Remembering FRANK CAPRA At La Quinta Resort Where He Wrote IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE! 

Steve...As always another great vlog. Hope you had a safe 4the of July.I really do love your recent vlogs. It is so great to see Jim doing vlogs with you. Have a happy day with Jim.

Wonderful video Steve! In 1978 my agent booked me to perform at the La Quinta Hotel and it was truly remarkable. Such refined elegance and exclusivity unmatched anywhere. In those days (1926-1979...) the hotel was what is called a "closed book" hotel, meaning that accommodations were not available to anyone that called or wrote in to book a stay there. The hotel was booked solid all season long to the same celebrities and industrialists year after year after year... This hotel was only open from October 1 through April 1 period. No exceptions. It was an old school winter-only hideout for the ultra rich. What is interesting is that this property was so far from any civilization at the time that all the staff, myself included, literally lived at the hotel! And I mean everybody! The maids, housekeepers, cooks, bartenders, waiters, gardeners, poolboy, and yes even the concert pianist in the library lounge. I had my own separate and individual cottage there right next to the general managers cottage AND I still have photos of it today! When I performed at La Quinta Hotel I had dinner each evening with the hotel's 70 year old pool man. He was in fact the only pool man the hotel had ever had. He worked there from the very beginning in 1926 and finally retired in the 1980s. He lived there with his faithful and beloved German Shepherd dog and when the summertime came each year he along with all the employees would pack up and move. They all went to work at exclusive summer resorts across the country. I would sit there night after night and listen to the stories that the original head of housekeeping and he would tell. It was just magic. During my time there in my audience was Jackie Onassis, President and Mrs. Ford, the Shah of Iran, Elizabeth Taylor, Doris Day (and her cheating husband who secretly brought along his mistress and put her up in a nearby bungalow some 50 feet away!), William Holden, etc.... Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner were there filming the pilot for his series Hart to Hart along with Roddy McDowell, Aaron Spelling and more. So you can imagine what my audience was like each evening!! They were a captive audience for sure as there was just nothing around it but sand and dirt and tumbleweeds for miles and miles. Oh one more thing... I played the wedding of David Carradine there too. Thank you for this delightful video Steve. You did the place proud!!!

Hey Steve and Jim 🙌 I have said this on a couple of your past videos… It’s A Wonderful Life is my all time favourite movie so loved the connection ❤️

Hi Steve and Jim happy late 4th of July to you both loved to see where Frank Cappa lived another great blog

How interesting. Now watching “it’s a wonderful life “ at Christmas time I’ll imagine him sitting in that villa typing away……

Oh man! That breakfast looked to die for!!! I love a good breakfast like that. Great show. Thanks.

Really enjoyed this episode! The editing and sound effects were great! Thanks Steve and Jim!

So nice to see you and your hubby. Jim. Love La Quinta, they let you bring your dog!

Steve, I understand your "OMG!" about It's a Wonderful Life. I have a friend who turned 68 last November and he had never seen the movie. I'm 56 and have seen it numerous times. Something recently I learned about the movie is that the actor who plays the guy at the dance talking to Mary when George walks up and interrupts him, and later opens the floor for the pool is played by Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer.

In the mid 90’s I had a standing room reservation there. I drove out every weekend from Santa Monica. A superbly classy place. Bought by some corporation and it’s never been the same.

I got hungry after watching all that delicious food 😋, a beautiful place to film and enjoy!! 👍🏻👏great video....

Always great, Steve...you're lucky...having Jim there is like having Alexa...just ask and get answers! Have fun you guys...you are keeping those of us stuck in alive!

pffew steve what a day... my dog my little life companion for the last 18 years died today so, I'm happy to enjoy one of your videos they are always so positive so you posting today makes my day thanks steve!

Love this!!! The La Quinta is Awesome, I didn’t realize it was so big, nor her history. Thanks again, Steve (& Jim)! 💗

You're the best RU-vidr out there I love all your blogs I love all your blogs but the one that are not graveyard blogs I'm not to crazy about but I watch all your blogs old and new all the time I bet I have watched every video you have done on graveyard only about 100 + times each hope that helps your channel out and will keep that up just cause I love them so much your the greatest out there on the tube but doore graveyard stuff get away from this other stuff your doing not a fan of it sounds much but wouldn't delete you no way or how just want graveyard stuff but I know other people love your new stuff so I won't stop watching keep up the awesome work Steve hope to see a new graveyard blog soon.have a wonderful evening sir thanks for the awesome entertainment

What a lovely place La Quinta is.

