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  • Christina Aguilera’s “Extra” Taping at The Grove

    Christina Aguilera’s “Extra” Taping at The Grove

    ‘ Way back on Friday, June 3rd, Mikey, from the Mike the Fanboy website, called me up to inform me that Christina Aguilera would be appearing live that afternoon at The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles to tape a segment for the television series Extra.  And even though I have never really been a…

  • Farralone – Frank Sinatra’s Former House

    Farralone – Frank Sinatra’s Former House

    ‘ While doing research on the Chaplin Court apartment complex, which I blogged about last Thursday, I came across some information about an oft-filmed-at Chatsworth-area estate formerly owned by Old Blue Eyes himself, Frank Sinatra, that, for some inexplicable reason, I had somehow not previously known about.  The mansion, which in most circles is known…

  • Barnsdall Art Park from “Big Little Lies”

    Barnsdall Art Park from “Big Little Lies”

    ‘ The Grim Cheaper is easily the most creative gift-giver I know.  Not only does he find incredibly thoughtful presents, but he always comes up with highly unique ways of presenting them.  I have only ever managed to match his ingenuity on rare occasions – one being Valentine’s Day 2011 when I created a scavenger…

  • San Francisco Stalking!

    San Francisco Stalking!

    ‘ This weekend while visiting San Francisco, my friend Nat put together a custom made stalking tour of The City by the Bay for me. She said she had a new found respect for me, as she hadn’”‘”‘t realized how much time and energy finding locations took until she put together the tour for me.…

  • The Paramount Pictures Studio Tour

    The Paramount Pictures Studio Tour

    ‘ After our morning over at the WB, Mike, from , and I made our way to Hollywood for a tour of Paramount Pictures and I have to say we had even more fun there than we did at Warner Brothers! The Paramount tour is very similar to the WB tour, in that tour guides…

  • Hugh Jackman’s Hand and Footprint Ceremony

    Hugh Jackman’s Hand and Footprint Ceremony

    ‘ Got a call from my good friend Blaze on Monday morning who told me that Hugh Jackman‘”‘”‘s Hand and Footprint Ceremony was scheduled to be held the following day at Mann’”‘”‘s Chinese Theatre.  So, of course, we made plans to attend.  🙂  I was incredibly excited to see a handprint ceremony in person, not…

  • Casbah Cafe – The Coffee Shop from “A Lot Like Love”

    Casbah Cafe – The Coffee Shop from “A Lot Like Love”

    ‘ After finding Amanda Peet‘”‘”‘s apartment from A Lot Like Love, I just had to stalk the other locations featured in the movie. Much of the movie was filmed in Sunset Junction, a small community in the Silverlake area of Los Angeles. When Amanda Peet and Ashton Kutcher first reconnect, on New Year’”‘”‘s Eve, they…

  • Jerry’s Condo from “Jerry Maguire”

    Jerry’s Condo from “Jerry Maguire”

    ‘ Location hunts can take some strange, circuitous paths.  Case in point – during my laborious, years-long search for the condo where Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) lived in the 1996 classic of the same name, I headed down a fairly deep rabbit hole in an attempt to identify the onetime beach home of actress Suzanne…

  • Dionne’s House From “Clueless”

    Dionne’s House From “Clueless”

    ‘ One location that I have been searching for for what seems like forever is the huge castle-like abode where Cher’s (aka Alicia Silverstone’s) best friend Dionne (aka Stacey Dash) lived in one of my all time favorite comedies, 1995’s Clueless.   Since I had been trying to track down the home for years and had…

  • Freddy’s BBQ Joint from “House of Cards”

    Freddy’s BBQ Joint from “House of Cards”

    ‘ I have never been a fan of dark TV shows or movies.  Surprising, I know, considering my love for true crime and all podcasts, documentaries and news stories related to the subject.  But when it comes to fictional TV and movie watching, I prefer a much lighter fare.  One exception to this rule is…