Kelly Monster

Twin Peaks was only on the air for two seasons, but it is by far one of the best shows to ever grace the small screen.

I knew very little about this series going into it, all I knew is that David Lynch co-created it with Mark Frost. I am a HUGE David Lynch fan, so I was excited to say the very least.

The series is about a small town in upstate Washington called Twin Peaks. Just like a lot of small towns in David Lynch stories, this small town is far from quiet and peaceful. Twins Peaks has quite the seedy underbelly: Drug trafficking, prostitution, murder, adultery–You know, just your average small town life.

The pilot episode is by far the best episode of the entire series. When we first arrive in Twin Peaks, we find out that a girl named Laura Palmer has been raped and murdered, wrapped in plastic and dumped in the lake. When she is discovered, special agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) of the FBI has been brought into help the local sheriff, Harry S. Truman (yes that’s his real name), with the case. Of all of the creative choices David Lynch made in this series, the casting of Kyle MacLachlan is the decision that I support the most. My heart melts whenever he is on screen, which is a lot. Hottie alert!

But back to Laura Palmer, her mysterious death has caused quite an upset in the town. Such an upset that almost everyone reacts the same way when  they find out she is dead. Hmmm, it’s a little hard to explain. Let me show you.

Gotta love David Lynch.

Once you get into Twin Peaks you’ll be hooked forever. You’ll become a regular Twin Peaks junkie. I know I am. You will do anything to find out what really happened to Laura Palmer, you’ll fall in love with all of the characters (Even David Lynch makes an appearance, greatest cameo ever!), and after you watch all of the episodes you can–you’ll be begging for more.

That is why I am so glad that David Lynch didn’t stop at the series. He made a prequel movie called Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. It’s great for Sheryl Lee, who played Laura Palmer, because she was kind of dead the entire series. Not a whole lot of acting room for her there. But in Fire Walk With Me, we get to see Laura Palmer live her last seven days on this earth before she dies. What a wild child! I thought I sort of got an idea of what she was like through Twin Peaks the series, but I had no idea at all.

Sheryl Lee was great! I just wish that they hadn’t cast someone else in the place of Lara Flynn Boyle’s character, Donna. I guess Lara was signed onto another project at the time, but she was certainly missed. Don’t expect me not to notice that Lara Flynn Boyle turned into that chick from The Cutting Edge. Other than that, it was great.

Though part of me wishes that this series had been on for longer, it’s probably good that it ended in it’s prime. Some T.V. series go on for too long, to the point where you want to gouge your own eyes out because the show you once loved has turned into something that you are embarrassed to tell your friends that you watch.

The series finale of this show might make you gasp out loud. I know I did. That last plot twist hit me like a wet fish slapped across my face. Oww!

If this show sounds too dark for you, don’t worry, there is a lot of comedic relief. A lot of moments like this:

In Twin Peaks, they sure love their coffee! And I love me some Twin Peaks. Thank you, David Lynch, you’ve done it again!

I didn’t have a whole lot of expectations going into this movie, I figured I was in good hands though considering that Jason Reitman gave us both Juno and Thank You For Smoking, two excellent movies.

This movie was well written, witty, and at times almost uncomfortably truthful.

This movie was really about the characters, and how they evolved.

George Clooney plays Ryan Bingham who fires people for a living, all over the country, so he pretty much lives on an airplane. I would love to have a job like that, I mean, a job that allows you to travel–firing people all the time would be horrible.

Because he lives out of a suitcase, Bingham is kind of a loner whose relationships are usually on a casual basis. He never intends to settle down. The fewer attachments he has to things, the better.

My favorite character (besides Zach Galifianakis’s cameo, I love that guy) was Natalie. She is new at the firing firm that Ryan Bingham also works for. She is young and full of ideas, and so she suggests that instead of firing people in person, that they do it through teleconferencing. This is a good idea in theory, but because she has never been in the field, she doesn’t realize that this is a bad idea. I loved her spunk, she believed that if she went to college, graduated at the head of her class, and got a good job that she would eventually find the man of her dreams and settle down. She even knows how many kids she is going to have. Things don’t exactly turn out the way she planned. In fact almost nothing goes the way she thought it would. Sometimes when you follow all the rules, the Universe smacks you in the face with different plans. Told you this movie was painfully honest.

