Category Archives: Movies, Television and Radio
Gone to heaven in ’77
There was much ado about yesterday being the anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. All kinds of memories, trivia and salutations blasted from live and social media platforms everywhere. Michele Bachman even wished Elvis a happy birthday. Elvis died August … Continue reading
Loving Lucy
I love Lucy. If you do too, then you know that tomorrow, August 6, 2011, would have been Lucille Ball’s 100th birthday. I knew quite a few people who would have turned 100 this year, but this weekend we celebrate … Continue reading
Filed under In Memoriam, Movies, Television and Radio, Travel
Super coincidence
Darn you, Stephen Colbert. On Tuesday I had jotted a blog idea on the back of an envelope and had only to fill it out. This, you recall, was the day the nation’s policymakers approved the creation of a Super … Continue reading
Behind the music
Mondays seem to be shaping up as human interest blog days, so feel free to skip this if you came today for wordishness. I’ve been making my way through the “Tell us more about . . .” requests that arose … Continue reading
Filed under Family and Friends, Movies, Television and Radio, Music
From here to eternity?
“If you don’t [. . .], I’m going to kick you from here to St. Swithin’s Day!” That’s an expression I remember, dating many decades back. I don’t recall who said it, nor do I know what it even means exactly. … Continue reading
Filed under All Things Wordish, Holidays, Movies, Television and Radio
Party crashers
In May, when I was conferred the Versatile Blogger award from Susan at Coming East, as a condition of receiving the award, I was asked to share seven things about myself. The list generated some requests for stories about these … Continue reading
