Meet “The Golden Giant!” If you’ve got $900, I’ve got a majestic burger for you – one that has been created to celebrate a unique time in Japan’s history! Here it is: The Oak Door Restaurant, located inside the Grand… Read More ›
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Wednesday’s Bookmobile Is “Waiting” On Us All! Terrific, Candid Waitress Memoir Illuminates The Lack Of Respect For Those Who Serve Us!
“Waiting…The True Confessions Of A Waitress” This weeks’ Wednesday Bookmobile tells the story of a wildly unappreciated part of our life: the Waitress. While it’s hard to imagine, it is a profession we interact with all the time, yet take… Read More ›
“Midnight Run”! Cult Movie Monday Suffers From “Fistaphobia!” Classic Action Comedy!
“I can’t fly: I suffer from aviaphobia”. “What does that mean?” “It means I can’t fly. I also suffer from acrophobia and claustrophobia.” “I’ll tell you what: if you don’t cooperate, you’re gonna suffer from “fistophobia”!” If you know what… Read More ›
“Hitch Hiking” #11! Our Rattlesnake Encounter In Beverly Hills – Hiking Shocks And Hitchcock’s “Psycho”!
Time For A Hike – And A Rattlesnake Encounter! For this latest edition of “Hitch Hiking”, my wife Alex and I had a SHOCKING brush with danger while hiking just miles from our home in Beverly Hills California! Franklin Canyon… Read More ›
99-Word Flash Fiction: Eminent Domain (Or, Why I’m Moving Out Of My House)
Flash Fiction With A Tarantula Twist! First of all, thanks to Charli Mills and the Carrot Ranch Literary Community for allowing me to participate in a great bit of “flash fiction” – each week, Charli sends out a call for… Read More ›
“Restaurant Under” – The Underwater Restaurant! “What The Friday” Dives Into Norway’s Submerged Food Paradise!
Ready To Dine Under Water? “What The Friday?” Thanks to my friend Deb Jenkins for sharing this with me – a cool new restaurant that will be serving food 18 feet underwater! It’s located in the icy sea on the… Read More ›
“The Godfather”! The Film That Started It All Makes A Blogathon “An Offer It Can’t Refuse!”
Time To Talk About Films That Made You Love The Movies! My blogging friend Caz, from Letsgotothemovies.com, just posted a great idea – to get together on a Blogathon to celebrate the movie that make us love film forever! “Making… Read More ›
Seeing The “Real” Russia! The “Weekly Bookmobile” Arrives At “Midnight In Siberia”!
Time To Head To Siberia – The Bookmobile Boards The Legendary Trans-Siberian Railroad! As we all know, there’s been ALL THIS TALK ABOUT RUSSIA. Yet, even with all that chatter, we discuss it as a thing, not as a country… Read More ›
Sci-Fi Shocker “Alien” Becomes High School Play! Celebrate The Ingenuity Of North Bergen High!
“Alien” The Play! I want to pay tribute to a group of high schoolers who staged a production of the sci-fi horror classic “Alien!” A group of industrious high schoolers took the classic film from a movie theater and into… Read More ›
RIP Larry Cohen… “Cult Movie Monday” Celebrates The Life Of “King Cohen”, The Cult Movie Master! Dynamite Documentary!
RIP Director Larry Cohen… Sad news for cult movie fans…legendary Director Larry Cohen – the “King” of winged serpents, killer babies AND blaxploitation – has died at the age of 77. This “cult movie Monday” will celebrate the legendary Director,… Read More ›
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