Ross Perot has died. In addition to flipping the script on the 1992 presidential election, and giving Dana Carvey another impression, Ross Perot is responsible for my moment of local TV notoriety in 1993. ’93 was the year that David Letterman announced his move to CBS. This was pretty big news at the time, and … Continue reading Can I Finish? Can I Finish? Can-I-Finish?
Sid Ramin, an Oscar-Emmy-Grammy winning composer, died earlier this week at 100. He orchestrated Leonard Bernstein’s music for the Broadway play and motion picture of “West Side Story.” Which is remarkable. But we appreciate him for composing this: Seriously, one of the all-time classic TV themes right there. This fellow also composed commercial jingles including … Continue reading Scattered Thoughts On The Fourth (That Is, I’m Typing Them On The Fourth..They’re Not About The Fourth)
Allow me to start this little discussion with some wise words from friend-of-the-blog Tami Swearingen: As of today fireworks are legal until the 4th, i was young once and loved fireworks. I want kids to enjoy them…but please be considerate…if you have alot of dogs around..maybe find another place to shoot them off. Even more, … Continue reading Baby, You’re A (New Yorker Disconcerted By Children Setting Off A) Firework
Three topics entering my fevered brain on a summer Saturday: Graduation Day. Today I watched on Facebook live video the graduation of the Sherburne-Earlville High School (Go Marauders!) Class of 2019. My niece Kayleigh was among the grads, and although the blustery winds caused the FB video camera to topple, I did get to hear … Continue reading Saturday In The Blog, I Think It Was The 22nd Of June
Ah, the 70’s. I lived through most of them, you know. But while 2019 marks the 40th anniversary of my first experience in an indoor theater, seeing “The Muppet Movie” with Mom and Dad, I missed out on a lot of 70’s cinema. For example, the disaster movies. I imagine Mom kept me from seeing … Continue reading Walter Matthau In A Pimp Hat: My Weekend With “Earthquake”
I was so sorry today to hear of the passing of Doris Day. Her films were silly and fun, especially the ones for Warner Bros. in the late 40s. “Romance On The High Seas”, “My Dream Is Yours.” Good stuff! She sang and danced with Bugs Bunny even. Changing subjects: I have an unhealthy obsession … Continue reading “The Doris Day Show”s
My article on my core french fry-related beliefs got the most attention of anything I’ve written for this website (not to mention a complimentary order of my favorite fries). America loves a sequel! So here are my completely unpopular opinions on french toast. For starters, french toast is a foodstuff with great emotional resonance to … Continue reading The French Toast Manifesto
The Walt Disney Company has been promoting their upcoming launch of Disney+, a streaming service to rival…well, the universe. All the Marvel stuff, all the Pixar stuff, “The Simpsons”, all the “Star Wars” stuff, and…uh…oh yeah! All the Disney stuff! Well…almost. In 1946 Walt Disney released “Song of the South”, an ambitious film combining live … Continue reading Seeing “Song of the South”
Before today’s discussion, a note: Today Herr Kroheim von Lunchheim and I dined at Alliance’s marvelous Dairy Queen. And as promised by DQ owner Wren, my french fries (previously discussed here) were on the house. They were golden, crispy and delicious! The burger was wonderful, and the Orange Julius was tangy and refreshing. Now, on … Continue reading In Defense of the Unfocused Collector
I love this commercial! I love the game effort on the Denver Nuggets players to read their lines; I love the acting on display by the mascot (he just might be the best mascot in the world!); I love the little tableau of Rocky’s celebration at Denver’s famed Casa Bonita, complete with cake, cliff dive … Continue reading Commercials I Wish I’d Written: Rocky’s Birthday
