In the summer of 2009, I interviewed Davy Jones of The Monkees–an interview I have shared and re-shared on this blog. But that summer also found me hopping on the long distance phone lines to chat with Ron Dante. Ron Dante provided the singing voice of Archie. Known in the pages of “Life With Archie”, … Continue reading My Interview Interview With the Guy Who Sang “Sugar Sugar”
How was your Sunday? Mine was unusual, in that I was at the office all day. You see, there was a city-wide power outage scheduled for 1:00pm May 21st here in Alliance. We were told for weeks on end that on this date, at 1:00pm, everybody in the city would be sitting in the dark. … Continue reading Grape-Nuts, The Discordant Danny Thomas, and City-Wide Power Outish
I don’t know how I started making stupid 4th-grade level mockups of album covers with my friend Kalin Krohe as the subject. (Some would say “victim”.) Krohe and I (and our mutual friend Pat Adriance) have been exchanging photohacks for years. In fact, Pat did a blockbuster one just the other day: Kalin has his … Continue reading The Krohe Albums, Book 6
Alternate Titles: “Ass Attack”, “Donkey Wrong”, “Mule Never Forget It!” My friend Tami and I go on all sorts of fun travel adventures. Today we headed for South Dakota. The headline attraction was Wall Drug Store, the touristy mecca that was loaded with goofy photo ops. But first: DONKEYS! Tami, you see, has been visiting … Continue reading Donkey-Maggedon!
Today I am chugging bottles of water. I am on number three. I am doing this to make myself pee. I have a large jug that I am peeing into, and saving. On Tuesday, when I go to dialysis, I will bring my pee jug and hopefully there will be enough pee in there for … Continue reading Sunday Drinking
I’m doing something I’ve never done before. I’m writing about the Beach Boys TV special as it airs. -Tom Hanks opens with a very nice, simple intro about growing up in California and experiencing the development of the Beach Boys from surf songs to the sophisticated work on albums like “Pet Sounds.” Tom Hanks should … Continue reading A Grammy “Salute” To The Beach Boys
You know what the nice thing is about having a blog? It’s there to scratch your itch, as far as writing goes. You can write about whatever you want, for as long as you want. I, for example, decided to do detailed write-ups of every multi-part episode of “Happy Days.” Was anybody asking for that? … Continue reading Three Love Letters To Jack Benny
I’m grumpy about some television news today. Too grumpy to share it with you in my own words, so here, from Dateline Hollywood: The Price Is Right is on the move. The popular CBS game show, produced by Fremantle, is leaving Television City, the Los Angeles studio complex where it has taped since its 1972 launch. The … Continue reading From Nondescript Warehouse Of TV Production In Glendale!
My Facebook friend Professor Steve Beverly posted his answers to a survey about classic television. The only restriction is that television series referenced in survey answers must have aired for two seasons or more. The Prof gave simple one-line answers for his Facebook post; since I’m bloggin’ it, I shall offer commentary where it seems … Continue reading Classic TV Picks
Hey! What’s new with you? Me? Oh….well, I was sick for a while. Actually, I was hospitalized for three weeks, give or take, followed by two weeks in rehab. (We refer here not to “they tried to make me go to rehab, i said no no no” but to “they re-taught me how to stand … Continue reading Four Things That Did Not Happen While I Was Sick
