1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:04,080 Speaker 1: I am all in again. 2 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:19,599 Speaker 2: Oh it's you. I am all in Town Meeting with 3 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 2: Suzanne French and Tara suit An iHeartRadio podcast. Hello everyone, 4 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 2: and welcome to a special episode of Town Meeting. This 5 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 2: is Suzanne French and I am here with our guest host, 6 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:35,239 Speaker 2: Jackie Rodriguez. 7 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: Hello for a special reason. 8 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 2: Yes, I'm so excited. Usually Jackie is not participating in 9 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 2: the zoom because she's busy running the technical stuff behind 10 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 2: the scenes. But this past weekend, Jackie and I had 11 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 2: the privilege of being hosted by Warner Brothers at the 12 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 2: pop Up Stars Hollow event that they held at The 13 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 2: Grove in Los Angeles, and so in honor of the 14 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 2: twenty fifth anniversary of the show, we wanted to do 15 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 2: this special quick episode and tell you about our experiences. 16 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 2: So what did you think, Jackie? 17 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: I loved it. It was fun and it was Tar's 18 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 1: birthday weekend, so that's what I stepped in. Yes, I'm like, 19 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: don't work on your birthday weekend, so even though it's 20 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 1: not work for you guys because you love the show, 21 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: but I was like, okay, I'll step in. And I 22 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: live in San Diego, so I came up to La 23 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 1: and it was fun. I love the grove and so 24 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: I've been there several times. I was telling Suzanne about 25 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 1: how beautiful it is for Christmas, and she says she 26 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: hasn't been there in years, but it was nice. I 27 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 1: always love going there. 28 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 2: It's easy parking, yeah, yeah, the huge parking structure and yeah. 29 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 2: So the grove is right next to the original La 30 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 2: Farmers Market and I had been to the farmers Market 31 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 2: years ago. I had never been to the grove, so 32 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 2: this was the first time for me, and I loved it. 33 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 2: It was really pretty. It's it's a shopping it's a 34 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 2: shopping area, but it's not a mall. I've heard people 35 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 2: call it a mall, and that really doesn't do it justice. 36 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 2: Like it's just nice. It's like an outdoor It's there's 37 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 2: like a big fountain in a little park area and 38 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 2: there's just you know, restaurants and shops and places to 39 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 2: sit and just enjoy the environment. So it's not it's 40 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 2: it's more like a hanging out place than I don't know, 41 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:28,639 Speaker 2: like but I think mall. I think, like, go get 42 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 2: your shopping done and then go home. Like it's not really, 43 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 2: it's not like it was in the eighties where we 44 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 2: would hang out in the mall right, do that anymore? 45 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 1: Yeah? 46 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:40,119 Speaker 2: So the grove is great, and so now that I've 47 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 2: been there, I really want to come back and see 48 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:43,799 Speaker 2: the Christmas Tree. 49 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: Right, And it's like it's very much a tourist traction. 50 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: So there are a lot of like events that go 51 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: on there in the middle. They even have some premieres there. 52 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: They shoot shows there. It's right next to CBS studios 53 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 1: where they shoot The Prices, right where they shoot Dancing 54 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: with Stars, and so it's very center really Los Angeles located. 55 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: If you ever come visit, you most likely will go 56 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: to the grove. So it's perfect, perfect little central location 57 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 1: for the Gilmour event. So yeah, cool. 58 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 2: So let's okay, let's talk about the actual event. So 59 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:22,920 Speaker 2: it was it was physically small, but they packed so 60 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 2: many details into this small area. You really did feel 61 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 2: the stars hollow vibe. 62 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:34,079 Speaker 1: I thought, yeah, totally. And that's what I noticed, too, 63 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: is like all the details even you notice like every 64 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 1: single little thing. And so what it does is you 65 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: go through your lines and it takes you straight into 66 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: Luke Steiner and then that enters into the area, like 67 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 1: the grassy area of the grove. They had loweralized jeep, 68 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: they had the thousand Daisies, they