I am on severe weather duty this week. You are advised not to ask me how I feel about doing severe weather. There was no weather tonight, so I did what I do when there is no weather. I dug out old commercials from back when I was younger, funnier, and more creative. I found … Continue reading Radio Shack Commercials (Alternate Title: “Breakin’ The Law”)
It’s been a while since I did some decent reading. (Comic books don’t count.) But here are some books that I have enjoyed. They’re all in my areas of interest, which is…well, TV, radio, cartoons…all those sophisticated subjects. “We’re Live In 5” By Jeff Margolis Jeff Margolis is a television producer and director. He was … Continue reading On Wenty’s Bookshelf
My friend Pat is having an awful lot of fun with Meta AI or some similar app. You enter what you want it to show you, and bingo! there it is. Here is what Pat wanted me to see today: The fellow on the right is Dick Van Dyke. I know this because Pat concocted … Continue reading Dick Van Dyke and Big Bird: An Imagined Encounter
You know what I haven’t done on this blog in a long, long while? I haven’t shared any of my commercial work. Book stuff has kept me busy (still on sale at Alliance Community Pharmacy, BBGH Gift Box, and KCOW!). Ahem….where was I? Oh! Commercials. Most of the commercials you hear on the radio, and … Continue reading These Are The (Commercial) Breaks
You know, everything has to be sold. Someone has to sell you that their specific hamburger is the juiciest, or their bathroom tissue is preferred by bears, or their morning radio program is reasonably entertaining. *cough*. In this life you are a seller and someone being sold. You might be sold by a girl scout, … Continue reading Selling Charlie Chan (And Other Broadcasting Pitches)
The third hour-long Lucy story is set in Las Vegas, Nevada and the surrounding desert. The Ricardos and the Mertzes are on a train en route to Sin City where Ricky’s band has a gig at the Sands Hotel. From the first moments on the train Lucy is fiddling with a geiger counter, excited about … Continue reading The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hours: “Lucy Hunts Uranium”
Once a month I get a blood test to make sure my outstanding, super-duper, best of all time kidneys are still doing okay. (I think it helps that I say “Who’s a good kidney? You are! You are!” at least once a day.) I always get a report after the blood test, and God bless … Continue reading Wenty: Now With Less Sugar!
I chose this 1982 CBS special for two reasons: One, I find Danny Kaye extraordinarily entertaining. He’s my favorite part of my favorite holiday film, “White Christmas”. His 60’s vairety show was delightful (I have it on DVD) and “Hans Christian Anderson” is a sheer delight. Oh, and this. Just this: The other reason I … Continue reading W/O/C: “EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration”
The second 60-minute adventure of the Ricardos and the Mertzes is loaded with southern comfort and paint. Lots and lots of paint. The celebrity in the show’s title is Tallulah Bankhead. For those who are familiar with “I Love Lucy”, but not familiar with Tallulah Bankhead, Wikipedia sez: Tallulah Brockman Bankhead (January 31, 1902 – December … Continue reading The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hours: “The Celebrity Next Door”
(This article is not about the weather. But yes, it was very chilly.) I had two great reasons to wander through downtown Alliance this early evening. First, I visited the Carnegie Arts Center. It is truly one of the crown jewels of our fair city, and right now they’re displaying items from their 2025 Anniversary … Continue reading A Chilly Evening In Alliance, Nebraska
