Nonna’s In The Kitchen! As a foodie, I love this story: a great restaurant on Staten Island has hired Grandmas from all around the world to cook for him – and keep their family recipes alive for generations to come!… Read More ›
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Oscar’s X-Rated Past! The 13 Academy Award Nominations For X-Rated Films With An Awards Edge!
Oscar’s “Lucky 13!” Time to celebrate this year’s Academy Awards with the strangest Oscar trivia imaginable: the X-rated kind! This isn’t the kind of image you equate with the Oscars, is it? Well here’s some obscure Academy Award trivia for… Read More ›
The Music Of “V” Is For Village People! Velvet Underground! Van Halen! The Eagles “Victim Of Love!”
Music In The Key Of “V” Is All Dressed Up For A Party! Yes, I am going to talk about The Village People, but there is so much more to music with a “V”, beginning with one of the most… Read More ›
The Incredible “Black Panther!” The Story Behind The Amazing, “Natural” Hair!
Get Ready For The “ALL Natural” Superhero, “Black Panther!” The early reviews are superlative, and after seeing so many films coming-out over the past few years, we are LOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNGGGGGG overdue for an African-American Superhero…. And as it turns out, an… Read More ›
“Under Pressure” From “Uncle Albert” For Some “Uptown Funk”! These “U” Songs Feature Utopia! Queen! David Bowie! Paul McCartney! U2 As Well!
Time To Dance To The Tune Of “U”! David Bowie and Freddie Mercury gave us one of the greatest songs that began with the letter “U”, so let’s get going there and see where this musical letter of the alphabet… Read More ›
54 Blocks Of Broadway! Pt. 2- From New York’s Times Square To Shake Shack!
Welcome To 54 Blocks Of Broadway! What did I do when I had a day to myself in New York? Walked 54 blocks of Broadway of course… New York’s Broadway is one of the world’s most iconic thoroughfares, a street… Read More ›
Bruno Mars Has “24K Music” To A “T”! Bob Dylan’s “Tight Connection”! Pete Townsend! Tom Petty Cameo’s For Dwight Twilley!
Time For Some Great “Music With A T!” Bruno Mars is one of the world’s most popular performers today, and for this “music with a T” list, he joins some classic rockers and Bob Dylan too! “24k” by Bruno Mars… Read More ›
A Childish “Redbone!” Hole’s “Rock Star!” The Boss “Rising”! Todd Bangs His Drum! “Music With An R” Includes A Mesmerizing Diana Ross / Usher Duet!
Songs With An “R” Are Dramatic! Raucous! Full Of Love – Courtney That Is! I had a great time looking at songs “with an R” because they cover a wide range of music, including one of the best songs of… Read More ›
Songs With An “O”! Brilliant Movies! Band Battles! Led Zeppelin! Paul Williams and Malcolm McDowell!
Songs with the letter “O” includes two of my favorite films of all time, the scathing “anti-Art Garfunkel” song written by Paul Simon – and some classic Led Zeppelin as well! Let’s get started with a brilliant Brian DePalma movie… Read More ›
2017 – My Year In Pictures! Goodbye Chicago! Hello Katz’s Deli! An Adorable Grandson Too!
This shot of a windsurfer and an ocean liner can only mean one thing: 2017 is coming to an end, andI wanted to share some of my favorite moments of the year! This was taken in Seattle, where my daughter… Read More ›
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