had a new stand 69 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: which was the merch stand, and then in the middle 70 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 1: of course they had because see so and they had 71 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: the stars hollow sign, so it's like you do a 72 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 1: little circle around, yeah, and it there stars hollow, you know. 73 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 2: And inside Luke's Diner they were serving either coffee or 74 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 2: hot chocolate. You could take your pick. And they also 75 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 2: had little like little donut holes for everybody, so it 76 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 2: was it was like you go to Luke's and you 77 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 2: get your coffee and your donut, like it was. It 78 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 2: was perfect. It was. It was a great experience. 79 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 1: I thought they had like in the little coffee cups. 80 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 1: They're like little like they're size of shot glasses, so 81 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 1: you get like, yeah, they're like the. 82 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 2: Little Dixie cups if anybody remembers. 83 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: But they even had like Luke's sign printed on it, 84 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: so it's like the tiny little details. And then they 85 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: had a very handsome Luke looking esque coffee guy and 86 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:50,599 Speaker 1: there I was like talking to it. I was like, 87 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:53,279 Speaker 1: he's kind of cute. Yeah, he had a beard and 88 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: all of that. I forget what his name is, but 89 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:58,679 Speaker 1: he was there and it would have been so cool 90 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 1: if like Scott was in pop out from like the curtain, 91 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:06,720 Speaker 1: like surprise people like. But but no, there's plenty to do, 92 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 1: you know, without a cast member showing up or anything. 93 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:13,280 Speaker 1: It was such like a fan fan thing to do 94 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: if you're a big fan, it's just go and get 95 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 1: your your photos and everything. 96 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:21,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, and they had they had a lot of like 97 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 2: staff members available so they would take your picture with 98 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 2: your phone and stuff, so you didn't have to try 99 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 2: to do it all yourself. It just was. It was 100 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 2: very well planned, I thought, and well organized, Like the 101 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 2: traffic flow was good. They had a bunch of merchandise, 102 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 2: which was fun. We both bought a few little things 103 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 2: and did. 104 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,719 Speaker 1: Yes. I got my sister in law a T shirt 105 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 1: because she's visiting from England and when I told her, 106 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 1: she arrived literally the night before, and when I told her, 107 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:52,839 Speaker 1: she was like, I've been watching Gilmore Girls forever and 108 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: I'm like what, She's like, yeah, I even have it because. 109 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 2: On her flight from you know, London to la. 110 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 1: She showed me in season five this once she had 111 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:04,839 Speaker 1: all downloaded on her and I was just like, oh, 112 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: so I felt bad. So I got her a shirt, 113 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: and then I got a magnet and an ornament. 114 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, Zanne got more. I got some small things. I 115 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:18,719 Speaker 2: got a magnet, a couple stickers, a couple postcards, and 116 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:22,679 Speaker 2: then they had these really cute dish towels. Oh yeah, 117 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:26,720 Speaker 2: I haven't seen before, and I have it right here. 118 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 2: It says when they were giving out free buttons too, 119 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 2: like each place you bought to get your picture, they 120 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 2: gave you a button. But the super cute dish towel, 121 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 2: we can take a picture of it. It says it's 122 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 2: like a little watercolor drawing of Laurel, I and Rory, 123 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:46,160 Speaker 2: and it says reality has no place in our world. 124 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 1: That is so cute right now, you guys. Suzanne was 125 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: checking out and she was like she looks up and 126 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:54,160 Speaker 1: she was like, wait, what's that? Is that dish towel? 