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Robby

You're like a song I love to hum.

About Me


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I grew up in Wisconisn and relocated to Los Angeles, California because I'm such a movie nerd. I love going around this city, seeing where my favorite films were shot, where my favorite actors live(d), and where so many wild Hollywood events have taken place. I write on this topic weekly at my blog Dear Old Hollywood . Plus having the ocean nearby isn't bad either. I'm a surfer who can't surf, at least yet. My other passion is music. I listen to everything from indie music to all the classics in rock, jazz, and country. I just stay away from the top 40 music. I always enjoy seeing a great band perform in small intimate music venues.I'm a very laid-back guy who doesn't take himself seriously at all. I like to eat in diners, drink my beer from the bottle, and stay away from extremely trendy places that charge top dollar to get in. Sometimes I'm a jeans and t-shirt guy but other times I like to dress up a bit and go out with people in style.
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My Interests

Dear Old Hollywood Old movies, indie music, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, nostalgia, diners, the theatre, going to museums, Disney theme parks and movies, running, bowling, dark beer, shopping, reading, traveling, antiques, thrift stores, cafes, people watching, relaxing Sunday afternoons, being by the ocean, joy rides.

Music:

The 88, Air, The Anniversary, Andrew Bird, Arcade Fire, The Band, The Beatles,Ben Kweller, Billie Holiday, Blur, Bob Dylan, the Beach Boys, Beck, CASTLEDOOR, Cold War Kids, Dandy Warhols, Dean Martin, the Doors, Dr. Dog, Duke Ellington, Elvis, , Elliott Smith, Elton John, Ferraby Lionheart, Fever Marlene, Frank Sinatra, Guns & Roses, Hank Williams Sr. & Jr., Harry Nilsson, Interpol, Jeff Buckley, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, the Killers, Kings of Leon, the Kinks, Louis Armstrong, Pale Young Gentlemen, Louis Prima, The Monolators, Miles Davis, Muse, Nada Surf, Nirvana, NIN, Oasis, OkGo, Otis Redding, Patsy Cline, the Pixies, Pulp, Queen, Radiohead, Randy Newman, Ray Charles, the Redwalls, Reeve Carney, the Rollingstones, Rooney, Roy Rogers, Rufus Wainwright, Scissors for Lefty, Smashing Pumpkins, Sondre Lerche, the Squirrel Nut Zippers, the Starlight Mints, Steve Miller Band, Superdrag, Supergrass, the Strokes, T Rex, Tom Waits, Travis, TV on the Radio, the Walkmen, Willie Nelson

Movies:

Dear Old Hollywood Any Frank Capra or Billy Wilder films, Swingers, Annie Hall, the Apartment, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Chinatown, Edward Scissorhands, E.T., Follow the Fleet, Forrest Gump, Giant, Gone with the Wind, Godfather I & II, the Graduate, the Great Dictator, the Great Escape, High Fidelity, Indiana Jones Trilogy, It's a Wonderful Life, Jungle Book, Lost Boys, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, My Fair Lady, Network, Nightmare Before Christmas, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Philadelphia Story, Pulp Fiction, Rear Window, Sabrina, Shopgirl, Sound of Music, Some Like it Hot, Star Wars, Streetcar Named Desire, Swingers, Sunset Boulevard, Trainspotting, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Vertigo, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Wizard of Oz, Yankee Doodle Dandy, and many more classic films.

Television:

Dick Van Dyke, The Muppet Show, 3rd Rock From the Sun, The Jack Benny Show, The Wonderful World of Disney, TCM, I Love Lucy, The Munsters, The Addams Family, Bewithced, I Dream of Jeanie.

Books:

Walt Disney: An American Original by Bob Thomas, The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zwfieg, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, Disney: The First 100 Years by Dave Smith and Steven Clark, and any biographies on old Hollywood figures.

Heroes:

Ferraby Lionheart "A Crack in Time" -film around Los Angeles

My Blog

Passed Away

I've been incessantly streaming Full songs by the band Dr. Dog on the website: www.weallbelong.net There are 10 complete UNRELEASED songs that were recorded over the past 5 years. The BEST PART is th...
Posted by Robby on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:27:00 PST

Kiss Me Like a Stranger

I just finished reading a memoir written by actor Gene Wilder (a.k.a. Willy Wonka) called Kiss Me Like a Stranger - my search for love and art. Wilder writes in a very candid and humorous way about th...
Posted by Robby on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:11:00 PST

Hollywood and Vine

On my way into work today I saw a pretty, petite, well dressed old lady sitting alone at a bus stop in Hollywood, alone, exept for a young latino teenager lost in his Ipod. The woman was wearing a pow...
Posted by Robby on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:50:00 PST

Watching movies with the stars!

One of my favorite LA experiences are the classic movie screenings that take place in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Each summer, the cemetery opens up their grounds and projects a wide range of clas...
Posted by Robby on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 11:03:00 PST

The Dukes

Hello all,   I just wanted to share some news that was exciting for me.   When I first moved to LA I was working at a product placement agency called Feature This. I was involved with o...
Posted by Robby on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:03:00 PST

The Stan Laurel Correspondence

This is such a delightful website I had to share it with everyone:The Stan Laurel CorrespondenceI love writing letters the old fashioned way. There is something quite romantic about putting pen to pap...
Posted by Robby on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:55:00 PST

Tip Toes

Below is the link to the Variety review of the Gershin Musical "Tip Toes" starring Mathew Reis:   http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117932522.html?categoryid=3 3&cs=1 Excellent show! Check it o...
Posted by Robby on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:10:00 PST

Mary Poppins + Dick Sherman

The last time I posted on this blog was because I met Disney legend Andreas Deja, one of the greatest animators of our time. Well, again I'm posting because I met yet another Disney legend, songw...
Posted by Robby on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:56:00 PST

Roger Rabbit

Monday, August 14 I was able to catch a theatrical screening of Who Framed Roger Rabbit at the Arclight theatre. I remember what a transformational experience it was the first time I saw the film duri...
Posted by Robby on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:32:00 PST

Ladita Store Opening

Thursday, July 6 was an opening for a new boutique designer clothing store and art gallery called Ladita which is located in the upcoming hipster Eagle Rock community of Los Angeles. My friends Bryan ...
Posted by Robby on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 02:25:00 PST