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I love great food, interesting books, fascinating travel, outrageous movies, and bacon, especially when it sits on top of a great cheeseburger!
I work in entertainment - and I have been lucky enough to interview some really talented Artists - that guides my posts: interesting and provocative movies, music, social media and of course, food, since I believe strongly in the maxim, "everyone eats!"
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Laura Nyro’s Smash Hits – For Barbra Streisand! Three Dog Night! Fifth Dimension!
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Some of the catchiest pop songs of the late 60’s and early 70’s were written by one person, the terrific Singer/Songwriter Laura Nyro: Laura Nyro’s Hit Singles For Others! Nyro released a number of great album – and I wanted… Read More ›
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Time To Get “Giallo!” See The Best Italian Thrillers Here! “Strip Nude For Your Killer” And More!
By johnrieber on • ( 0 )
PUT THE BLOODY KNIFE DOWN. Time To Talk More “Giallo!” If you don’t know about the classic Italian “giallo” genre of film shockers, you are missing some of the most suspenseful thrillers ever committed to bloody celluloid! “Giallos” are Italy’s… Read More ›
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The Eagles’ “Desperado” Disaster! Brilliant Music! Shocking Album Snub! Beautiful “Tequila Sunrise”!
By johnrieber on • ( 14 )
The “Outlaw” Eagles! It’s hard to believe, but the second Eagles album bombed when it was released – but is now considered a seminal part of the band’s history! For a time in the 70’s, rock’n’roll bands were the new… Read More ›
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Ten Amazing Documentaries! Sex! Death! Comedy! Siberia! Fantastic Non-Fiction You Need To See!!
By johnrieber on • ( 3 )
Time For Some “Truth!” I love documentaries. They can be deadly serious or comically absurd – they can be lurid, spiritual, political and everything in between – here are ten examples of great documentaries you need to see! “Roger and… Read More ›
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“Band On The Run!” Paul McCartney’s Triumph Over Adversity! Classic “Chaos & Creation!”
By johnrieber on • ( 6 )
“I think most bands on tour are on the run.” With these words, Paul McCartney sets the stage for perhaps his greatest album ever – “Band On The Run” – a brilliant album that was as dramatic behind the scenes… Read More ›
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Amazing “Pinky” Violence Cult Cinema! “Female Prisoner: Scorpion”! Incredible J-sploitation Cult Classics!
By johnrieber on • ( 3 )
Talk About A Tough Lady! Dressed fully in black and carrying a sharp knife, this is one of the greatest action heroes that America’s NEVER HEARD OF! Time to share a “J-sploitation” film series that combines action, violence and “women… Read More ›
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A “Towering Tokyo Burger!” Lotteria’s Amazing Burger “With Everything On It!”
By johnrieber on • ( 2 )
Tokyo’s Lotteria Stacks Back! I love Lotteria and I love Japan! Tokyo’s amazing burger chain Lotteria has just up’d the “Tokyo Tower Burger” by offering up this giant! Meet The “Burger With Everything On It!” Inventive Japanese burger chain Lotteria… Read More ›
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“Todd”! Another Four-Sided “Plastic Waffle”! Todd Rundgren’s Eclectic Gem!
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“There’s something at the heart of it that’s simply awful A man who makes a living off a plastic waffle!” Time to celebrate an album from an Artist whose “plastic waffles” make millions of fans rejoice! Time for four more… Read More ›
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“Hamilton” Wows! “Hip Hop History” Pulitzer Prize Winner! Terrific “Prince” Tribute! History “Goes Crazy!”
By johnrieber on • ( 9 )
“I Am NOT Throwing Away My Shot!” It’s the “Shot” being heard around the musical world…much anticipated Tony Awards, recent Grammy Awards, and now the Pulitzer Prize! It’s the “hip hop history” brilliance of “Hamilton!” “Hamilton” Smashes Through The Hype!… Read More ›
