Post #448384 by bigbrotiki on Mon, Apr 20, 2009 2:34 PM

On 2009-04-20 10:36, Tiki Shaker wrote:
I lived in LA for quite a while and I have to admit, since I've moved to San Diego, I really miss Huell Howser. He was able to scrape the top of pretty much every iceberg in California. If you watch his show enough, it's a good primer as to whether or not you might want to investigate a place further. And he was really able to go off to some pretty far out places. I envy his job. What a life! He helped save me a drive once or twice, that's for sure. Plus he helped me find some pretty awesome places in LA, like Galco's Market. When I moved to LA, Huell Howser and the book LA Bizarro helped guide me to some of the most awesome places around.

I think his shows are hilarious. He's a crack up.

I remember about 10 years ago, a friend of mine was at the Tiki Ti with a bunch of people. Huell Howser was there. He bought them a round of drinks! He told some awesome stories then ended up showing them a few other Hollywood/LA, off the beaten track bars and had a blast.

Bar hopping with Huell Howser! Awesome.

All that might have been true 10 years ago, but now his shows are kind of repetitious, more something for the Huell fan club- which is BIG. Once I was at a Palm Springs reception he attended also, and the girl behind the buffet was out of her mind about his presence, because "he's a famous film star!" :D

What was the result of the Cook Islands show?: The place is beautiful, and the people are sooo nice! Wow! Blow me down! I would have never.....Oh, and we learned that he got to stay there for a month. Good for him :) If you like to watch the show so you can see that he has the best job in the world, you will be satisfied. But something called "more in depth" about the subject at hand should not be expected. And I don't think it is, I think he fills his slot beautifully.