127 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 1: Like it's the last thing and it like her eyes 128 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 1: sparkled and wide eyed. 129 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 2: What is that? I didn't see it out anywhere, Like 130 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 2: I only saw it behind the register when we were 131 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 2: checking out, and so that was like, I was like, 132 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 2: what is that? And then when I saw the little saying, 133 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 2: I'm like I need to have that because the. 134 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: Merch I mean the merch They had an umbrella that 135 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: had the Life and Death Brigade on it. They had 136 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 1: like a lounge fly bag that looked like the Chiltern 137 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 1: uniform and I'm just like and then they had these 138 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 1: cool jean jacket with all the patches of the logos 139 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 1: of everything, and it had like stars hollow sweaters that 140 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 1: say stars hollow on the back like the merch. Whoever 141 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: designs the merch for Warner Brothers is like so detailed 142 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: and so interesting. They had another like little canister you 143 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 1: know that you put on your counter in the kitchen, 144 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 1: was like flour and sugar, and they had one that 145 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 1: was for corn starch and it said Douce's Market. And 146 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: I was considering in it because I was like thinking, 147 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 1: I need another canister because we have our flower, sugar 148 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 1: and salt all that kind of stuff. And I didn't 149 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 1: get it because I was like, well, we have a 150 00:07:57,120 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: smaller kitchen, so I don't need another one. Really, Just 151 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 1: I just like things organized, but like little details like that. 152 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 1: I'm just amazed by all of it because of the 153 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 1: like I would go crazy, like I am a Gilba 154 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: Girls fan now, but like I'm on Suzanne's level when 155 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:21,640 Speaker 1: it comes to Friends, And I've said that before, and 156 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 1: so like if I were Susande in your I go 157 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 1: crazy at the front store in the Wonder Brothers. Whenever 158 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: we get to go, I always yeah. 159 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 2: What's something. 160 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 1: So it's like it's like in my life, I'm either 161 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 1: like wearing something in Friends or there's something Friends right 162 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 1: next to me. 163 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 2: So it's like that's. 164 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: How I am with that. But you know, Gilmore girls, 165 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:43,720 Speaker 1: it's the same way, you know with the march. It 166 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 1: was so cool. 167 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:49,719 Speaker 2: Yeah, I was talking to another fan. So there was 168 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 2: a group of people there that were from the Hallmark Channel, 169 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:55,320 Speaker 2: and so I was talking to somebody that was in 170 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 2: that group. Her name was Laura. If she's listening, Hi, 171 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:01,560 Speaker 2: Laura nice. And we were talking to We were complimenting 172 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:05,560 Speaker 2: each other on each other's shirts, and she had a 173 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 2: shirt that I think it was the faux pose fhaux, 174 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:13,840 Speaker 2: like that saying from the the episode with the the 175 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 2: when the Independence in burned down, I can't like this 176 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 2: the exact phrases. 177 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:19,959 Speaker 1: Oh, I didn't know what that meant. 178 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was from that episode. It was faux pose faux. 179 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 2: I can't remember how the whole thing goes. It's everybody's 180 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 2: gonna tell me in the comments, but it was really 181 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 2: cute and a relative had made it for her and 182 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:36,200 Speaker 2: like embroidered it with AH And so we were talking 183 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 2: about how, you know, even as recently as a few 184 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 2: years ago, there wasn't a lot of Gilmore merch out there, 185 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 2: and now with the twenty fifth anniversary, there's so there's 186 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 2: just so many cute things out there and it's hard 187 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 2: not to buy everything. 188 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 1: I know, I know, good stuff out there, but it's 189 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: like it's just the detailed the merch, the detail this 190 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 1: pop up. It's like when we were inside Luke Steiner, 191 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 1: you noticed this there was hardware like hanging on the 192 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 1: wall because it was William's hardware before. And then there 193 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:10,720 Speaker 1: was there was like pictures and frames up on the wall. 194 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: They had of course the Omelet special on the chalkboard, 195 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 1: but there was you know, like small little frames of 196 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 1: like some receipt or something like or flyer for coffee 197 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 1: nine am two pm. I don't know, Yeah, all these 198 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:28,440 Speaker 1: tiny little details. Lore Li's jeep was there. It's just 199 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 1: they just went all out for it. And the gazebo 200 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:36,080 Speaker 1: was filled with you know, the fake leaves and everything 201 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 1: and pumpkins