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    We'll Always Have Chasen's

    This article appeared in the Sunday LA Times. At the end, I have included the grapefruit cake receipe. If anyone decides to make it, let me know how it tastes. We’ll Always Have Chasen’s Hollywood’s Golden Age really was glamorous. The menus—and recipes—of its hot spots are the...
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    Movietone News

    The Fox News website has approximately 35 Movietone news shorts (between the years 1927-1963). The news items include coverage of Pearl Harbor, FDR's funeral, 1930's style, the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, etc. Good stuff!
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    Classic Movie Commentary

    Last year, I purchased the Astaire & Rogers Ultimate Collector's Edition (which I highly recommend). Today, I re-watched Top Hat with the commentary. The commentators were Ava Astaire McKenzie and Film Historian Larry Billman. I was really blown-away by the amount of knowledge these two...
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    Showing a Little Sock

    It may be too much, but I really get a kick out of these socks!
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    Disneyland Is Going 1930's

    Possible changes coming to Disney's California Adventure: ...Instead of a fake Hollywood backlot themed to being a fake Hollywood, the area will be redone to actually be Hollywood during the Golden Age of the 1930's. It will purposely be an era just slightly later than the 1920's entrance...
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    Cisco Kid - The Original Returns

    The original episodes of the Cisco Kid are available here. You can also subscribe via I-Tunes.
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    Cat Predicts Death

    From MSNBC: Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them during their final hours. His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually...
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    Beckham's Suit

    Becks was introduced to Los Angeles today wearing a peaked lapel suit. P.S. Sorry about Posh, but the picture was all or nothing.
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    Remove My Crown??!!

    I don't think Annie Leibovitz will be invited back anytime soon. From the Daily Mail: "This is the extraordinary moment the Queen lost her temper and stormed out of a photoshoot, after a celebrity photographer dared ask her to remove her crown. "The astonishing footage is taken from a new...
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    Custom Shirt with Undercurve

    Inspired by Belly Tank's detachable collar and Baron Kurtz, I went to a local shirt maker and had a shirt made. After 6 work days, he produced the following: The collar (3 1/4 inches long): The front: The back: He couldn't do Matt Deckard's tails, but a really good job. Fit's...
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    What's Your Guilty Pleasure?

    I am very excited today. Why? Because the new Kelly Clarkson album is out!! I have to admit that she is my guilty pleasure. For whatever reason, I love her music. People may laugh but, gosh darn it, I can't help myself. Do you have any guilty pleasures that you are sometimes embarrassed...
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    Tattoo Your Face

    Let's hope that this trend doesn't catch on. I knew it's shocking, but, believe it or not, he's a criminal.
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    Pocket Handkerchiefs from Target

    Not the most exciting post, but for those looking, I just picked these up at Target for only $4.99. They are 100% cotton, and are 16" x 16"
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    Iwo Jima Name Change

    Japan Changes Name of Island of Iwo Jima: Japan has changed the name of the Pacific island of Iwo Jima to the original name of Iwo To given by locals, who have become disenchanted with the popularization of its modern-day moniker by such movies as Clint Eastwood's recently released "Letters...
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    Monty's Steakhouse Closing

    This may be a local interest story, but the Monty's Steakhouse in Pasadena (opened circa 1946) is closing on June 23, 2007. The 2007 Zagat had this description of the restaruant: "Experience the feeling of time gone by..." And so the trend continues. Sigh.
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    QE2 = Hotel

    From the London Telegraph: The world's most famous cruise liner, the QE2, is to be sold to the Dubai World Company for $100 million (£50 million). The 70,000-tonne vessel, launched by the Queen in 1967, will be turned into a floating hotel and berthed off the Palm Jumeirah development in...
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    Too Busy?

    I went to a fundraiser last night. Some people told me that my outfit looked "too busy." What do you think?
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    1932 Scarface on DVD

    The original 1932 Scarface produced by Howard Hughes was released on DVD on May 22, 2007. It is available off Amazon for $12.99.
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    Reproduction Cufflinks at Target

    Found this pair of cufflinks at Target for only $16.99. Thought they were great and had to share. The store only had a few available.
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    Fun Literary Meme

    Saw this on the internet, and thought it would be fun. 1. Grab the nearest book. Don't search around and look for the coolest book. Grab the book actually next to you. 2. Open it to page 161. 3. Find the fifth full sentence. 4. Post the text of the sentence along with the name of the book...

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