Paul Preston
@pprestonla.bsky.social
I do stuff. I'll tell you about it here. Founder of @TheMovieGuysOnline, The @LALocationsTour, Digital Mind Productions, and co-host of The Ford Fiesta podcast. The bit, above all things.
Another crazy Christmas shindig! Been dying to get to the Tujunga Village Block Party for years. This year I didn't have any work. So, they may turn the utilities off at my house but what a fun night!
The night ended as I'm going to have more nights end in the future - free jazz music at Vitello's.
The night ended as I'm going to have more nights end in the future - free jazz music at Vitello's.
December 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Another crazy Christmas shindig! Been dying to get to the Tujunga Village Block Party for years. This year I didn't have any work. So, they may turn the utilities off at my house but what a fun night!
The night ended as I'm going to have more nights end in the future - free jazz music at Vitello's.
The night ended as I'm going to have more nights end in the future - free jazz music at Vitello's.
That's a wrap on my Disneyland annual pass. It was a damn fine year! Had to get one look at the park with holiday décor before I put a bow on it. The sights & sounds are awesome, but the whole place is just an excuse to hang with good people.
It snowed on Main St. and that's straight-up Disney magic
It snowed on Main St. and that's straight-up Disney magic
December 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
That's a wrap on my Disneyland annual pass. It was a damn fine year! Had to get one look at the park with holiday décor before I put a bow on it. The sights & sounds are awesome, but the whole place is just an excuse to hang with good people.
It snowed on Main St. and that's straight-up Disney magic
It snowed on Main St. and that's straight-up Disney magic
More Christmas shenanigans last weekend with The Toluca Lake Holiday Open House. I go to all of these so if you wanna hit the Downtown Burbank Winter Arts Festival this weekend, let me know!
They don't shut down the main road like they do at other fests, but the people COME. OUT.
They don't shut down the main road like they do at other fests, but the people COME. OUT.
December 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
More Christmas shenanigans last weekend with The Toluca Lake Holiday Open House. I go to all of these so if you wanna hit the Downtown Burbank Winter Arts Festival this weekend, let me know!
They don't shut down the main road like they do at other fests, but the people COME. OUT.
They don't shut down the main road like they do at other fests, but the people COME. OUT.
Tonight at 6PM I'm part of this show "featuring comedians you have seen on television"! I have between now and 6PM to get on television.
December 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Tonight at 6PM I'm part of this show "featuring comedians you have seen on television"! I have between now and 6PM to get on television.
The latest from the "Things I've Found on the Ground Chronicles”: Strong statement, and strong statement modification.
December 7, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The latest from the "Things I've Found on the Ground Chronicles”: Strong statement, and strong statement modification.
Another beautiful full moon hike last night in Burbank! I love how the Hollywood Hills look like an island in the sea of lights. This isn't exactly E.T.'s view, but it's still pretty damn Spielbergian.
December 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Another beautiful full moon hike last night in Burbank! I love how the Hollywood Hills look like an island in the sea of lights. This isn't exactly E.T.'s view, but it's still pretty damn Spielbergian.
I've always wanted to see Wang Chung and this was the way to see them - playing the TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA soundtrack in it's entirety! After living here for 25 years, I'd never been to The Belasco Theatre before and if there's a band/act/etc. playing there - GO, it's a really intimate venue.
December 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I've always wanted to see Wang Chung and this was the way to see them - playing the TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA soundtrack in it's entirety! After living here for 25 years, I'd never been to The Belasco Theatre before and if there's a band/act/etc. playing there - GO, it's a really intimate venue.
The Broadway musical SUFFS is having an all-too-short run at Pantages Theatre (closes Sunday). We loved it! I wasn't aware how far beyond legislation the fight for a woman's right to vote went. The voices were stellar, no surprise the show won Tonys for book & score. Plus, this theatre is stunning!
December 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The Broadway musical SUFFS is having an all-too-short run at Pantages Theatre (closes Sunday). We loved it! I wasn't aware how far beyond legislation the fight for a woman's right to vote went. The voices were stellar, no surprise the show won Tonys for book & score. Plus, this theatre is stunning!
High-end restaurant or stage play? BOTH! If you want a good time in the theatre, I recommend TABLE 17 at the Geffen Playhouse. A couple reunites after their engagement crumbled & a lot of dirt gets spilled. It's funny, relatable, and they encourage your opinion from your seat which, somehow worked!
December 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
High-end restaurant or stage play? BOTH! If you want a good time in the theatre, I recommend TABLE 17 at the Geffen Playhouse. A couple reunites after their engagement crumbled & a lot of dirt gets spilled. It's funny, relatable, and they encourage your opinion from your seat which, somehow worked!
