A random selection from the site

  • New “L.A.” Mag Post – About The Federal Bar Long Beach from “Four Christmases”

    New “L.A.” Mag Post – About The Federal Bar Long Beach from “Four Christmases”

    ‘ Don’t forget to read my latest Los Angeles magazine post today – about The Federal Bar Long Beach from Four Christmases.  My articles typically get published in the early afternoon hours. ‘

  • WeScoutLA – Episode 3

    ‘ Check out the latest WeScoutLA video – about the Cowboy Palace Saloon – by clicking above!  You can watch Episode 1 here and Episode 2 here and you can visit our YouTube channel here. ‘

  • Happy Trails Catering from “Big Little Lies”

    Happy Trails Catering from “Big Little Lies”

    ‘ UPDATE – Sadly, Happy Trails Catering is no longer open.  The restaurant closed in 2018 and its beautiful garden currently sits vacant. As you probably noticed, I was unexpectedly MIA for most of last week.  My dad had an experimental five-day procedure done at a hospital in Orange County, so my family and I…

  • Lana Clarkson’s Former House

    Lana Clarkson’s Former House

    ‘ Way back in July, Mike, from MovieShotsLA,  and I took a little stalking trip to the Venice Beach/Marina del Rey area.  Now I should explain here that stalking with Mike is an experience in and of itself.  The guy has lived in Los Angeles his entire life and has absorbed so much location information…

  • Our Lady of Solitude Church from “Behind the Candelabra”

    Our Lady of Solitude Church from “Behind the Candelabra”

    ‘ Another Palm Springs’ Behind the Candelabra location that the Grim Cheaper and I stalked recently was Our Lady of Solitude Church, where the funeral for Liberace (Michael Douglas) was held in the recently-aired HBO biopic.  This locale was especially interesting because in a case of art imitating life, it was where the flamboyant pianist’s…

  • Another Breather!

    Another Breather!

    ‘ Sorry to do this again, but I ran around all day yesterday and did not have time to write a new post.  I will be back tomorrow, though, with a whole new stalking location! Until next time, Happy Stalking! ‘

  • 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,…

  • Ray Raymond and Dorothy MacKaye’s Former House

    Ray Raymond and Dorothy MacKaye’s Former House

    ‘ I have been told that I am ridiculously easy to buy presents for.  Anything pink or sparkly, dainty and gold, or having to do with Los Angeles automatically fits the bill.  Some gifts are so perfectly suited to me when it comes to the latter category, in fact, that I have received them on…

  • The Derby from “Book Club”

    The Derby from “Book Club”

    ‘ They say that laughter is the best medicine.  For me, it’s laughter coupled with stalking.  While recovering from a minor surgery last October, I hunkered down in bed for a couple of days watching movies.  The flick that brought the most healing was easily Book Club thanks to both its humor and the fact…

  • The Complete Guide to the Season 1 Filming Locations of “Big Little Lies”

    The Complete Guide to the Season 1 Filming Locations of “Big Little Lies”

    ‘ As longtime readers know, I watch a LOT of TV.  Only a handful of shows have ever become full-fledged obsessions, though, Beverly Hills, 90210, The Hills, and Big Littles Lies among them.  The second season of the latter will finally be debuting in June and I am beyond excited!  I cannot wait to revisit…