What a beautiful resort. Those pancakes looked amazing too.

My favorite Christmas movie! "It's a wonderful life" Thanks for sharing. What a beautiful place to live.

Paula and I LOVE your new format Guys!! Keep them coming!

I have never seen , it's a wonderful life . It's def on my list of movies, to watch.

Oh and I wanna say glad to see your partner with you in some videos too that's so cool just keep up the awesome work even though I'm not the biggest fan of some of your new blogs I still love your videos in-between the new ones the graveyard ones but there all good and I'm glad to see that most people love them so everyone out there thanks for keeping my favorite RU-vidr going on thanks again steve

Great video on this hotel. I love all of Frank Capra's movies. Thank you for sharing this, friend. Blessings - Judith 🎵🎭

It is very nice to see your husband. Your daughter is beautiful. She reminds me of my daughter. Great video.

Great seeing you and hubby together on an episode. Great vlog Steve and Jim. Greetings front. The big🍎

Ginger Rogers (Virginia Katherine McMath) and Fred Astaire are still dancing up in Heaven. Their dance scenes entertain me to this day. Steve, thanks for the video.

I loved this one, Steve! You're so funny and it's great to see Jim again too! The $12 fries left me speechless there for a moment, even though I live in a very touristy area and prices are high here. But the food looked unbelievable and the portions terrific! I didn't know about the San & Santa meanings either and I love old Hollywood so it was all very informative as well.

Hi Steve! Thanks for showing thi beautiful location so full of old Hollywood history! I have never been there!👍😀

Steve i always enjoy your vids , you tell the history of our great actors here , the next generation may forget who the great actors were but with people like you ,that tells the story you always make us and the next generation remember these great actors and patriots like Jimmy Stewart too , the Its a Wonderful life blog , i have on my channel Christmas decorations with my Its a Wonderful life Village thanks for all that you do keep up the great work!

Hi Steve and Jim I'm glad you guys are doing videos together much love to you both

Frank and Lu's daughter Lucille recently passed away in northern Michigan. She was a professor at the University of Findlay OH back in the 1980s and 90s.

Great that La Quinta embraces the celebrity past. I know when wifey and I stayed at the Chateau Marmont over a long weekend we tried to poke around and inquire where Jim Morrison stayed and others and they had nothing for us haha.....the only place we knew for sure was Belushi's bungalo.

Steve...enjoying the vlogs. Glad to see your husband Jim in the vlogs.

Very interesting movie, our generation watch it every holiday season, the movie premiered when my folks were young and they never saw it, never remember anyone in their group who saw it. Very interesting. Cheers 🥂

Jim seems like he is getting out more and more! You must be finally converting him! Sure is a lot of history at this hotel! It's neat that they have everything marked. Must have had a lot of visitors over the years looking. Hard to believe someone doesn't know It's a Wonderful Life. It's even in Christmas Vacation. Wonder if he saw that?

Great video again Steve. When you not visiting grave sites I like when you and Jim take us a view of Palm Springs...

You Can't Take It With You is a favorite Capra movie of mine as well..as is Mr. Smith Goes To Washington. Great movies.

It's a wonderful life is my all time favorite movie!!!! Did I hear it correctly that Jim has not seen it's a wonderful life?????? I would love to visit this Hotel. Steve Thank you again for another awesome vlog.

Hi Steve and Jim. I had no idea that LaQuinta had a luxurious resort , thought that they were the usual type of hotel chain. Fascinating Vlog. Thank you!

The Bob Hope Desert Classic is now played at LA Quinta at PGA West

What a place.

It’s really a small world because Lucille Capra was a girl who grew up in Ceres which is near Modesto. I believe that her parents are buried in Modesto!

And now Retired Life With Steve is at that location! Have a GREAT week my friends!!

