Big, big thanks to the JKL staff and crew who were nothing but nice, helpful, reassuring, complimentary and kind. You guys, Josh and Jordan especially, are awesome! Jimmy Kimmel you are cool too. Thanks for having me on the how (and thanks for actually laughing for real at the lists!).

Check me out! Anyway, here’s part one of the interview on YouTube — and here’s part two. It’s on ABC.com too. Also, at least for now you can watch the clips or the entire episode on Hulu.

Other thoughts and tidbits before I get on the plane back to St. Louis…

Hollywood stuff:

• I like the weather in L.A. The weather is really freakin’ nice. What a cliché.
• The Roosevelt Hotel is killer.
• Hollywood Boulevard has a lot of payphones on it — way more than I’ve seen in at least 20 years.
• Loved the vintage aura of the Musso & Frank Grill. Ate a massive porterhouse steak there.
• Didn’t love the touristy hoo-haw stuff and really wanted to hit Venice Beach but just didn’t have time.

JKL stuff:

• I guess Dakota Fanning didn’t want to stay and sit next to me for my segment. Maybe she has a curfew.
• Wardrobe put a little makeup on me but said my hair look great. Ha!
• Korn’s not my thing (and I bet found grocery lists aren’t their thing) but I saw them anyway with a great sidestage view. Their crowd was way into it.
• A show like this is obviously really complicated to make work but they are super-organized and professional.

I’ll update more on the trip elsewhere in the next few days! Thanks everyone!

P.S.: The book, if you want to buy it: “Milk Eggs Vodka: Grocery Lists Lost and Found.”

Please do.

[Update: Here's the recap post.]

Yes, on Thursday, July 1, 2010, I am going to be on the freakin’ Jimmy Kimmel Live show. Here’s the episode summary from TV.com: “Actress Dakota Fanning; grocery list collector Bill Keaggy; Korn performs.” That’s the ABC network. Check listings for the time in your area.

So. Yeah. Weird. We’ll be talking about other people’s grocery lists — as seen here at grocerylists.org and in the “Milk Eggs Vodka” book. What else is there to say? Watch it! Let me know if I look nervous!

• Here’s the proof on TV.com
• More info on STLtoday.com
• The web site that started it all (you’re there right now)
• The book on Amazon

It came about because of my spot in “The Curators,” a documentary film project by the always awesome Coudal Parters out of Chicago.

This is my list for when I arrive in L.A. and go all Hollywood:

Watch Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday, July 1!

The economic downturn has taken its toll on traditional museums with cutbacks and closings, but one corner of the collecting world is flourishing.

Virtual museums, just a few years ago seen as a curiosity, are gaining legitimacy as collectors open online galleries to share their passions.

Cereal box covers. Matchbook designs. Grocery lists. Record album covers. Motel signs. Prison escape tools. Toothpaste. Stewardess uniforms.

Whatever the obsession, the Internet has provided a limitless digital curio cabinet for sophisticated and novice collectors alike…

The Museum of Online Museums, a Web site created by Chicago design firm Coudal Partners, does its best to track online museums and serve as a gateway. The firm has collected about 1,200 links and puts up about 150 to 200 links at a time on its Web site, rotating the galleries quarterly. The firm has produced a video about online museums called “The Curators” due out this spring.

Last summer I was interviewed by Coudal Partners for that upcoming Museum of Online Museums documentary. Check out this preview clip:

Awesome! I love how the YouTube video ID starts with “aSS.” Perfect.

Oh, and here’s a bonus grocery joke.

And this highly refined individual with impeccable taste is looking for a special someone.

That is all.

Something about standing in the cereal aisle makes me think I’m out of it — even though I have six boxes in the pantry. No more! The Ultimatest Grocery Lists, a free one-page shopping checklist, is organized by aisle so you can speed through the store. Print it out at www.grocerylists.org/ultimatest.

You don’t have to take their word for it, or even mine. Try it for yourself. Our free downloadable PDF is the most compact yet comprehensive grocery list available.

You know times are hard when the shopping list makes a comeback.

As the recession takes hold, consumers who used to shop impulsively are seeking ways to rein in their spending, and many are finding that sticking to a list can help them navigate through stores and limit their purchases.

Yes, I meant to post this a while ago.

You can see the actual front page of the food section here at my Milk Eggs Vodka blog.