So back when Ken and I visited Erica in California in November, my only sightseeing request was to go to Leo Carillo State Beach in Malibu, aka the beach where the movie
Gidget was filmed, because that is, like, "the ultimate." While we weren't exactly on the right part of the beach (the filming location part wasn't near the parking lot and would've required climbing over some rocks to get there), I could at least get a feel for it and could see the exact beach/rock formations from where we stood.
The other side of these rocks? Was where Kahuna and Moondoggie hung out with the Gidg. Like so:
Anyway, cut to tonight, when I'm watching one my fave utterly delightful movies,
That Thing You Do! (thanks to
Jamie for the heads up that it's now streaming on Netflix), and the scene where the band is filming the Frankie and Annette type movie comes on and I'm like, "Hey! I've seen rocks like that before!"
So I google it and, lo, it's the same beach as
Gidget. Again, though, on the other side from where I was. Doh!
And that is my unnecessary but still awesome (to like three people) factoid of the day.
ETA: Hold the phone. It's also the beach where Daniel-San played soccer much to the delight of Alli with an "i". Although, in all fairness, the rock formation does look a little less impressive. Hmm.:
