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  • 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…

  • Brenda and Dylan’s First Date

    Brenda and Dylan’s First Date

    ‘ Ever since I saw the Season One episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 entitled “Isn’”‘”‘t it Romantic” waaaaay back in 1991, I have been absolutely obsessed with finding the movie theatre where Brenda and Dylan went on their first date. While stalking in Studio City a few weeks ago, I happened upon a Barnes and…

  • Priscilla’s Coffee Tea & Gifts

    Priscilla’s Coffee Tea & Gifts

    ‘ Many years ago, I was enrolled in an acting school in Burbank that was located just down the street from a little coffee shop named Priscilla’”‘”‘s Coffee Tea & Gifts.  I logged quite a bit of time at the coffee house, as my classmates and I would often grab a coffee and hang out…

  • The 101 Coffee Shop from “Swingers”

    The 101 Coffee Shop from “Swingers”

    ‘ One location that I have wanted to stalk ever since moving to Los Angeles over a decade ago, but didn’t because there were numerous erroneous reports floating around online which stated that the place had since closed down, was the 101 Coffee Shop which appeared in the 1996 movie Swingers.  It wasn’t until Mike, from…

  • 30th Street Station from “Trading Places”

    30th Street Station from “Trading Places”

    ‘ If you’re a filming location buff, you really shouldn’t travel to Philadelphia without first seeing Trading Places, the 1983 Dan Aykroyd/Eddie Murphy comedy set in the City of Brotherly Love.  And filming location buff or not, you really shouldn’t leave Philly without a visit to 30th Street Station, the city’s main railroad depot which…

  • Hooked On Houses

    ‘ Jackie over at Hooked On Houses just gave me a very nice shout out linking back to my Father of the Bride post – Thanks, Jackie! Her post includes a very interesting article about the current owners of the FATB house, so check it out! I wasn’”‘”‘t aware that the producers had also used…

  • The “Lights Out” House

    The “Lights Out” House

    ‘ “Lights Out Cast Accidentally Cursed the House Where they Filmed.”  So blared a headline from an Entertainment Weekly article about the 2016 horror film.  As you can imagine, the words had me drooling.  I first learned about the movie back in January from fellow stalker “sparklesnow” who left a comment on one of my…

  • Merv Griffin’s Former House – and Some Big News!

    Merv Griffin’s Former House – and Some Big News!

    ‘ The Grim Cheaper and I had a fabulous time in Palm Springs last week celebrating Thanksgiving with my parents – so much so that we have decided to move there permanently!  We have been seriously considering a move to the Desert for a few months now, but finally decided to pull the trigger while…

  • William Desmond Taylor’s Former House

    William Desmond Taylor’s Former House

    ‘ Last Saturday, my mom, the Grim Cheaper and I attended a book signing for William J. Mann’s latest tome, Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood.  My mom had heard about the event on our favorite desert radio show, The Bill Feingold Show Featuring Kevin Holmes, and thought I would be…

  • The Bistro Garden

    The Bistro Garden

    ‘ A couple of weeks ago, while searching online for different filming locations from The Office, I came across some information about an area restaurant which not only appeared in The Office, but in countless other productions over the years, as well – the Bistro Garden in Studio City.  So, I, of course, dragged the…