A random selection from the site

  • Michael Jackson’s Former Condo

    Michael Jackson’s Former Condo

    ‘ A few months back I read a fabulous book named Michael Jackson: The Magic, The Madness, The Whole Story written by author J. Randy Taraborelli about the life and times of the King of Pop.  I’ve mentioned the biography once before in a post I wrote back in September about the Jackson Family’s first…

  • Kristin Cavallari’s House from Season 6 of “The Hills”

    Kristin Cavallari’s House from Season 6 of “The Hills”

    ‘ Literally just around the corner from Philippe Chow, the restaurant that I blogged about on Tuesday where Brenda and Donna ate veal brains on Beverly Hills, 90210, is the home where Kristin Cavallari lived during Season 6 of fave show The Hills.  I am embarrassed to say that I spent an exorbitant amount of…

  • My Latest “L.A.” Magazine Article

    My Latest “L.A.” Magazine Article

    ‘ L.A. is for lovers!  Don’t believe me?  Check out my latest article for Los Angeles magazine which chronicles seven spots where your favorite romantic (and bromantic) movie and television moments can be re-created.  The blurb can be found on page 74 of the February issue, which is on stands now, and online here.  Bonus…

  • The “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” House

    The “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” House

    ‘ A couple of weeks ago, while perusing through Chris Epting’s Marilyn Monroe Dyed Here: More Locations of America’s Pop Culture Landmarks in order to get a little inspiration for my Haunted Hollywood postings, I came across an entry about the home used in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? I had actually never before…

  • Brand Library from “Scorpion”

    Brand Library from “Scorpion”

    ‘ I am probably the only person you will ever hear say this, but I absolutely loved working as a background actor in Hollywood.  Sure, the hours were long and unpredictable and the work tedious and repetitive, but the opportunities I was afforded to be up-close-and-personal with the inner workings of movie and television production…

  • Village Cigars from “Just My Luck”

    Village Cigars from “Just My Luck”

    ‘ When planning a trip, my M.O. is to pore over as many area travel guides as possible and highlight spots I think the Grim Cheaper and I might be interested in seeing.  I then pass the books along to him and he reads through all the passages I have marked, giving them a yay…

  • The “Good Luck Charlie” House

    The “Good Luck Charlie” House

    ‘ During the lengthy process of researching the Melissa & Joey house (which many viewers seem to think has been used on another series – you can read my blog on it here), I came across a post on Julia Sweeten’s fabulous website, Hooked on Houses, about the residence where the Duncan family – dad…

  • New “L.A.” Mag Post – The TCM Movie Locations Tour

    New “L.A.” Mag Post – The TCM Movie Locations Tour

    ‘ Be sure to check out today’s Scene It Before post for L.A. magazine – about the new TCM Movie Locations Tour.  You can find it here.  My columns typically get published in the late morning/early afternoon hours. ‘

  • The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey from “90210”

    The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey from “90210”

    ‘ Way back in July of last year, the Grim Cheaper and I found ourselves on the West Side of Los Angeles with a few hours to kill, so we decided to head down to Marina del Rey as I had never before done any stalking there.  I ended up absolutely falling in love with…

  • The Mentalist’s CBI Headquarters

    The Mentalist’s CBI Headquarters

    ‘ My location obsession as of late has been the CBI Headquarters building where Patrick Jane and the gang report to work each week on my new fave show The Mentalist. I do love me some Simon Baker!  He’”‘”‘s such a cutie!  🙂   Being that it is quite unique in appearance, I had an inkling that Mike, from MovieShotsLA, might recognize…