I had to write this story today. It was in my brain, taunting me. THE IDEA Wentworth and Krohe had been friends for years. Krohe, a talented musician who labored at his notebook to find the perfect set of lyrics, was a sensible and ethical soul. His friend Wentworth was a bit of an odd … Continue reading Krohe, Wenty and The Butler Bear: A Short (But Sweet) Story
Welcome to the first of a new series on ye olde blog! Last year I did the Happy Days Epics series which saw my site traffic roar from 1.8 users a week to 2.1 users! Now that’s marked improvement! This new series will spotlight episodes of television shows presented as they originally aired on the … Continue reading W/O/C: “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” Final Episode
Randy West is a highly regarded, very talented voice over artist who has announced a cavalcade of game shows, awards shows and the like. He is also a frequent “warm-up” man, welcoming studio audiences and getting them in the mood to laugh and have a good time. I became most familiar with Randy West through … Continue reading On The Bookshelf: “TV Inside-Out”
BLOGGER’S NOTE: To talk about these amazing films, I need to explore some of the great twists, shocks and surprises contained therein. I beg you: If you haven’t seen “Psycho”, “Rear Window” and “The Birds”, please don’t read this post! See the movies. They are genuine classics. Not boring “old movies” but eternally entertaining. TLDR: … Continue reading My Six Favorite Things About My Six Favorite Hitchcock Movies (Part 2)
BLOGGER’S NOTE: To talk about these amazing films, I need to explore some of the great twists, shocks and surprises contained therein. I beg you: If you haven’t seen “The Man Who Knew Too Much”, “North By Northwest” and “Vertigo”, please don’t read this post! See the movies. They are genuine classics. Not boring “old … Continue reading My Six Favorite Things About My Six Favorite Hitchcock Movies (Part One)
Judy Tenuta, one of the most outrageous and rambunctious comediennes of the 80s and 90s, passed away recently at age 72 of ovarian cancer. If you aren’t familiar with her stand-up, you might recognize her from a variety of cartoon voice acting roles and a series of collaborations with Weird Al Yankovic. In 1996 or … Continue reading Facing The Goddess: The Day I Met Judy Tenuta
I’ve been thinking a lot about my friend who rents a small place in the basement of KCOW, the enterprising weirdsmobile himself, Bob S. Bestos. Bob has been making regular appearances on my morning program again after a long sabbatical in Antarctica. And I have been coercing otherwise sensible people into taping cameo guest appearances … Continue reading Crazy, Bob, Rowlf and The 2000-Year Old Man
Nobody does classic TV on DVD like MPI Home Video. My library is thick with their releases of “The Jackie Gleason Show”, “Here’s Lucy”, “The Mothers-In-Law”, Perry Como specials, Doris Day specials, all kinds of goodies. Their latest release is a genuine rarity, with MPI’s usual outstanding array of bonus features. In Spring of 1965, … Continue reading DVD Review: “Marineland Carnival” and Other “Munsters” Rarities
At this evening’s Alliance City Council meeting, a ruling on fireworks was set to be changed. For many moons now, the City of Alliance has allowed for a ten-day window of setting off “4th Of July” (and surrounding days) fireworks. Ten days is the state limit. Many citizens have complained that ten days is too … Continue reading Beware The North American Ten-Toed Dullard
Say! It has been a while since I last shared some of the radio commercials I write and produce for my beloved employer! So here are some fairly recent ones. We start with two spots for Alliance Community Pharmacy. The first is to promote a contest for the last baby born in our fair city … Continue reading And Now, These Messages…
