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
I did a deep search of this blog because I was absolutely convinced I had already posted this interview on Wentyworld. But, turns out I didn’t. It’s not like people haven’t had the chance to hear it…I’ve posted it 14 ways from Sunday. But, for those who haven’t heard it, and since Conan is having … Continue reading The Conan Interview
I don’t know why this slice of my life started rolling around my head this weekend. But it did. Everybody has moments of supreme embarrassment. This is one of mine. It was the Christmas season. I was in fourth or fifth grade. (I’m not working very hard to nail it down.) Our music teacher was … Continue reading How Animal Got Me Back On The Horse
“I Love Lucy” is eternal. Its six seasons and 180 episodes have been in reruns for 75 years…there’s an “all-I Love Lucy” channel on Pluto TV. The complete series has been released on VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray, Paramount Plus and will certainly be available on whatever the next way of disseminating entertainment ends up being. Lucy … Continue reading The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hours: “Lucy Takes A Cruise To Havana”
As I try to get back in the swing of things blog-writing-wise, I am faced with the unpleasant reality that I have already written about every unique or memorable chapter of my life. And quite a few that are neither unique nor memorable. But! I do have this one story…. Fall of 1995. SUNY Brockport … Continue reading Pizza Party With Adam Sandler
Since it’s been a while, I will remind all 2.3 readers of the blog that “W.O.C” is a regular feature where I look at TV broadcasts with the original commercials, promos and the like intact. It’s as if you took a ride in a TV time machine. “Special Bulletin” is a remarkable made-for-TV movie that … Continue reading W/O/C: “Special Bulletin”
In 2013 (at least, I’m reasonably certain it was 2013) the Main Street Players community theater group here in Alliance presented a variety show spotlighting classic sketches from “The Carol Burnett Show”. In one sketch I played Andy Hardy (“It’s because I’m short, I know.” -Davy Jones). In an “As The Stomach Turns” episode I … Continue reading SCRIPT: “Hot Seat”