Every once in a while, I do stand-up comedy. This is one of those times! Excited to share a bill with the great Karen Rontowski, and if you're thinking, "Grand Slam Comedy? Where is this - a Denny's?" - you'd be right! And much like Denny's low prices, this show is free. One week from tomorrow!
November 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Every once in a while, I do stand-up comedy. This is one of those times! Excited to share a bill with the great Karen Rontowski, and if you're thinking, "Grand Slam Comedy? Where is this - a Denny's?" - you'd be right! And much like Denny's low prices, this show is free. One week from tomorrow!
Thanksgiving Eve was spent discovering the true meaning of the holidays - ERASERHEAD! It was a well-timed screening of a movie featuring a squirming roasted bird discharging...something. At least I didn't see it the SAME day I ate a huge meal. I'd seen it before but never on the big screen!
November 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Thanksgiving Eve was spent discovering the true meaning of the holidays - ERASERHEAD! It was a well-timed screening of a movie featuring a squirming roasted bird discharging...something. At least I didn't see it the SAME day I ate a huge meal. I'd seen it before but never on the big screen!
Colorful pics from this year's Thanksgiving. New this year - Penguin Crackers! Ritz w/olives, sour cream and carrots - easy peasy and adorable. Not pictured - Adam Witt. He TAKES a lot of pics and forgets to be IN them!
November 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Colorful pics from this year's Thanksgiving. New this year - Penguin Crackers! Ritz w/olives, sour cream and carrots - easy peasy and adorable. Not pictured - Adam Witt. He TAKES a lot of pics and forgets to be IN them!
The Burbank Wine Walk was last weekend, another must-do holiday event with an aDORable community vibe. Lots of artists, vendors, etc. line a closed-down San Fernando Blvd. + food + music + other nonsense. I love it! Burbank. Small town in the big city.
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The Burbank Wine Walk was last weekend, another must-do holiday event with an aDORable community vibe. Lots of artists, vendors, etc. line a closed-down San Fernando Blvd. + food + music + other nonsense. I love it! Burbank. Small town in the big city.
I made it back to Holiday in the Park! Surgery kept me from going last year. Stupid surgery. This year's street fest was great! More are coming up if you wanna get outside and DO STUFF:
12/5 - Toluca Lake Holiday Open House
12/6 - Tujunga Village Holiday Block Party
All free!
12/5 - Toluca Lake Holiday Open House
12/6 - Tujunga Village Holiday Block Party
All free!
November 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I made it back to Holiday in the Park! Surgery kept me from going last year. Stupid surgery. This year's street fest was great! More are coming up if you wanna get outside and DO STUFF:
12/5 - Toluca Lake Holiday Open House
12/6 - Tujunga Village Holiday Block Party
All free!
12/5 - Toluca Lake Holiday Open House
12/6 - Tujunga Village Holiday Block Party
All free!
A lot of talk goes down at this table at The Two Roads Theatre in Tujunga Village. Congrats to my buddy Bill for directing THINGS WE SAID TONIGHT, whose last show is today! A conservative politician meets a liberal playwright and it gets...complicated. Congrats, Bill!
November 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A lot of talk goes down at this table at The Two Roads Theatre in Tujunga Village. Congrats to my buddy Bill for directing THINGS WE SAID TONIGHT, whose last show is today! A conservative politician meets a liberal playwright and it gets...complicated. Congrats, Bill!
November 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Prepare for an onslaught of pics as holiday events ramp up in L.A.! I'll go anywhere they're up to nonsense like this. Last night was a tree lighting downtown at the legendary art deco wonder Union Station. They really made the police station from BLADE RUNNER a joyous place of holiday merriment!
November 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Prepare for an onslaught of pics as holiday events ramp up in L.A.! I'll go anywhere they're up to nonsense like this. Last night was a tree lighting downtown at the legendary art deco wonder Union Station. They really made the police station from BLADE RUNNER a joyous place of holiday merriment!
Vegas, Day 2 (of 2) - The goal in Vegas is MAXIMIZE every day! Breakfast at the Peppermill & dinner at a Korean BBQ aren't pictured, but I think we Vegas-ed pretty damn well:
THE EMPIRE STRIPS BACK - Meh
Venetian gondola ride - not romantic, at least not with Ryan's attitude.
Golden Tiki Lounge - A+
THE EMPIRE STRIPS BACK - Meh
Venetian gondola ride - not romantic, at least not with Ryan's attitude.
Golden Tiki Lounge - A+
November 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Vegas, Day 2 (of 2) - The goal in Vegas is MAXIMIZE every day! Breakfast at the Peppermill & dinner at a Korean BBQ aren't pictured, but I think we Vegas-ed pretty damn well:
THE EMPIRE STRIPS BACK - Meh
Venetian gondola ride - not romantic, at least not with Ryan's attitude.
