Trixie Lorraine: What's the show about? Barney Hopkins: It's all about the Depression. Carol King: We won't have to rehearse that. The Gold Diggers of 1933 This is a special movie and well worth seeing. I think I'm now in love with Joan Blondell and want to see ALL of her movies. Also starring in … Continue reading The Gold Diggers of 1933
The Musical Transition
"The '60s was one of the first times the power of music was used by a generation to bind them together." Neil Young The Musical Transition I just finished this book called The Secret Life of the American Musical. It was a good read and I enjoyed every word on the page. There is an … Continue reading The Musical Transition
The New Golden Age of Hollywood
"Television is like the American toaster, you push the button and the same thing pops up everytime." Alfred Hitchcock The New Golden Age of Hollywood I was wrong. I romanticized the era from 1920 to 1960 in Hollywood as a golden era. This was when movie making was done right with the best directors, actors, … Continue reading The New Golden Age of Hollywood
Solo: A Star Wars Story: My Review
“Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.” Han Solo Solo: A Star Wars Story: My Review Solo is a fine popcorn movie for a Saturday afternoon. I enjoyed the action and humor and pacing. The only real problem with Solo is that it is buried … Continue reading Solo: A Star Wars Story: My Review
Don’t Love You Like Anything
Don’t Love You Like Anything (song lyrics) Don’t love you like no bumblin’ bee Don’t love you like the ocean Like a tree with leaves in motion Or any kind of simile Don’t love you like any-other-thing You’re just you I love you More than any metaphor More than poetical expression More than … Continue reading Don’t Love You Like Anything
Weight, Weight. Don’t Tell Me!*
Today, May 29, 2018, the day after Memorial Day, I weigh as much as I have in recorded history. Since our system of weights and measures was standardized. Since the great Depression, the latest recession, and the birth of Impression-ism. It is a sobering number. I knew, as I stepped upon the scale as … Continue reading Weight, Weight. Don’t Tell Me!*
Book Club: My Review
"You find out your mistakes from an audience that pays admission." Edgar Bergen Book Club: My Review Bruce Springsteen tells the story about when he was young. Chuck Berry, when he toured, flew into town with only his guitar. It was the job of the promoter to provide all the equipment and the band, which … Continue reading Book Club: My Review
Fortnite Infiltrates World of Warcaft!
"I believe that this nation is the last hope of Western civilization and if this oasis of the world shall be overrun, perverted, contaminated or destroyed, then the last flickering light of humanity will be extinguished." Senator Pat McCarran Fortnite Infiltrates World of Warcraft! We have seen them everywhere. Players from other games coming into … Continue reading Fortnite Infiltrates World of Warcaft!
Red Rousing Rhetoric
"I have here in my hand a list of two hundred and five people that were known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping the policy of the State Department." Joseph R. McCarthy Red Rousing Rhetoric There is an old joke in … Continue reading Red Rousing Rhetoric
Eating Sloppy Joe: Thriving In Difficult Times
(This essay was originally published in my January, 2009 E-newsletter, during the recession. How easy it is to forget how scary those times were, how tenuous. Today, our world faces different challenges, as we always will. This has been slightly revised.) My first home was a barracks in Iowa, where Dad was going to … Continue reading Eating Sloppy Joe: Thriving In Difficult Times
The Profound Bartender 
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