“Forget it, Jake, it’s Chinatown.” One of cinema’s greatest lines – not said by Jack Nicholson, but to him! Time to celebrate the 86th birthday of this legendary Actor! Nicholson has an astonishing 12 Academy Award nominations, including three wins… Read More ›
Welcome To Chicago – And The Chicago River! It’s one of the most beautiful – and enjoyable – walks in America: the 2 miles of riverfront along the Chicago river, which has been turned into a great place for tourists… Read More ›
Time To Celebrate “The Joker!” It’s one of the most iconic songs of the 1970’s, Steve Miller’s “The Joker.” It’s a wild album cover, and clearly the inspiration for Jim Carrey’s “The Mask”, but the lyrics are even wackier! I… Read More ›
The Serenity Of A Spectacular Sunset… Here’s video of a gorgeous sunset in Malibu California, where the Pacific Ocean softly rolls up to the beach…the title of this story is actually the exact headline from The Washington Post….because not only… Read More ›
Welcome To Malibu’s Legendary Paradise Cove! Paradise indeed! This is a three part tale of a magical place: it’s the story of Malibu’s unique paradise getaway called Paradise Cove”; it’s our fun trip there right before the pandemic when we… Read More ›
Time To Share An Amazing Holiday Feast! If you are looking to bite into something different this Easter – time to go “Provencal!” This is a “Gigot D’Agneau” – and it’s my favorite holiday meal, thanks to the incredible Chef… Read More ›
RIP Jesus Lee Fernandes… Shocking news to have to share…the brilliant Lisbon Chef Jesus Lee Fernandes, the mastermind behind Lisbon’s brilliant Jesus e Goes restaurant, has died….here is what was posted on the restaurant’s FB page: Dear friends, It is… Read More ›
Meet The Beatles! They are greatest musical Artists of all time…you fell in love with them in the early 60’s when Beatlemania swept the world… And of course, they created some of the greatest music ever…someone told me the other… Read More ›
Growing Up With Seattle’s Legendary Beer Ads! The image you see above was known as the “running of the Rainiers”…part of a very imaginative ad campaign for Rainier Beer! Growing up in Seattle, I learned all about the city’s legendary… Read More ›
Let’s Do The Time Warp Again! It’s one of the most successful cult films of all time – that flopped miserably on release. As I continue my trip through the greatest films of the 70’s, it’s time for a “jump… Read More ›
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