and it really did feel like you're in 202 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:42,840 Speaker 1: Stars Hall. I mean, it was just so perfect for fans, 203 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 1: and they did organize it well. We went in before 204 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 1: it opened at eleven, but I did notice in ticketing 205 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:52,840 Speaker 1: it was like you only come thirty minutes before, so 206 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 1: there wouldn't be a big line because if it was 207 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 1: open line, the line would have been, you know, all 208 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 1: the way down the Grove Street and to the Farmer's Market, 209 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:04,440 Speaker 1: you know. So yeah, it was really really cool and 210 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 1: I'm I'm happy to be experiencing all this like Gilmore 211 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 1: esque stuff. It's just it's a fun vibe. 212 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was really fun, Like I was when I 213 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:15,079 Speaker 2: got home and I was just like, I want to 214 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 2: sit down and watch like five episodes of the show now. 215 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 2: Like it was, it just puts you like a happy place. 216 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 2: And shout out to Asia. 217 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 1: Oh yes, Asia hi a. 218 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 2: Staff member in the gazebo taking pictures and she was 219 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:29,840 Speaker 2: so cute, like she would pose you just the right way, 220 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:32,720 Speaker 2: and she was super enthusiastic and you could tell she 221 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 2: was happy to be there. It just it was I 222 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 2: don't know, the staff was so willing to help and 223 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 2: they were very friendly and it just was very well done. 224 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:45,959 Speaker 2: I thought it was, like I said, it was very 225 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 2: It was physically small, but you didn't really feel that 226 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 2: when you like, it really did feel like stars Hollow 227 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 2: with they had the leaves everywhere and just it was 228 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:57,080 Speaker 2: just really well decorated. 229 00:11:57,520 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 1: Yeah. Yeah, and so I'll be posting a real for 230 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 1: this episode so you guys can physically see it. I 231 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 1: posted a little preview on I'm on in podcast page. 232 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 1: But yes, it is perfect for photo ops and it 233 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 1: was well well done. Like bravo to Warner Brothers. It 234 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: was really amazing. 235 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was good. One other kind of interesting little 236 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 2: tie in that I don't think was intentional on the 237 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 2: part of Warner Brothers, but to me, it was significant 238 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:38,760 Speaker 2: that they picked the grove to hold it out. I mean, 239 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:41,080 Speaker 2: I'm sure they picked it because there's a ton of 240 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:43,319 Speaker 2: foot traffic through there and it's you know, it's just 241 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 2: a popular place in LA but the history of that area. 242 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 2: It's on a big piece of land, like we mentioned 243 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:55,200 Speaker 2: that has CBS Television City where they have shot a 244 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:58,839 Speaker 2: bunch of shows over the years. The original Farmers Market 245 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 2: is there. It's like this huge piece the land. There's 246 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:03,960 Speaker 2: the Pan Pacific Park on the other side, which is 247 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 2: where the Pan Pacific Auditorium used to be decades ago. 248 00:13:09,640 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 2: And so a funny thing about the history of this 249 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 2: particular piece of land is that it actually started. It 250 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 2: was a dairy farm in the eighteen late eighteen hundreds 251 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 2: owned by a man named Arthur Gilmore Gilmore and in 252 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 2: nineteen hundred, so he has this dairy farm and he 253 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 2: was going to expand it. So he was drilling a 254 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:35,240 Speaker 2: well to get more water for the dairy cows, and 255 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 2: he struck oil instead of water. Now, if you've ever 256 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 2: watched even a single episode of Beverly Hillbillies, you know 257 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:44,319 Speaker 2: that if you strike oil on your property, you instantly 258 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 2: become very rich, very quick. So he so Arthur Gilmore 259 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 2: and his son Earl quickly switched from dairy farming to 260 00:13:56,360 --> 00:14:01,560 Speaker 2: oil production. And because they had all this money, they 261 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:05,839 Speaker 2: developed the land. They moved the they got the city 262 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 2: made them get rid of the oil production, and so 263 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,960 Speaker 2: they started oil refining at a different location. So they 264 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 2: took this piece of land and they built all these 265 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 2: things on it. So there was Gilmore Field, which was 266 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 2: a baseball field, Gilmore Stadium, which had an auto racetrack 267 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:27,400 Speaker 2: in the middle of it. More Drive in and then 268 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 2: of course Gilmore Gas, Like there were Gilmore gas stations, 269 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:35,880 Speaker 2: over three thousand of them in the western US. 270 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 1: Whoa, and so, but this is more than just. 271 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 2: A funny coincidence because the one of part of the 272 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 2: Gilmore Empire was Gilmore Bank. And so when Amy Sherman 273 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:54,880 Speaker 2: Palladino had this idea for a show about a mother 274 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 2: and a daughter, she got the name Gilmore from Gilmore 275 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 2: Bank that was right there next to the Farmer's Market. 