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So you're planning a visit to L.A. and you want to see some movie stars. Where do you go? Now to be honest my best star sightings have just kinda happened. I'm sitting in traffic my eyes wander over to the car idling in the next lane and well, hello Jack!
However since you can't always count on bumper-to-bumper traffic to flush out your quarry, there are ways to increase your chances at seeing the stars.
My list of star spotting locations:
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Farmers' Market- Sunday mornings, early. Uh-huh, right there between the free-range chicken and the organically grown tomatoes you might see one of your favorite stars.
Gelson's Markets (supermarkets, Century City-Pacific Palisades-West Hollywood locations)
Just be careful, celebrities are notoriously bad shopping cart drivers.
Century City Mall-Melrose Blvd.-Robertson Blvd
While window-shopping you can sometimes spot a few friends.
Previews-Premieres-Award Shows
Personally I don't recommend this, too many people, parking is terrible and you can't really see a lot with all the bright lights and cameras. Plus, none of the stars ever carry pens and once they get yours, forget it!
Pink's- hot dog stand near the corner of Melrose & La Brea, famous for their chili dogs.
If the signed photos on the walls are any indication, movie stars eat here all the time. Of course all those 8x 10's could be downloaded from the internet, but those signatures look really genuine to me.
Civil and Criminal Courts
Check the docket to see who's appearing.
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Now if all this fails and you just have to see stars on your visit, try the Griffith Observatory. You can see stars there every night.
A light-hearted look at Tinsel Town, if I can help with touring advise just ask.
Keep'em flying
[This message was edited by Migflanker on March 15, 2003 at 11:07 AM.]
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and wave bye 
As far as an area close to "tourist stuff", L.A. is so spread out it's hard to suggest a area close to everything. Since you have teenagers I'll assume you'll want to visit at least one theme park, so I'll go with the Universal City area (Universal Studios Hollywood and CityWalk). This location offers you the advantage of a free shuttle running between the park and nearby hotels, which frees you up to drive over to Rodeo and browse, while the teenagers are off visting Shrek, the Terminator and Jurassic Park for the third time. 
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