January 31, 2008 - Suzanne Pleshette gets her star on the "Walk of Fame" two weeks too late.

February 21, 2008 - 2007 Academy Award Short Film Nominees

Every year shortly before the Oscar ceremony the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) invites the public in to see the 10 movies nominated in the two short film categories of that year’s Academy Awards.

March 17, 2008 - The Ides of March in Hollyweird

The day begins with a walk from our apartment to the corner of Hollywood and Vine, where the usual suspects are assembling for yet another futile anti-war march.

March 19, 2008 - St. Pat's Day at the Egyptian with the Rutles

They had the 30th reunion of the Rutles at the Egyptian Theater on St. Patrick's Day. All four of the lads from Liverpool, together again for the first time. You remember the Rutles, don’t you? The Pre-Fab Four?

March 29, 2008 - Angela Bassett ...

...gets a star on the "Walk of Fame."

July 30, 2007 - Shakespeare in the Cemetery presents Hamlet

A few miles from our apartment is the coolest cemetery in America, maybe in the whole world: Hollywood Forever. They have an annual Halloween party at dusk, when they show scary movies on the side of a mausoleum. People come in costume. We haven’t been to that yet (though we’re planning to), but this summer they’ve started something new: Shakespeare in the Cemetery. The first production was Hamlet, so we decided to go.

October 28, 2007 - The Day of the Dead

Dia de los Muertos is a very big deal in Mexico. People gather in graveyards to honor the dead and celebrate life, and also feast and dance and just generally have fun.

December 26, 2007 - Check out the "Walk of Fame" ceremonies we saw in 2006: Hollywood Stars - 2006. Soon to come, the 2007 ceremonies, including Halle Berry AND Forest Whitaker!

December 27, 2007 - "Walk of Fame" ceremonies we saw in 2007: Hollywood Stars - 2007.

December 28, 2007 - Our Hollyweird Christmas

December 11, 2006 - A Hollywood Day

I'd finished my day's work early, so we decided to go out to San Gabriel and see the mission again. Last time we were there Lee was still shooting film, and she could take some pictures of one of the more picturesque missions with her new camera. But first there was this place in Hollywood I wanted to see if I could find ...