How To Catch a Celebrity

I used to live on California St and had no idea I was half a block away from the Church of Satan’s ground zero. This house (was torn down and rebuilt as condos… boooooooo!) has a long and sordid history as a brothel turned Church of Satan. Marilyn Manson met the infamous high priest Dr. Anton LaVey here. Dr. LaVey allegedly materialized in front of Manson’s face.
Dr. LaVey also performed history’s first Satanic wedding and baptism here as well as raising his 500-pound lion, Togare.

While I don’t consider myself a big (or any kind of) Danielle Steel fan, her house is pretty amazing. Her mansion (built by the Spreckle family who made their millions in the sugar business) is the largest single family residence in San Francisco. It must make the people living in 500 square foot single family residences feel a little below average.

Get a picnic together, gather up the kids, the uncles, the girlfriends and Kimmy Gibbler, bring a boom box to play the Full House theme in the background, then head over to the Painted Ladies for a little Full House reenactment. Bonus points if you can actually get John Stamos to show up.

Steve Jobs is synonymous with Apple. Ever since he came and saved Apple’s rear end from failing his smiling face has been everywhere. Check out where the business man lays his head and maybe you’ll even see him checking the mail in his boxers.

I used to run by Robin Williams’s house every day as I headed up to Lands End Trail. I never caught sight of the comedian, but I watched the growth progress of his dinosaur shaped hedges. Williams is a pretty common sight around San Francisco, especially on his road bicycle.

Oh Mayor Gavin Newsom. I love you and you’re Christian Bale circa American Psycho good looks.
I don’t think Newsom is quite the same as Patrick Bateman, but he fits the look. If you hang out long enough maybe you can get a job on his campaign team for governor!