times – I hate incorrect filming location information!  Case in point – while researching Mannequin locales prior to my recent trip to Philadelphia, I came across a mention online that the movie’s restaurant scene was shot at the now defunct Dewey’s Famous on Locust…

  • New “L.A.” Mag Post – About the Los Altos Apartments

    New “L.A.” Mag Post – About the Los Altos Apartments

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    ‘ Be sure to check out my new Los Angeles magazine post here – about the Los Altos Apartments from Transparent.  My articles typically get published in the late morning/early afternoon hours. ‘

  • Happy Fourth of July!

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    ‘ I am taking today off for the Fourth of July , but wanted to wish all of my fellow stalkers a fabulous and safe holiday.  I will be back tomorrow with a whole new location. ‘

  • The Knots Landing Cul-De-Sac

    The Knots Landing Cul-De-Sac

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    ‘ The first time I heard about the wildly popular 80s primetime soap opera Knots Landing  was when it was referenced in the Season 2 episode of Beverly Hills, 90210  entitled “Wild Fire”.  In the episode, after getting into a fight with Brenda over Dylan McKay‘”‘”‘s affections, Emily Valentine announces “This isn’”‘”‘t Beverly Hills, it’”‘”‘s Knots Landing!…

  • Pershing Square Restaurant from “Friends with Benefits”

    Pershing Square Restaurant from “Friends with Benefits”

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    ‘ Though most of my stalking adventures consist of copious amounts of time spent tracking down locations from movies and television shows and then heading out to see those sites in person, it does happen on occasion that a locale I have previously visited pops up unexpectedly in a production.  When this occurs, it thrills…

  • Beating the Heat

    Beating the Heat

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    ‘ 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…