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Tiki tacky? Not to fans of Trader Vic's
Times Staff WriterIt's hardly an architectural icon on the level of the Capitol Records Building or Cinerama Dome, both designed by the same firm. Nor is the place as historically important as, say, the now-demolished Ambassador Hotel. But a plan to raze Trader Vic's...Tags: Scarlett Johansson, Hotels and Accommodations, Death, Santa Monica, Annette Bening
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Long-time TV Host Mike Douglas Dies
Zap2It.comMike Douglas, who began his show-business career as a singer but is best-known as host of a long-running daytime talk show, has died. Douglas died early Friday, his 81st birthday, at a hospital in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. A cause of death hasn't been...Tags: Death, Television, Health, Judy Garland, World War II (1939-1945)
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Mister Parker's
Times Staff WriterWe rush in, late, through the tall orange doors, past the suits of armor standing sentry in front of the bathrooms, barely taking in the spangled Moroccan cushions on the sofas, the oversized lamps and the stacked art and architecture tomes in the...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Veal, Restaurants, Steaks, Mushrooms
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'Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead'
Lifetime Television introduces viewers to multi-talented English clairvoyant Lisa Williams with the premiere of "Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead," a new reality series that explores Lisa's claim of unique abilities to see and speak with the dead and in...Tags: Death, Television, Grateful Dead (music group), Satellite and Cable Service, Los Angeles
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Boomer TV: Would You Believe?....
The TV ZoneWith the big-screen "Get Smart" opening Friday, lets give props to the original -- which coincidentally, took home an Emmy 38 years ago this week as Outstanding Comedy, while Don Adams won for best actor in a comedy. (There are......Tags: Bill Cosby, Carnegie Hall, Entertainment, Sports, Rugby League
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The FAAAAH-scinating world of Stephen Baldwin
Spin CycleAt one point during the scripted frivolity of her most-hip appearance on Saturday Night Live, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told Alec Baldwin that his actor sibling Stephen was her favorite Baldwin brother. Below, it is easy to see why: Just......Tags: Alaska, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Alec Baldwin, Stephen Baldwin
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Blago: May Still be on "Celebrity"
The TV ZoneI now know why "Blago" Blagojevich allegedly shook down people to allegedly make money off of Barack Obama's senate seat - to become a TV star, and ultimately get his own TV show, challenge Oprah for daytime supremacy, or......Tags: Twitter, Inc., Illinois, Survivor (tv program), Government, Barack Obama
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Vanna White Lands on Walk of Fame
Zap2It.com"Wheel of Fortune" personality Vanna White revealed letters spelling out her name on Thursday when she received her very own star on the Hollywood walk of fame. "I remember my parents telling me, at the age of 10, 'You can do anything you want,'" White,...Tags: The A-Team (movie), Television, Entertainment, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California)
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Sour notes on stage
If you've ever watched an Oscar telecast, you know that nothing is quite so cringe-inducing as the musical numbers that punctuate the show, numbers that end up trying too hard to be either flamboyant or hip, often falling short on both counts.
I can...Tags: Baz Luhrmann, Documentary (genre), Television, Antonio Banderas, NBC (tv network)
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'High School Musical' writer bopped right to the top
![Peter Barsocchini is a screenwriter who a few years ago took what he thought was a small assignment to write a kids' TV musical so he could entertain his preteen daughter, Gabriella, even naming the female lead after her. That small assignment for Disney Channel turned into "High School Musical," and more recently "High School Musical 2," which became a global entertainment phenomenon -- and one of the most lucrative payouts a Hollywood writer has ever received for a single property.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2007-08/32130918.jpg "Peter Barsocchini is a screenwriter who a few years ago took what he thought was a small assignment to write a kids' TV musical so he could entertain his preteen daughter, Gabriella, even naming the female lead after her. That small assignment for Disney Channel turned into "High School Musical,\" and more recently \"High School Musical 2,\" which became a global entertainment phenomenon -- and one of the most lucrative payouts a Hollywood writer has ever received for a single property.")
Special to The TimesPeter Barsocchini is a screenwriter who a few years ago took what he thought was a small assignment to write a kids' TV musical so he could entertain his preteen daughter, Gabriella, even naming the female lead after her. That small assignment for...Tags: High Schools, Television, Staples Center, High School Musical 3 (movie), Daytime Emmy Awards
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Tom T. Hall's 'L.A. Blues' | 1971
![Tom T. Hall approached songwriting like a hitchhiker in no particular hurry to catch a ride. "I'd go out by the highway and watch the truckers and I'd just go in that direction," the Kentucky native said. "I'd end up in all of these small hangouts with big parking lots. Roadside cafes, beer joints, diners, truck stops, pool halls. I'd listen. I'd talk. Then I'd go back to the hotel and sit down with my guitar."](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-03/36947448-22140446.jpg "Tom T. Hall approached songwriting like a hitchhiker in no particular hurry to catch a ride. "I'd go out by the highway and watch the truckers and I'd just go in that direction,\" the Kentucky native said. \"I'd end up in all of these small hangouts with big parking lots. Roadside cafes, beer joints, diners, truck stops, pool halls. I'd listen. I'd talk. Then I'd go back to the hotel and sit down with my guitar.\"")
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTom T. Hall approached songwriting like a hitchhiker in no particular hurry to catch a ride. "I'd go out by the highway and watch the truckers and I'd just go in that direction," the Kentucky native said. "I'd end up in all of these small hangouts with...Tags: Kentucky, Los Angeles Times, Television, Entertainment, California
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Requiem: 2007 passings of note
Among the major notables who passed from the scene this year, three of the most famous -- two masters of cinema and a genius of football -- died on the same day: July 30. Two others -- a historic Russian leader and a U.S. chronicler of war -- left us...Tags: Sylvia Plath, PepsiCo Inc., Ike Turner, Oprah Winfrey, Jerry Falwell
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