Natalie is almost the polar opposite of Ryan Bingham, and I loved seeing the two characters interact. They both needed a little bit of what the other was serving up.

This movie was so thought provoking that I wasn’t even sure if I liked it or not. Don’t get me wrong I no problem with intelligent films, or thinking for that matter I just think the best movies are the ones you have to mull over for a couple of days. The verdict is finally in, and I loved it. It is probably one of the best films I’ve seen all year. This movie was so relevant, people all over the country are losing their jobs and this movie really captured the emotions you go through when something like that happens. Working in film production like I do, there are times when you are out of work—you know, between episodes and what not— so this film hit home for me. Not knowing what is going to happen after you finished up a job, wondering when you’ll find one again. It’s tough.

The subject matter of this movie sounds grim, but it was uplifting in some ways and hilariously funny at others. This movie takes you on a roller coaster ride of emotions, like all good films should.

Want to hear more about what people are saying about Up in the Air? Take a trip over to Reel Artsy to hear what my fellow filmgirl force member, Karen, has to say about it.

Still not enough? Film Gurl of the filmgirl force has a lot to say too.

I have always been a die hard Sherlock Holmes fan, my all time favorite of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s tales was The Adventure of the Speckled Band.So I was excited to see that a movie was being made about one of the greatest characters in history, but I was also a little skeptical. These books were hardly packed full of the type of action that Guy Ritchie threw in to the mix, but surprisingly it worked.

Robert Downey Jr. was excellent, Jude Law was surprisingly a great Watson. (I mean come on, Jude Law is not the first name that comes to mind when you mention the name Dr. John Watson) Rachel McAdams was alright. I wasn’t floored by her performance, but she did well enough. I give her one thing though, she really kicked some British boo-tay that’s for sure.

The plot was fun and quick paced, I was never bored or wondering when the movie was going to be over, because that is always a bad sign. The ending totally set up a sequel, and since this movie isn’t doing too badly at the box office I think it’s safe to say that we haven’t seen all of the Sherlock Holmes film  franchise. It looks like in the next film Sherlock will be facing off with his greatest nemesis of all–Professor Moriarty. So excited for that.

Good action flick. Good mystery. Good film.

It’s usually a tradition of mine to watch as many Christmas specials as possible and I think this year I have watched the most. My brain is almost exploding with Santa, elves, and magic.

The claymation Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is always a staple around this time of year, and it’s usually the first special of the season that I watch. I think this story is really about being predjudice against something, or someone you don’t understand.

This is Rudolph, he was born with a nose that lights up like a red christmas tree bulb, you would think that they would accept him with open arms into the community he lives in- Christmas Town. But instead, he’s treated like a leper. Even Santa doesn’t want anything to do with him, sad really, I thought Santa would be so much more forward thinking.

And you think Rudolph was treated unfairly, just take a look at this guy…

This is Herbie and he is just a victim of stereotype. All Herbie has ever dreamt of is being a dentist, not like he wants to grow up to become a serial killer. So what’s the big deal? Everyone in Christmas Town believes the only thing an elf can do is make toys.

But Rudolph and Herbie don’t need anybody else, so they’re going to be independent– together.

And along the way they meet:

A snow bumble, don’t get caught in his teeth!

They also bump into:

Yukon Cornelius, the greatest prospector of the north. It’s weird the way he is always licking that pick he carries, but I love it!

And:

An entire island of misfit toys! I’d take that spotted elephant any day.

Who knew you could get so much enjoyment out of a lump of clay? Thanks, Rudolph.

The second Christmas special I watched this year was not as fantastic as the first.

The Star Wars Holiday Special. Uh hem.

The first twenty minutes are completely in wookie, and then there’s the Life Day song at the end. Oh yeah, in the future Christmas is called life day, and Princess Leia sings about it.

It was long, but this is the first Christmas I had even heard of this special. I didn’t watch it in one sitting, but I had to catch all of the cameos! Even Bea Arthur is in this special. I would never watch it again but I love that The Star Wars Holiday Special exists. Too bad George Lucas doesn’t feel the same.

The Garfield Christmas special is a must.

Who doesn’t love Garfield? Well here he is in his prime, he isn’t computer animated and his lips aren’t moving. Which, if I can vent for a moment. The recent Garfield movie that just came out depicted Garfield’s mouth moving as if Jon Arbuckle can hear him. I don’t think Jon could ever hear Garfield. I think the audience is just let in on Garfield’s inner monologue. So there.