276 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:07,280 Speaker 2: So this guy's name was Gilmour, Like, that's literally where 277 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:10,680 Speaker 2: the bank came from, which I love. And so it's 278 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 2: just a little ti in that I'm sure probably wasn't 279 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:14,680 Speaker 2: even on their mind when they picked the grove. 280 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 1: I had no idea, but. 281 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 2: It's all right there. And then the Gilmore, the Gilmore 282 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 2: gas stations eventually got absorbed into Mobile. 283 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 1: Oh okay, well yeah, yeah. 284 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:30,520 Speaker 2: And the Gilmore Bank was actually still the Gilmore Bank 285 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 2: was there until like twenty thirteen, it was relatively Yeah, 286 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 2: it got bought out by a different bank. So and 287 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 2: if you ever make it over to the LA area 288 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 2: and you want to visit, if you go to the 289 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 2: farmers market, So the Gilmore Company still exists and it 290 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 2: still operates the Farmer's Market and owns that land. 291 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 1: Oh that's good. So somewhere there's like an Emily Gilmore 292 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: sitting on like you know, like fortunately, and maybe that 293 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 1: Gilmore has a daughter. And is you know living up 294 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:07,400 Speaker 1: to the name in Los Angeles society. Yes, yes, so. 295 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 2: It's it's because if you go to the Farmer's Market 296 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:11,440 Speaker 2: you can find like little artifacts. 297 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:13,120 Speaker 1: They do have a. 298 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 2: I don't know if it's a recreation or if it's 299 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:21,480 Speaker 2: just a restoration of a Gilmore gas station there. And 300 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 2: there's also one of the one of the streets that 301 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:26,560 Speaker 2: you drive in on is Gilmore Lane, so there's like 302 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 2: a stoplight Gilmore sign. 303 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 1: The open face parking lot, the one that's right by 304 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:32,080 Speaker 1: the gas station is that one. 305 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:38,200 Speaker 2: On the other side. So it's not it's like it's 306 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 2: like south of where the main parking it's like the 307 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 2: other side, it's like south of the grove. Basically, it's 308 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 2: not on Google street View. I didn't get a picture 309 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 2: of it, but there's a stop right there and the 310 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 2: signs say Gilmore. So, oh my god, there's like little 311 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:57,480 Speaker 2: traces of it still here and there. Well, we'll put 312 00:16:57,480 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 2: some pictures up, but yeah, I thought that was kind 313 00:16:59,960 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 2: of a fun. I like learning about like history, like. 314 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 1: Oh me too. And I've used to live in that area. 315 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:09,720 Speaker 1: So when I was like in my twenties, I worked 316 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:13,119 Speaker 1: at E News and I used to walk like from 317 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 1: Miracle Miles the like neighborhood, and so I used to 318 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:18,399 Speaker 1: walk to work, but I would go to the grove 319 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:21,640 Speaker 1: for like sometimes even errands, you know, because I need 320 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 1: something at Nordstrum or something like that, or or even 321 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:26,680 Speaker 1: just like go get something to eat at the Farmer's Market. 322 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:30,360 Speaker 1: And I've always seen that Gilmour little gas station replica 323 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 1: and you know the rigion. 324 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:35,679 Speaker 2: You probably walked right past Gilmore Bank and it didn't think. 