Category Archives: Hollywood People

The folks behind the scenes, the ones that are the “real” Hollywood. The people who keep Hollywood going, the tour bus drivers, the Starbucks Barristas, the retail folks, the janitors, the cops, the hot-dog vendors and more.

Eric Caidin’s Movie Land Apocalypse

Posted on June 15, 2015 by admin

The Last Days of Hollywood Book and Poster and its Legendary Owner by Bill Nelson Like a lot of people the news of Eric Caidin’s sudden death left me deeply stunned and extremely sad.  Although I only really got to … Continue reading →

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Famous Hollywood Memorabilia Dealer Eric Caidin Dead at 62

Posted on June 9, 2015 by admin

The Amazing Life and Surreal Death of a Hollywood Legend When Eric Caidin was in his young teens, he had figured out something that most folks never do:  How he could spend his entire life doing pretty much what he … Continue reading →

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Charles Bukowski in East Hollywood

Posted on May 26, 2015 by admin

Check Out the New Mural of Bukowski in the Los Feliz area. Artist and Illustrator Nathan Anderson has created a really cool stylized mural of L.A.’s great writer and poet Charles Bukowski.  It’s in the Los Feliz area, at Kingswell … Continue reading →

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Paul Krassner at Skylight Books

Posted on April 16, 2015 by admin

Archive Footage of Krassner Reading from his Book “Confessions of a Raving, Unconfined Nut”.                                                                The great satirist Paul Krassner read some clips from his book to an over-flow audience.  The famous founder of the Yippies, political … Continue reading →

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Good-Bye Gene Gene The Dancing Machine

Posted on March 11, 2015 by admin

Gong Show Star Was Stagehand at NBC Studios in Burbank Eugene Patton, known as Gene Gene the Dancing Machine on the old Gong Show has died at 82, on March 9, 2015.  He is shown above with What Up Hollywood … Continue reading →

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Remembering The AckerMansion

Posted on February 23, 2015 by admin

Forrest Ackerman Held Frequent Open House at His Jam-Packed Science Fiction-Horror Mansion Our Contributor Bill Nelson Snapped these Photos During a Visit with His Father Lamar Nelson, a Friend of Forry Ackerman Forry’s house was filled with wondrous science fiction … Continue reading →

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99 Percent Gang Shooting In Glendale

Posted on February 4, 2015 by admin

Hollywood Studio Launches Controversial Web Series Robin Hood meets All In The Family Everything about ThiaMedia Studios is, well, different.  It’s a Hollywood Studio, only it’s in nearby Glendale.  The Security Guard is a dog who barks to announce your … Continue reading →

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Hollywood Philosophy on the Street

Posted on February 4, 2015 by admin
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Another John Decker Masterpiece Surfaces

Posted on November 18, 2013 by admin

Hollywood Hellfire Club’s John Decker Painted Harpo Marx As “Blue Boy”. Those of you who have followed the articles on the fun loving, hard drinking men of yesteryear known as the “Hollywood Hellfire Club”, or the “Bundy Drive Boys”,  will … Continue reading →

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Stunning Nude Painting at Bonhams

Posted on October 31, 2013 by admin

Bonhams to Offer Nude Painting of Clara Bow Photo courtesy of Bonhams BELA LUGOSI’S LONG-LOST 1929 PAINTING OF A NUDE CLARA BOW FOUND AND HEADING FOR AUCTION!  The “It” Girl Poses Au Natural for Count Dracula  A Half-Century Mystery Finally … Continue reading →

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