In this Christmas special you can be ensured some laughs. A disgruntled Garfield vowing that “whoever made Christmas trees should be drug out in the street and shot.” should be a line of dialogue in every Christmas special. Really giving the kids what they want.

I couldn’t find the California Raisin’s Christmas special anywhere, but I looked for a good two weeks. Give me a heads up if you know anything about it’s whereabouts.

The Charlie Brown Christmas Special gives you a warm feeling inside, so put down that egg nog!

This special is touching, you won’t cry your eyes out like in Snoopy Come Home, but touching none-the-less.

I watched  Fat Albert’s Christmas Special, which I didn’t know existed until this year. What a delight it was!

The story was lacking a little in this one, but what does that matter anyway? When you have characters named Tightwad Tyrone, not at all.

These are just a few of the specials I watched this year. What are some of your favorites? There are too many good Christmas specials to watch, December doesn’t seem long enough to cram them all in. But I intend to, whether it be claymation, animation, or live action– I’ll be there watching. Christmas time is serious people, if you don’t eat all of the cookies you can, stuff your face with Christmas candy, or watch all of the Christmas related entertainment you can—Christmas time just might pass you up until next year.

For the past few weeks I’ve been playing New Super Mario Bros for Wii non-stop! It’s all of the Mario Bros. games ever created mashed into one. Remember when NES came out for the first time and only two people could play? On the Wii you can play with up to four players. That’s awesome!

This game makes a lot of homages to the older Mario games, mostly to Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Mario World. I like this game mostly because it brings Mario back to his roots, nothing too fancy just a newer improved version of the older games. This game even lets you cheat. Crazy, right? Every time you find yourself in trouble in this game you can just press A and you put your character in a bubble, safe from harm. All four players can’t go into a bubble at the same time though, or else you all die. Not so safe now is it? Use that A button, just don’t over-use or abuse it.

Yoshi is back from Super Mario World,  and he’s pretty much the same in this game, the only thing that’s changed about him is the fact that you can only use Yoshi in the level you found him in. So once you beat that level you’ve been working on, say good-bye to Yoshi ’cause he ain’t coming with ya.

If you loved Super Mario Bros. 3, then you will love the villains in the Mario Wii game: the Koopalings!

The Super Mario Bros. 3 Koopalings

The New Super Mario Bros. Wii Koopalings

They still have those wands you tried to steal in the 3rd Mario, and they still throw shell-spinning temper tantrums when you jump on their heads.

This game has some of the best items of all the games so far. Items, those things that you get when you hit a box with a question mark, like red mushrooms that make you big. Instead of just being big, how would you like to have a whirly-bird hat? Or a penguin suit?

The whirly-bird hat is the closest item to the cape from Super Mario World

Those giant bullets shown in the picture above are also in the new Wii game, and they are just as hard to defeat as ever.

Then there’s the penguin suit, which helps you walk on ice like it was normal ground and you can slide on your penguin belly down ice. Who doesn’t want to do that?

The only item I wish they had included in the new Wii game is the raccoon suit from Super mario Bros. 3, that is probably the best item ever created in the entire Mario universe. But I won’t hold it against this game for not having it, because it’s pretty awesome otherwise.

So if you are looking for a little nostalgia, if you like the basic format of Mario Bros. games, then you will love the New Super Mario Bros. for Wii. It’s the most fun when you have three other people to play with, then you can experience the balance between competition and teamwork that you have to have to play this game. My favorite character to play as is blue Toad, all the characters are pretty much the same, but that blue Toad has never done me wrong.

Alright, so grab your Wii mote and let’s play already!

So I guess the world is going to end in 2012 according to the Mayans. But don’t worry, if you have a life jacket, you may just survive.

I decided to see 2012 not because of the preview because judging by that it looked like just your average end of the world movie.

I decided to see it because of this man.

John Cusack stole my heart in Say Anything and he has been conning me into seeing his movies for years. Maybe he is the same in every movie, but maybe I just love John Cusack.

Another reason I love to see disaster movies, is because they are campy, and ridiculous. You remember Armageddon.

The plot of this movie is pretty simple. The Mayans predicted that the world would end in 2012, and it does. They show a lot of scientific diagrams in this movie showing the earth’s crust deteriorating, and complete chaos in the earth’s crust.

