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hotel westminster

from mitch hedberg posted in television by corporate_sunshine

After performing for six nights at Carolines, comedian Mitch Hedberg and his wife began staying at hotels in the NYC area.

On Tuesday, March 29, 2005, the couple checked into the Westminster in Livingston, NJ. Hedberg died the following evening from multiple toxicity drug overdose. He was 37 years old.

Taking a cue from Steven Wright, Hedberg's comedy style consisted of offbeat non-sequitors and staccato ramblings. Hear his work here.

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holsten’s

from the sopranos posted in television by chewing_the_scenery

Site of the infamous final scene in The Sopranos. Parallel park across the street, order the onion rings, focus on the good—

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murphy’s restaurant

from rectify posted in television by chewing_the_scenery

Griffin, just south of Atlanta, is the stand-in for Paulie, Georgia, the fictional small town in the Sundance Channel's Rectify where Daniel Holden returns to live after nineteen years on death row.

The small diner Murphy's Restaurant, located in a strip mall on W Taylor street, pops up several times during the first season's short six episode run.

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matt’s bar

from man vs. food, food wars posted in television by donkeyoti

Matt's Bar is "Home of the Jucy Lucy," a hamburger stuffed with hot melted cheese and grease: delicious. Although not the only Jucy (or Juicy) Lucy in town, it's been featured in the tv shows Man vs Food and Food Wars.

On June 26, 2014, President Obama visited Matt's to try the Jucy.

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the golden girls house

from the golden girls posted in television by donkeyoti

Just north of Sunset Blvd in LA is the house that served as the exterior for the 80s sitcom The Golden Girls (series run 1985-1992). The show was set in Florida, so there's no telling if Blanche, Rose, Dorothy or Sophia will be around there.

"Thank you for being a friend..."

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