👍💯💜. Hi ya steve, jim. Marcia and Brandon. It looks peaceful, neat cottages and all the history. If I was a ghost, I'd want stay too.most ghost don't come out in the day.marcia knows how be protected from my sun. She stole my look.😁. It looked like the sun was not shining today. I thought everybody has heard of it's a wonderful life. I'm jealous wish I was there.🙂.La Quinta seem like a nice place to sit, relax, stay a while. It's nice when they preserve as much as you can.putting that gate there was a neat idea. 75 years old. Boy if those cottages could talk. It near just to be able to see near places like this.the food looked good where yall stopped. I'm sure all of you enjoyed it. Neat they have plaques, you can learn interesting things.👍 another great video steve the kind I like Just sit back for a few minutes see a interesting place with a lot of history. Thanks for taking me along.🙂. My second son name is Brandon. We call him Bj. Take care. Love,respect and positivity always. Neita James. 👋🙂.

Beautiful cosy looking place. 🤔

What a fantastic place.

Hi again Steve 😊, we were rewatching a few more plus it's a wonderful life lol , and this came on. Awesome 👍😎 as always. Look forward to seeing more, stay cool.

Hello Steve just wanted to give you an update I found I Love Lucy And decades Thank you for sharing today it was lovely Have a wonderful weekend

While I was well aware of who Frank Capra was and the meaning of San, I had no idea the La Quinta motel franchise was founded in 1926. Love the bungalows!

Steven and Jim Great videos always

I love that movie I watch it every year. Thank you Steve for sharing this with us. 😊

Great vlog Steve! Lots of history and great food too! I like the way Jim takes off and gets things done 😁👍

Great trip , such a beautiful place... Hope you and Jim are doing well..

It's nice that Jim is joining you on your adventures. 😊 I've seen Marcia on a few of your other videos but don't know who she is...but I'm glad she's joining you, also. I have to agree - I much prefer sunny days. 💕

Thanks for the Spanish lesson. I only took one year of Spanish and that was in 9th grade. All I know are basic words and phrases.

Great vlog Steve! Great to see Jim too! Breakfast looks fabulous!

Very interesting vlog! Also I am more of a mountain girl but oh my goodness it is so beautiful there!! So enjoying the glimpses of Palm Springs!

One of my favorite films. Beautiful there and the Hollywood history. You make a dull old Friday better. Thanks Steve stay safe!

I always enjoy your videos. Have fun and stay safe!

Great blog Steve 👏👏👏

Oh my goodness I love this thanks for posting I love history good history lol

Awesome Job Guys. I Loved it. take care & God Bless.

Nice to see you guys hope you are having a great day 😊 thank you for sharing your video 📸

Great video Steve ! Looking forward to your next adventure!

We were in NYC for the Radio City Rockettes about 20 years ago. A hot dog was $9.00 at the time! I can’t imagine what a hog dog costs in NYC now!

How could someone not have seen that movie?? Oh if they are younger than we are I guess. Enjoyable video.

Wow!!!!

Great job. I lived in La Quinta in 1983-84 and had no idea this place existed. La quinta was a lot smaller then. I believe the Eisenhower's lived here prior to moving to Indian Wells where they purchased a home after he was out of the White House. The prices seemed high but it is a tourist area and I have a friend coming out here in Dec and he is into ghost hunting. May have to take him there and have breakfast too.

Its a Wonderful Life is one of my favorite classics. This was interesting.

I really enjoyed this. Thanks for the hard work you must do to produce these videos. Keep them coming!

As usual, Steve, you've delivered another top notch video :) Thanks

Enjoyed the video! As always, I did learn a few things.

Great blog Steve! You are very interesting and so appreciate all your time and effort in producing your vlogs😁

Thank u for taking us on this adventure I watch that movie every year at Christmas time .love James Stewart .😎👌🙏❤️

Hi there you guys, isn't things nice how things work out. Its a wonderful life filmed so long ago and then was just another movie. The proof is in the pudding so long ago and became an iconic movie that now gets passed down generation to generation. This movie has stood the test of time great video as usual

Again another fabulous video, this was so fun, you could feel the old school Hollywood...so cool.😀👍💪❤😉

That place is so cool!! I’d love to stay there. Thanks for taking us along!