What I found strange though is that all this craziness that was happening in the center of the earth didn’t destroy the planet. I know, weird, right? It just turned into a planet full of water.

Now I like Sci-Fi, and I was really hoping that the center of the earth would just turn into a giant black hole and suck all of mankind into another dimension. Now that is a movie I would pay to go see.

In this movie the whole earth just sort of gets kinda soggy. A little like this movie’s plot. The earth just floods and some people (I stress some because most of the earth is just taken out by a giant tidal wave) find shelter on giant arks that the Chinese built because I guess they listened to the Mayans. And Noah.

Of course there is a love story, because the world can’t end without someone realizing that the best years of their life was spent with that old college sweetheart. This love story is a love triangle that is conveniently resolved when one of the characters dies. Jackson and Kate Curtis (John Cusack and Amanda Peet) struggle to keep their family together and somehow find safety while Kate’s new boyfriend Curtis tags along.

Okay so this movie wasn’t the greatest, but I do enjoy watching a lot of explosions, and this movie was full of them. I also felt like I was going to explode by the end of the movie because I made the mistake of buying a large Coke to watch it with. This is always my downfall. I was hoping the Butterfinger and popcorn I had bought would absorb most of the liquid but no dice.

This movie actually comforted me, people always make the end of the world sound so bad, but this movie made it seem manageable. People who climb to the top of Mount Everest are really the safest, the mountain  was the only thing not completely submerged in water by the end. Yeah, it’s really that tall.

I went into this movie knowing what to expect so I enjoyed it. Sometimes there is nothing like a good disaster movie to lift your spirits.

I wouldn’t call myself a trekkie, but I have always been a fan of Star Trek. I loved the original series, I have seen most of the movies, and I watched a lot of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It really ends there though, any Star Trek series after TNG just didn’t blow my skirt up a whole lot.

I saw the new movie that is about to come out on DVD Star Trek (Three-Disc +Digital Copy) [Blu-ray] (I am nearly wetting myself, I am so excited) and I absolutely love it! I went to the midnight showing, that is some serious stuff.

This past weekend I checked out a new Star Trek exhibit that just opened down the street from me in Hollywood. I was sort of hoping that it was the old Star Trek exhibit from the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas. No such luck, but it was awesome anyway. Did I mention they sold toy tribbles as souvenirs? Let me just vent for a moment. I still can’t believe they closed down that exhibit in Las Vegas. It’s not like they put anything else in it’s place, and now the only place that Trekkies can gather is at a convention. They even had a Star Trek ride in there, it was like Star Tours in Disneyland, but with Captain Picard.

I’m just glad they opened the exhibit that I went to on Sunday, it was full of Costumes from the show and the new movie. You could even sit on the U.S.S. Enterprise (well the set at least) from Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Here I am with Spock, that’s Mr. Spock by the way, not Dr. Spock. Dr. Spock is that famous child psychologist. Common misconception. Spock is one of my favorite Star Trek characters, he and Scotty are pretty much tied.

Me and James Tiberius Kirk. He’s just so pretty.

Me and my boyfriend lovin’ on the U.S.S. Enterprise.

Is that an uncharted planet? Let’s explore!

It was a pretty amazing trip, I just truly appreciate the entire Star Trek universe. Maybe there is a little bit of trekkie in me after all.

It’s nearing Halloween, so I think it’s only appropriate that we celebrate the true meaning of this holiday. Candy.

The movie, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, came out in the seventies but I haven’ t met many people who haven’ t seen it. It’s kind of a childhood staple.

Of course my favorite scene in the movie is the room where everything is edible. I think this is an essential room in any house. I still think they should make gummy bears that big, it’s a snack and a friend.

