A random selection from the site

  • The “Big” Paddleball Court

    The “Big” Paddleball Court

    ‘ Another day, another Big location.  And, sadly, this is actually the last Big location that I have to blog about.  🙁  Well, from this year’s New York trip, anyway.  Being that fellow stalker Owen recently tracked down both the MacMillan Toys headquarters and Tom Hank’s loft from the movie, it looks like I’ll have…

  • SPARCinLA from “Beverly Hills, 90210”

    SPARCinLA from “Beverly Hills, 90210”

    ‘ The Grim Cheaper and I are moving in a couple of days (we bought a house out here in the desert – our first house!) and while packing last week I informed him that as soon as we got settled we would be taking a trip to Los Angeles as I “have nothing to…

  • Another Day of Cleaning . . .

    Another Day of Cleaning . . .

    ‘ I swear, I feel like all I do is clean lately!  I have not mentioned this before, but the Grim Cheaper and I have a vacation rental that I clean almost weekly.  The GC is also starting a new company with his boss, so I have been doing all of the cooking over the…

  • Catalina’s Pavilion Lodge

    Catalina’s Pavilion Lodge

    ‘ This morning my family and I traveled to Catalina Island for a little summer vacay.  We’”‘”‘ve been planning this trip for quite some time now and, let me tell you, I could not have been more excited to finally arrive!  Ever since my grandmother gave me Robert Wagner‘”‘”‘s autobiography, Pieces of My Heart: A Life,  for Christmas last year, I…

  • The “Nanny and the Professor” House

    The “Nanny and the Professor” House

    ‘ Last week, fellow stalker James posted a comment on my site challenging me to find the residence where the Everett family – widowed Professor Harold Everett (Richard Long) and his three children, Hal (David Doremus), Butch (Trent Lehman), and Prudence (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Kim Richards), and their nanny, Nanny Phoebe Figalilly…

  • New “L.A.” Mag Post – “The Gift” House

    New “L.A.” Mag Post – “The Gift” House

    ‘ Be sure to check out today’s Scene It Before post for L.A.mag.com, about the house from the new movie The Gift.  My articles typically get published in the late morning/early afternoon hours. ‘

  • Tom Neal’s Former House

    Tom Neal’s Former House

    ‘ Upon first moving to the Desert in January, I started seriously perusing the book Palm Springs Confidential, which the Grim Cheaper’s boss had purchased for me several years prior.  One locale mentioned in the tome that immediately piqued my interest was the former Little Tuscany Estates residence of Tom Neal, where, on April 1st,…

  • New “L.A.” Mag Post  – About the Whisky a Go Go from “Wicked City”

    New “L.A.” Mag Post – About the Whisky a Go Go from “Wicked City”

    ‘ Don’t forget to check out my latest Scene it Before post for Los Angeles magazine about the Whisky a Go Go from Wicked City.  My articles typically get published in the early afternoon hours. ‘

  • Crossroads School

    Crossroads School

    ‘ Last night my boyfriend gave me an article entitled “The Speidi Chronicles” that he had saved for me from Sunday’”‘”‘s LA Times and it was all about Spencer and Heidi. I swear I really need to marry this guy! 🙂 Anyway, Spencer and Heidi sat down at Don Antonio’”‘”‘s for the interview and over…

  • The Probable “Beat It” Diner, Part II

    The Probable “Beat It” Diner, Part II

    ‘ [UPDATE – The Monte Carlo Restaurant is NOT where “Beat It” was filmed.  The iconic video was actually shot at the Special Café, located just a few blocks away.  You can read all about it here.  Even though this post contains erroneous information, I am leaving it up as it chronicles an important part…