Andrew McCarthy’s Travel Memoir: The Longest Way Home – One Man’s Quest for the Courage to Settle Down

If you grew up in the ‘80s, you will never forget Andrew McCarthy who played Blane in Pretty in Pink. The teen preppy heartthrob who also starred in seminal films such as St. Elmo’s Fire, Mannequin, Less Than Zero, The Joy Luck Club and the classic Weekend at Bernie’s is also a well-regarded travel journalist […]

Duran Duran, The Wild Boys Still Shine

I was a witness to one of the greatest comeback concert of the ‘80s iconic figures, Duran Duran at the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, CA. Simon Le Bon clad in a British flag jacket with white pants and black shirt still looked handsomely good. As the superstar British group entered the stage, the audience […]

A Trip to Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum Hollywood

The family and I decided to go to Hollywood one Saturday to redeem the free tickets I won to Madame Tussaud’s Hollywood. Frankly dear, going to Hollywood from south OC is a challenge. Put together the traffic and three doppelganger ages of 3, 6 and 9 for 1 1/2 hours. Imagine hearing, “where we going,” […]