Love it can’t wait till next year plan to visit a lot of different places that you have showed that I have become very interested in who know might run into you guys

Hi Steve ! Great to see that you and Jim are having great times with your family. Stay well all of you and God Bless ! Cheers !

Looks like rain! Very interesting trip - I love the old movies of Frank C.- very human! What regular people live. Thanks Steve & Jim!

Thanks Jim for the lesson. This place is beautiful. Have u seen Rogers dancing with Lucy on the Lucy show?

Hollywood and Beverly Hills always gets first billing. With that said, the Greater Palm Springs area was a haven for Hollywood Royalty and Presidents. Add in Elvis and a lot of golfers and tennis players you have a magical place. That's why i love it there and wish I lived there.

Neat video Steve. Stay cool in the desert heat. All the best.

Very interesting Steve. Thanks for the information

Three thumbs up 👍 and a vlogger gets their wings. Steve great job on this classic. Looks like your driver will be a good vlogger in training. Lol. Thanks for this one.

Yay! La Quinta! :) The weekend I spent at the resort was amazing! The legacy casitas are beautiful. Sadly, I stayed in a modern one which wasn’t my choice. 😢 It was right behind and to the side of the Eisenhower casita. We also had dinner on the lawn of a historic home behind and across the street from the resort which had a connection with Clark Gable. Sadly, I don’t remember much about the story.

Hey Steve and Jim.love this vlog😊🇳🇱

What a beautiful place. The La quintas in OH are on the same scale as Howard Johnsons 😳

Hello Steve and Jim , what a great video I just enjoy them so much because I’m so into those things , Louise’s looks like a great place to eat next time I go to palm spring I’m gonna look for it , I can’t believe Ginger Rogers didn’t have a plaque near the “fountain” they should’ve have kept the fountain ,Cus fountains are beautiful i so don’t like when they change things from the past , I can’t Believe that there was not much on her . Thank you both for sharing!! And Marsha too 😇

Love every one of you’re videos ! I’m so glad to see you’re husband participating in you’re adventures now !

Hi guys! Nice vlog! Beautiful resort ! That movie was the best ! Have a great weekend and stay cool! Deborah....Winnipeg Canada

Hi Steve and Jim . Really enjoyed this video guys. Hope your July 4th was awesome. ❤🙏

Steve, what a great vlog post! That looks like an awesome place to visit. And Louise's Pantry..... looking at all that food made me hungry! I've really loved your recent posts. I'm watching for another great cemetery crawl. Jim, you need to stay in the videos! I think you have a better sense of direction than Steve lol! Looking forward to more.

That food looked so delicious!

What a wonderful place!

That’s my husband’s favorite Christmas movie. Thanks for taking us along, Steve!🙋🏻‍♀️ also Steve maybe if you had Jim a long more often you would’ve some of those gravesites a lot quicker!😉

Hi friend Steve: Another terrific video. That breakfast could almost pass for Kosher! So I guess you're now making Retireumentaries. I like you regardless of format. You're a good writer, director and cameraman! XXXXO SR

Great vlog. Salute from Indio CA

That meal looked like a feast for a king! The fries at the resort were probably imported from Idaho.

Once again a very interesting video. I obviously had heard of LA, Quinta Resort. Very famous resort and, of course, I remember Frank Capra and the other celebrities that you mentioned etc. I remember when you visited Frank Capra's grave site. . 12 dollars for a plate of chips??? Sorry there was no, errm, is it called sunshine? for your vlog It must have been terribly difficult for you all to cope and indeed complete your vvideo without the sun lol!! Kindest regards to you and Jim from DJ in the UK! (where it is raining!! Yes in the Summer!! The rain is defo warmer though in the Summer lol.)

Ahh!! Love this Steve! We’re actually staying at this resort this weekend! I’m way more excited now 😋Definitely gonna check out Louise’s Pantry. Last time we stayed there we tried finding Greta Garbo’s casita, but the heat got us😅We’ll try a again this time! Thanks for another gem!👌🏼