I fell in ❤ with Pee Wee Herman in 1985 when my parents took me to see Pee Wee’s Big Adventure in the theater. I’m pretty sure they hated it, but I was quickly obsessed.

To date, I’ve seen the movie at least 150x. I’ve seen Pee Wee on Broadway; I’ve seen Pee Wee in Los Angeles; I’ve been to a showing of the film with a Q+A afterwards; i saw the Tim Burton exhibit at LACMA; I know 3rd Street like the back of my hand; I’ve visited the Dinosaur from the movie in Cabazon…and I’ve been to the Alamo to see if there is a basement. Completely obsessed. For 28 years.

Then last week, I learned that the movie wasn’t even filmed at the Alamo! “The Alamo” was really the San Fernando Mission. What a ripoff!

So, I did what I had to do. I visited the San Fernando Mission today. I feel better. Despite that I could not find Pedro and Inez.