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Cooking by JLo!
‘ Two weeks ago, while in Pasadena, my boyfriend I happened to walk by Madre’”‘”‘s, the restaurant owned by Miss Jennifer Lopez. Madre’”‘”‘s, which opened up in 2002, serves up Latin food inspired by JLo’”‘”‘s grandmother’”‘”‘s recipes – food she ate when she was still just Jenny from the Block. When you step inside Madre’”‘”‘s,…
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The George Peabody Library from “Sleepless in Seattle”
‘ The Grim Cheaper has never been much interested in filming locations, as I’ve mentioned many times before. He does love stalking them with me, though, as doing so usually involves seeing historic and unique spots. One site that absolutely bowled him over during our trip back east last September was the George Peabody Library…
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The Whisper Lounge – One of Michael Buble’s Favorite L.A. Restaurants
‘ You can watch Michael Buble’s Hollywood Reporter interview by clicking above. And for those who are not able to watch, his five favorite Hollywood haunts are as follows: 1. Koi Restaurant, 2. The Chateau Marmont hotel, 3. His house in West Hollywood, 4. The Grove and the Whisper Lounge, and 5. Disneyland! Because I…
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Stalking Barry Manilow, Part II
‘ Last time I was in Palm Springs I did a little stalking of Barry Manilow’”‘”‘s house, but thanks to Richard, who posted a comment on my previous Barry post telling me that Mr. Manilow’”‘”‘s home actually has TWO addresses, I was able to stalk the other side of his house this weekend while I…
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Joan Crawford’s Former Home
‘ As I mentioned in yesterday’s post about the house where Joan Crawford (aka Faye Dunaway) lived in Mommie Dearest, I have become just a wee-bit obsessed with the 1981 film as well as the 1978 autobiography of Joan’s daughter, Christina Crawford, on which it was based. The book is a fabulous, fabulous read, by…
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The Haunted Mansion from “The Three Sisters” Episode of “Knots Landing’
‘ Way back in January of this year, a fellow stalker named James posted a comment on my site challenging me to find the haunted mansion which appeared in the Season 3 episode of Knots Landing titled “The Three Sisters”. James had found an interview on the Knots Landing website in which Kim Lankford, who…
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The Old School House
‘ A few weeks ago, while out stalking, Mike, from MovieShotsLA, and I decided to pay a little visit to the house where Luke Wilson lived and set up his fictional Lamdba Epsilon Omega fraternity in the 2003 comedy Old School. The house is located on a quiet, tree-lined street that has long been a favorite of location scouts. South Pasadena’”‘”‘s Bushnell…
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Robolights – One of the World’s Most Unusual Christmas Displays
‘ I’ve been lamenting to the Grim Cheaper lately about Palm Springs’ lack of Christmas décor. Sure there are some lights displayed in various shopping centers and on downtown streetlights, but overall the desert just doesn’t have the feeling of the holidays – at least not when compared to Los Angeles. There is one Movie…
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The “Sex and the City” Starbucks
‘ One of the best things about starting this blog is the people it has put me in contact with – a myriad of fabulous individuals who share my unique affection for filming locations. One such fellow stalker, a New Yorker named Gary, has gifted me with countless Big Apple locales since we first started…
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Vivian’s Millennium Café
‘ I have to say that while I have always been a pretty big fan of Leah Remini (hello, Saved by the Bell! Who’s the Boss?! Living Dolls!), I don’t particularly love her reality show, Leah Remini: It’s All Relative. I was fascinated to learn through watching it, though, that Leah’s husband, mother, and stepfather…