I’ve noticed some things after watching this movie. No matter how many chocolate bars I open, I always secretly hope that a golden ticket is waiting inside. I know Veruca was a brat, but I kinda wanted one of those geese that laid the golden eggs too. Every time I see wallpaper with any sort of fruit on it, I wonder if I went up and licked it if it would taste like a snozzberry. ”Cheer up ,Charlie” was a really annoying song and I am  glad it wasn’t included  in Tim Burton’s version of this movie, although I strongly prefer the original in all other cases. I’ve heard a lot of people say that the remake was truer to the book, well guess what? Roald Dahl (he’s the guy that wrote the book) wrote the screenplay for the 1971 version. How’s that for true to the book? My only other beef with the 1971 version is this: why wasn’t Sammy Davis Jr. the candy man? You’re right, there is no good reason. Makes me sick. Having Sammy Davis Jr. in this movie would’ve completely made up for how terrible “Cheer Up, Charlie” is. I wish I had friends who were oompa loompas, because then they could narrate (in song) everything I did during the day. The other thing missing from the Tim Burton remake of this film is the creepy boat ride sequence. Willy Wonka takes all of the kids he invites into his factory on what appears to be a normal boat ride.  But this boat ride is like a bad acid trip, and Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder) begins singing the creepiest song you’ve ever heard, almost as if possessed by some candy loving devil. “Is it raining? Is it snowing? Is a hurricane a blowin’?”

I love this movie so much, and I’m ecstatic every time it comes on T.V. You will probably never have to buy this movie or The Wizard of Oz because they are always on T.V. without fail. I always think I’ll get sick of this movie but I never get tired of seeing Augustus get stuck in that chocolate chute, or watching Charlie and Grandpa Joe drink fizzy lifting drinks and float, or hearing the words “Violet, you’re turning violet, Violet!”

Warning! This movie is only to be watched while consuming mass amounts of junk food, it’s impossible to get through otherwise.

I made a bold statement that there are no good German food restaurants in L.A. in my last post, and I meant it. But. Then I got a call on Saturday night from my friend Nicole, she wanted to go to an Oktoberfest celebration in Torrance (which is just south of L.A.) and then I remembered! There is good German food in L.A.

In Torrance! At the Alpine Village, a touristy little spot that has an amazing German restaurant, and fun shops clustered around it.

I had been here once before but could never find it again after I went my first time. But let me tell you, they had some mighty fine food! I got my usual swine braten, with a heaping plate of spatzle.

Going to Oktoberfest here was a bit different however, there was this giant tent a circus would be envious of put up outside of the village for the festivities. And they needed it, it was packed! There was no traffic going down the freeway (a feat for L.A.) before getting to my exit and then right as I was getting off the freeway, the roads were jammed. All cars full of people going to Oktoberfest! Since there were this many people there, the entire night was full of waiting in lines.

We waited for 40 minutes to actually get in, then half an hour for beer, and another half an hour for food. People started realizing that the beer line was taking a ridiculously long time, so people bought as much beer as their arms could carry so they wouldn’t have to battle that line a second time.

The food was good but they didn’t have the wide variety of selection that the restaurant has. Just wursts. But I was fine with that, nothing like a good wurst to go with your giant stein of beer. I like my beer dark so I got a dark Spaten. Scrumptious!

Despite all of the lines, I still enjoyed myself, it was crazy loud and you could barely hear the polka band, but I heard enough to do the chicken dance. I was going to go up on stage when they announced they were going to do the chicken dance, and only the women were allowed to come up on stage and shake their rumps (represent the girls). But when my friend and I got up there, one of the guys working the event said we had to leave our beers, and he points to this table where all the gals on stage had left their beers unattended. Gross! First of all, there is probably a 90 percent chance you won’t even get your own beer back (cooties), and your leaving your beer alone in a tent full of thousands of people (I like my beer roofy free, thank you very much).

It was Oktoberfest, but L.A. style. Nevermind that Oktoberfest is over by now in Germany (way to go Americans).

The Mama’s and the Papas dreamt about it, the Beach Boys surfed in it, and I love it. California!

I moved around a lot when I was younger, my dad was in the Air Force, and there was no constant scenery growing up. I saw it all. When we moved we wouldn’t take a plane to where we were moving to next, we drove cross country. And let me tell you, there is a lot of corn in the Midwest. Miles and miles passed before my eyes through the back window of that mini van. One summer we moved from Virginia to Arizona, and we stopped down at Disney World for about a week. What do you mean Florida isn’t on the way from Virginia to Arizona? Hey, it was worth the few extra miles.

No matter where I lived, my family visited California about once a year. Both sets of my grandparents lived in San Diego, so we would visit them on some major holiday. I fell in love with the state. San Diego is amazing because of it’s beaches, Sea World, and the best Mexican food around in Old Town.