325 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, probably because I was living there probably like twenty 326 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:42,720 Speaker 1: oh No, because if you said twenty thirteen, I was 327 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 1: living there, like I think like twenty fifteen, so oh okay, yeah, yeah, 328 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 1: oh my god, that's ten years ago. Wow. Time a 329 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 1: lot of time flies by. Yeah, And yeah, I love 330 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:58,439 Speaker 1: that neighborhood, like if that's a very touristy neighborhood as well, 331 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: they have like the Lacma there, they have the tarpets 332 00:18:02,560 --> 00:18:04,879 Speaker 1: all that, so it's like if you ever come visit, 333 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:07,680 Speaker 1: you can go take a photo as a Gilmore Girls 334 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:10,080 Speaker 1: van next to the Gilmore Gas. 335 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:13,399 Speaker 2: Yeah, there's a ton of stuff there. Peterson Automotive Museum 336 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:16,880 Speaker 2: is right there. Yeah, yeah, the Motion Picture Museum that's 337 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:18,879 Speaker 2: in the old May Company building, like all of that 338 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:22,960 Speaker 2: is right there on Wilshure and Fairfax. It's yeah, there's 339 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 2: just a ton of really cool stuff. 340 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:26,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, definitely cool. 341 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:29,439 Speaker 2: And it's not like the sketchy part either. It's like 342 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 2: it's fine to walk around. 343 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:34,480 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, and like the houses, they are so cute. 344 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 1: And then I think like Warner Brothers is like giving 345 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: people a taste of what holidays made here, would's is 346 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:43,400 Speaker 1: gonna be? So yeah, they even gave us a little like, oh, 347 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:46,879 Speaker 1: buy tickets for a Holidays made here and so because 348 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:51,400 Speaker 1: that's open and they're going to be going all out 349 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:54,400 Speaker 1: this year, and I'm sure James will talk about it, 350 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 1: you know, yeah, he's gonna you know, we're gonna have 351 00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:59,880 Speaker 1: a podcast with James and Scott talking about the Star 352 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:02,960 Speaker 1: ceremony this week. So yes, yeah, that'll give you more 353 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:06,439 Speaker 1: information on that. But it was so well done and 354 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:10,160 Speaker 1: it was so awesome. And one thing when I noticed 355 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:15,160 Speaker 1: when we walked out as a fellow Swifty. This weekend, 356 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 1: the Life of show Girl got released, and there was 357 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 1: these stage doors that were popping up everywhere all over 358 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:25,680 Speaker 1: the world, like London, everything. And I saw it like quickly, 359 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 1: like in my Instagram, my personal instagram, because I am 360 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 1: a swifty I follow all the like Easter egg stuff. 361 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 1: We walk out and there's people like looking up and 362 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:37,440 Speaker 1: taking photos and there was a stage door there. I 363 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:39,640 Speaker 1: was like, oh my gosh, my two worlds are Collidi, 364 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:42,840 Speaker 1: so we're girls and Swifty and so I took it 365 00:19:42,880 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 1: and you go the QR code and it was a 366 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 1: link to her Fate Ophelia YouTube, her Fate Aphelia music 367 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:56,159 Speaker 1: video that premiered yesterday so or Sunday. So yeah, it 368 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:57,959 Speaker 1: was fun because I was like, oh, Taylor Swift can 369 00:19:58,040 --> 00:20:01,960 Speaker 1: kill my girls on one day day for Jackie, I know, 370 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 1: I know, I know. And I got myself a matchat 371 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:07,840 Speaker 1: in you know, the Farmer's Market, but that's all I bought. 372 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:10,040 Speaker 1: Other than that. It was. It was great. It was 373 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:11,280 Speaker 1: it was a little free. 374 00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:14,600 Speaker 2: It was fun hanging out and yeah seeing all the stuff. 375 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 2: So yeah, it was it was very cool. I know, 376 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:20,200 Speaker 2: WB Studio Tour dot Com. 377 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, anyways, that was a preview event. It was only 378 00:20:23,600 --> 00:20:26,120 Speaker 1: two days, so I'm sorry you won't be able to go. 379 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:30,399 Speaker 1: But the little Gilmour gas station replica is still is 380 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:32,360 Speaker 1: there all the time, so we're to come to La 381 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:34,119 Speaker 1: and visit the grove. You can take a photo by that. 382 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:36,639 Speaker 1: But as far as like this pop up event, because 383 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:39,680 Speaker 1: it was for the twenty fifth celebration, it was only 384 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:43,639 Speaker 1: Saturday and Sunday, so now it's gone. But you know, 385 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:44,880 Speaker 1: holidays made here. 386 00:20:45,119 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 2: So that wraps it up for this special episode of 387 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:51,400 Speaker 2: Town Meeting. Uh Tara will be back with me next 388 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 2: time and we will continue our regular recap of the. 389 00:20:55,800 --> 00:21:00,040 Speaker 1: Episodes starting season three, making our way through. 390 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:32,440 Speaker 2: Good stuff Happening Meeting adjourn dot Jay, everybody at Forget, 391 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 2: follow us on Instagram at I Am all In podcast, 392 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:49,720 Speaker 2: and email us at Gilmore at iHeartRadio dot com.