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Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018The End of Laurel and Hardywood, a Visit to Disneyland, a Couple of Film Locations, and a DD&D to Boot
Thursday, March 8th, 2018
The end of any Sons of the Desert convention is always a little bit sad, and this one had been particularly fun. Bob had an idea to make this one a little more palatable though, as even after it ended on the morning of Sunday, July 6, 2014, with the standard Farewell Brunch and passing of the Pineapple and all that good stuff, it wasn’t really over. That morning David and I got up and ready at his place and were on the road around 8:30 back to the Loews. I bid farewell to David’s cat Flo, which turned out to be the last time I saw him, as he passed away later that month. David thinks this is the last picture of him as well. Read the rest of this entry »
The 2017 La La Land Sitcom Odyssey Part 2
Friday, February 23rd, 2018
Bob and I got up on the morning of Thursday, January 5, 2018, grabbed some good ol’ continental breakfast in our fancy Hollywood Super 8 Motel, and then continued our quest of finding a smattering of sitcom locations in the Los Angeles area. We had had fun and good luck doing this the day before, and this day promised to continue the run. Wanting to capture virtually any sitcom location I could find for my Facebook Sitcom Kaleidoscope page, and being a big fan of The Brady Bunch, there were numerous cool sites related to that show on this day’s docket, beginning with the first one. Read the rest of this entry »
Still Finding New Hats and Stairs and Stars in California in 2018
Wednesday, February 21st, 2018
So these winter trips to California… old hat by now? Not by a long shot. There’s just so much to see and do, and with a little planning beforehand, it’s possible to keep busy and enjoy myself every minute of every trip. Yes, of course it was the Hollywood Show that brought me out there again in dead of winter, but once again I was able to stretch the visit to a four-day extravaganza of sorts. It won’t be the last Winter L.A. trip nor will it be the last one in 2018, but it was a unique one in its own right. Read the rest of this entry »