Welcome To Little Italy! This neighborhood on New York’s lower east side is a great place for Italian food all year long, but it’s the annual “Feast Of San Gennaro” that allows everyone to celebrate faith and food in one… Read More ›
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RIP Rick Davies…An Homage To The Band Supertramp…”Bloody Well Right” Indeed…
RIP Rick Davies Of Supertramp… Sad new for fans of classic 70’s art rock…the lead singer of the band Supertramp, Rick Davies, has died. As reported by CNN: “Rick Davies, the lead singer and co-founder of British rock band Supertramp,… Read More ›
Margot Kidder’s Life And Career…From Lois Lane To True Hollywood Tragedy…
Margot Kidd – A True Hollywood Tragedy… Working in Hollywood all these years, I was lucky enough to be around some of the best and brightest in the business. But it’s a tough industry to survive in, and here’s the… Read More ›
Happy Birthday To George Lazenby – 007’s Greatest Film!
Click my story above to see why this is the greatest Bond film of them all…and happy birthday to the “one and done” Bond, George Lazenby! I mean, what other film would use the catch phrase “Far Up! Far Out!… Read More ›
Here’s Chicago Is All Its Glory! A Defense Of The Windy City…
Time To “Chill Out” About Chicago! As some of you may know, the current President Of The United States has begun to send National Guard troops into some of America’s cities, under the guise of “fighting rampant crime and chaos”…these… Read More ›
What’s A “Wilbury?” Perhaps The Greatest Supergroup Of All – The Traveling Wilburys! The Origin Of The Name Revealed!
What A Supergroup! George Harrison! Bob Dylan! Tom Petty! Roy Orbison! Jeff Lynne! My blogging friend Clive looks at music through very unique filters, and the other day he did so through “light!” I was inspired by one song he… Read More ›
Can A Pizzeria Also Make An Amazing Sandwich? My New York Cheesesteak Sandwich Review!
Have You Had A New York Cheesesteak Sandwich? Well, I did – and I got it in the most unusual place: at one of New York’s best pizzerias! I shared my review of Mama’s Too! a while ago, and teased… Read More ›
My “Cinema A – Z” Series Goes From “Xanadu” To “Zardoz!” 007, Mel Brooks, The Beatles – The “X Y & Z” Of Film!
Celebrating The Power Of Cinema! I love movies, and have had a blast sharing some of my favorites with this special Movies A – Z” series of lists that celebrate the unique, obscure, offbeat and just plain strange films that… Read More ›
How Safari’s Protect Wild Animals! The Positive Impact Of Safari Tourism!
Here’s A Happy Lion! Don’t worry, I didn’t make him angry: this Lion was squinting a bit into the afternoon sun….free to roam the Botswana countryside anyway he wanted to! What we learned on our Safari adventure is that there… Read More ›
Who Created The Word “Pompatous?” Why I Love The Steve Miller Band!
I was reminded of this terrific Music Artist today when someone shared a song of his…and yes, if you click on my original story you will see how the world “pompatous” was created!
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