Golden Tiki Lounge - A+
THE EMPIRE STRIPS BACK - Meh
Venetian gondola ride - not romantic, at least not with Ryan's attitude.
Golden Tiki Lounge - A+
Went to Vegas recently but didn't get to report on it, but I HAVE to go back and say how much I love these guys. Always a fantastic trip.
Carrot Top CRUSHED. I mean, he better after 7-8 shows a week for 25 years, but just a comedy onslaught.
Shout to Rí Rá Irish Pub, too for a great hang and music
Carrot Top CRUSHED. I mean, he better after 7-8 shows a week for 25 years, but just a comedy onslaught.
Shout to Rí Rá Irish Pub, too for a great hang and music
November 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Went to Vegas recently but didn't get to report on it, but I HAVE to go back and say how much I love these guys. Always a fantastic trip.
Carrot Top CRUSHED. I mean, he better after 7-8 shows a week for 25 years, but just a comedy onslaught.
Shout to Rí Rá Irish Pub, too for a great hang and music
Carrot Top CRUSHED. I mean, he better after 7-8 shows a week for 25 years, but just a comedy onslaught.
Shout to Rí Rá Irish Pub, too for a great hang and music
Before the rain, we got our annual trip to Oak Glen in. If you want fall in SoCal, that's where you'll find it
This year's score included Sky-High apple pie, tomatoes, a bracelet, apples, a bottle of mead, a jug of cherry apple cider, jars of pickled beets and pickled garlic and GINGERBREAD BUTTER
This year's score included Sky-High apple pie, tomatoes, a bracelet, apples, a bottle of mead, a jug of cherry apple cider, jars of pickled beets and pickled garlic and GINGERBREAD BUTTER
November 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Before the rain, we got our annual trip to Oak Glen in. If you want fall in SoCal, that's where you'll find it
This year's score included Sky-High apple pie, tomatoes, a bracelet, apples, a bottle of mead, a jug of cherry apple cider, jars of pickled beets and pickled garlic and GINGERBREAD BUTTER
This year's score included Sky-High apple pie, tomatoes, a bracelet, apples, a bottle of mead, a jug of cherry apple cider, jars of pickled beets and pickled garlic and GINGERBREAD BUTTER
Leadership Burbank celebrated 30 years last weekend and, as a member of the current class, I was allowed in the Speakeasy for food, drink & fun. It was a big party right before we get to work as our class creates and follows through on a big charity project for the city. More on that later!
November 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Leadership Burbank celebrated 30 years last weekend and, as a member of the current class, I was allowed in the Speakeasy for food, drink & fun. It was a big party right before we get to work as our class creates and follows through on a big charity project for the city. More on that later!
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY is a stage show! It's now playing downtown at The Ahmanson Theatre. Well, it's not the film, it's a new story (wise choice, as it's more stage-friendly) and they work palpable silence, a few crazy visual effects, and complex characters to make a really unsettling mix. Thumbs up!
November 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY is a stage show! It's now playing downtown at The Ahmanson Theatre. Well, it's not the film, it's a new story (wise choice, as it's more stage-friendly) and they work palpable silence, a few crazy visual effects, and complex characters to make a really unsettling mix. Thumbs up!
Congrats to Mike & Crystal Perkins! Thanks for having us at your wedding, filled with great people and lotsa love (and a comedy show!). Here's to years!
November 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Congrats to Mike & Crystal Perkins! Thanks for having us at your wedding, filled with great people and lotsa love (and a comedy show!). Here's to years!
You can put a giant ice cream sundae on the side of the freeway for only so long before I stop. En route to Vegas last week, I finally checked out EddieWorld, the largest gas station in California and home to a ridiculous amount of roadside food and snacks. It's too much.
....I'll be going again.
....I'll be going again.
November 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
You can put a giant ice cream sundae on the side of the freeway for only so long before I stop. En route to Vegas last week, I finally checked out EddieWorld, the largest gas station in California and home to a ridiculous amount of roadside food and snacks. It's too much.
....I'll be going again.
....I'll be going again.
I will always be inspired walking onto a studio back lot. Despite the lack of activity in my pics, it was pretty busy, which is great news for the city - THE PITT, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY, BAD MONKEY, SHRINKING, and more were busy on the lot.
#LeadershipBurbank
#LeadershipBurbank
November 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I will always be inspired walking onto a studio back lot. Despite the lack of activity in my pics, it was pretty busy, which is great news for the city - THE PITT, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY, BAD MONKEY, SHRINKING, and more were busy on the lot.
#LeadershipBurbank
#LeadershipBurbank