My first newspaper boss Googled himself the other day and came across something I had written about him in this blog several weeks ago. That prompted him to send an email with three pictures of me from the late '70s attached. It's not the first…
www.crazyabouttv.com You might recall that I had asked a friend whose father was a TWA pilot to get her dad to watch "Pan Am" and then critique the new ABC show for me. Ron Johnson, who lives in North Idaho, was kind enough to do…
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Salem, Oregon. www.mfia-eng.com Mankato, Minnesota www.citycentermankato.com Little Rock, Arkansas www.examiner.com Nashville, Tennessee www.placesonline.com Laurel, Maryland www.gov.state.md.us Williamsburg, Virginia www.williamsburgcc.com Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania www.pps.org North Charleston, South Carolina www.tripadvisor.com
www.wasp101.blogspot.com What do you suppose she is whispering in his ear? "Missed a spot."
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Maybe they're playing strip Monopoly. Better keep pounding that Schlitz. www.vintage-adventures.com
www.2112.net Uh, believe that's supposed to be "Styx."
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Of course, in this case, it's fake news. www.craigconnects.org
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www.tvland.com The first episode of the classic sitcom aired 50 years ago today. The show is back on TV Land as of this afternoon, with multi-episode blocks. Much has been written about the landmark series. But here's why I think it worked. 1. Rob Petrie…
www.twilightzonevortex.blogspot.com The series began its run on Oct. 2, 1959, with an episode called "Where is Everybody?" It starred Earl Holliman (above) as Mike Ferris (no relation to the Spokane family). Sort of a cross between a last-man-on-Earth story and a study of the limits…
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It will be 50 years since the world survived the Cuban Missile Crisis. www.titan-ii.com
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www.libertygames.co.uk When I visit my mother at her retirement community, I walk past a cheery recreation room. Sometimes residents are in there playing Wii games. I know some of those folks and we exchange waves. Once in a while, you'll see somebody's grandchildren playing ping-pong.…
Suppose your routine gets disrupted for one reason or another. And, as a consequence, you forget to water the house plants for an unacceptably long period of time. What would you say to them (after giving them all a big drink, of course)? A) "I…
Last night in Salt Lake City, a Delta gate agent announced boarding for Flight 1304 to Spokane. He described it as having one stop in Walla Walla, which was news to those who had purchased tickets. But after allowing passengers to exchange "What the...?" looks…
www.coolalbumreview.com A friend in junior high was so knocked out by this album cover that he subsequently made a short-lived hobby of taking mock album-cover photos. He would gather clothes, props and what have you and then recruit friends to pose as if members of…
That's doubtful. A glance at the website suggests quite clearly that computer software dressed this actress in the Cougs shirt. www.searchbeatshop.com
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