Fun at the movies

As promised, here are some pix from our trip to Hollywood Blvd.


Shannon looking at all the "It's a Wonderful Life" memorabilia


Pete and Matt waiting in line to see Karolyn Grimes


A closeup of some "IAWL" memorabilia


Pete, Karolyn Grimes, and me


Karolyn Grimes and her assistant laughing at Pete's Jimmy Stewart impressions while she signs Matt's copy of "IAWL"


Matt kissing Shannon at the lobby's bar


My chocolate raspberry martini—yum!


A goofy Shannon and scary Matt at the bar


Matt's spiked vanilla coffee drink


Matt, Shannon, and Pete waiting in the lobby for the "IAWL" crowd to be seated


A warning sign for...


...this supposedly expensive horse statue


Me and Pete, all grins


Matt seated in the theatre, waiting for Ms. Grimes to speak


A happy Pete in his seat


Ms. Grimes heading up front to speak to the crowd about the movie


Pete running through the parking lot after the movie, reenacting Jimmy Stewart's "Merry Christmas!" scene in "IAWL"


Pete, as Jimmy Stewart, accosting Matt; Matt calling for police help

Pete (Jimmy Stewart) accosting me


Pete (Jimmy Stewart) running through the lot, yelling "Merry Christmas Bedford Falls!" as we all laugh our butts off

"It's a Wonderful Life" at Hollywood Blvd

Tonight Pete, Matt, Shannon, and I are going to the Hollywood Blvd movie theatre to see "It's a Wonderful Life."



Karolyn Grimes (a.k.a. "Zuzu") will be there greeting moviegoers and signing autographs.



Per the Hollywood Blvd website:

Karolyn Grimes stops by every holiday season to share her memories of the making of "It's a Wonderful Life" before we present the Christmas classic on our big screens. She played Jimmy Stewart's daughter "ZuZu" and uttered the timeless words "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings".



Hollywood Blvd is awesome because you can have a meal and drinks while you watch the show. And at $8 a person, it's an inexpensive way to have a nice evening out.




I don't know that I've ever seen the whole movie in its entirety. I can't wait to go see Karolyn Grimes and get her autograph—I'm buying a copy of "It's a Wonderful Life" for this purpose. And it'll be fun hanging out with Matt and Shannon on such a snowy Saturday night. I hope I can snap a few pix of "Zuzu" and share them with you all. And if we're really lucky, Pete will run through the lobby doing his eerily accurate and hilarious Jimmy Stewart impression...


(Pete running toward McDonald's last week during a snowstorm)

"Merry Christmas, Bedford Falls!"