Last Dose of Aged Wisdom
Last night Andy Rooney gave his final dose of wisdom on CBS’s 60 minutes. For years he has been like that learned Grandfather who give his opinions, whether they are wanted or not, to anyone who would listen. I haven’t always been a watcher of 60 Minutes, but when I do I always hung around [...]
The Phases of Elvis
When looking back on the career of Elvis Presley, it’s not hard to break it down into six stages. The Beginning. (1954-1955) Elvis was first discovered by Sam Phillips of Sun Records and for the first months of his career he performed throughout the south. The Hits. (1956-1958) Once Elvis fell under the management of [...]
Smile, It’s Candid Camera
Allen Funt was born on September 16, 1914. Beginning in the 1940′s and until the 1980s as a regular show or in a series of specials, his famous show, Candid Camera was produced. Funt came up with his idea of recording ordinary people in unusual situations in the 1940s and began on radio as Candid [...]
Golden Globes – All are Winners Some Just More so
Not that anyone should be looking for the winners at the Golden Globes here, but here is the listing anyway. And everyone really is a winner, it’s just that one had to be placed first. Those Firsts are in bold. Best Picture – Drama ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ ‘Frost/Nixon’ ‘The Reader’ ‘Revolutionary Road’ [...]
Favorites of 2008
Movie Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull While some may have found it hard seeing Harrison Ford playing an older Indiana Jones, I actually thought it was refreshing, not to mention you got to see more of the Indiana Jones Adventures. Network Television Series Heroes The end of Season 1 was a [...]
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