I remember the first time I came to Los Angeles, I think I was around seven, and the thing I couldn’t believe the most about the city was that the freeways had four lanes on each side. This seemed gigantic to my small town eyes. I didn’t really get back to L.A. again until I was twelve and moving into the suburbs of this giant city. L.A. has become on of my favorite places in the world, but I remember the first time I laid eyes on Hollywood. It was a dive! Since then, it has cleaned up a lot. That, and I think I have adjusted from a small town mind. I thought that when you came to Hollywood there would be casting directors on every corner waiting to give you your big break. Nope, just a bum or two. I thought I would bump into a movie star every where I turned. No such luck.

I live in Hollywood now, and it is the coolest place I’ve ever lived but not because of the things I just mentioned. The city has a lot of energy, there is always something exciting going on. I am a block away from Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, two blocks away from the Hollywood Bowl, it is so surreal! And there is more to L.A. than just Hollywood. L.A. is huge! Whatever you’re looking for you can find here. Except good German food, trust me, I’ve looked everywhere!

There’s downtown L.A. where there isn’t too much nightlife like the downtown in most major cities. Mostly it’s where people go to work, and then after work they go to party elsewhere. There’s Echo Park and Silver Lake, hip little towns that have great little shops and cafes. It’s like Greenwich Village in New York but on a budget. There’s Hollywood like I mentioned, I know I’m biased but I think it’s the best part of L.A. There’s the San Fernando Valley, home to the ever famous valley girls. Then there is the Westside of L.A., home to Beverly Hills, Bel-Air, Brentwood, Santa Monica. This is the classy L.A. If you like a little culture in your life, spice it up by heading down to Koreatown, China Town, or Olvera Street. I’m almost out of breath and I still haven’t mentioned every area within Los Angeles. I’m telling you it’s huge! It’s the second largest city in the U.S. people!

In California you can go surfing and go snowboarding in the same day! Where else can you do that? It’s a magical place full of so much, and I’ve only been talking about Southern California, Northern California is amazing too!

San Francisco is always fun! You can get some tasty sea food down at Fisherman’s Wharf, or hang out with some hippies in Haight Ashbury, or catch the amazing view from Golden Gate Bridge. San Francisco has a lot of really great Irish pubs too, there is a lot of culture in this town! It’s a really hip and happening city but there’s a lot of history too. I am sad to say that when I visited San Franciso, I missed going to Alcatraz. You know I wanted to see where Al Capone was kept. P.S. never evade your taxes. San Francisco is a little trippy for me, because the actual city looks like it’s frozen in time. It seems like the city hasn’t changed a lot since it was built. Yes I realize that there was a major earthquake and a fire that changed a few things, but the city seems like it has held onto a lot of it’s early charm. Don’t be fooled by the way it looks though, this city is very progressive. After visiting San Francisco, I read a lot more about it, and this has only made me want to go back more. There are a lot of things that I wish I had seen. Did I mention that I wish I had gone to Alcatraz? I never made it to the Castro either, which I definitely want to see after watching the movie Milk.

I could go on about California all day long, It is the second biggest state in the Union you know. I am constantly finding out more and more about how great it is, I’ve been reading this book called Laurel Canyon: The Inside Story of Rock-and-Roll’s Legendary Neighborhood ( a neighborhood in Los Angeles) by Michael Walker. I actually got to hear this author speak a few years back, and I rushed over to Barnes and Noble as soon as he was done. This book is all about what he considers Rock and Rolls most famous neighborhood. It talks about Frank Zappa, and his experiences living in the canyon. The Mamas and the Papas, while they were there. Joni Mitchell, the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, and Nash. You name it. The book even talks about how the Charles Manson murders completely shook the Canyon, and because of these violent crimes, people began locking their doors for the first time in years. This book talks about famous music venues around L.A. in their prime like the Troubadour, and the Whisky. You’ll want to move to Laurel Canyon right away. You’ll want to move to California right away!

California is so great, Lucy and Ricky of I Love Lucy moved from New York City all the way to Hollywood just to be a part of the glitz and glam. I love the episode where Lucy and Ethel steal John Wayne’s footprints from the courtyard in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, I think about it every time I walk down Hollywood Blvd. and pass the famous movie theatre.

California has it all, something for everyone. I guess the Eagles were right about California when they sang: “You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave.” And, why would you want to? It’s California! And I’m hooked.