Luke Skywalker! Princess Leia! Han Solo! “Star Wars” Lights Up The Hollywood Bowl! “Star Wars” fans were in heaven this past weekend, as the iconic Hollywood Bowl showed the original “Star Wars” on Friday with live orchestration, while Alex and… Read More ›
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Boeuf Bourguignon Recipe! “Dinner And A Movie” With Julia Child! “Julie & Julia!”
Time For Another “Dinner And A Movie” – With Julia Child! Here’s one of my favorite installments in the “dinner and a movie” series – because I got to make Julia Child’s legendary beef bourguignon recipe – and see Meryl… Read More ›
Surprising New Academy Award Changes Just Announced! Oscar’s New Plans Will Be Controversial!
Wow! New Academy Plans Are Surprising – We’ll See How Hollywood Reacts! This isn’t Johnny Carson’s Oscars! The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Scienes just revealed some changes to the Academy Awards telecast, and a few are bound to… Read More ›
“Hitch Hiking” #4! A 196 Block Hike Through New York’s Central Park! Peering Through Hitchcock’s “Rear Window!”
“Hitch Hiking” Through The Urban Jungle! For part four of my series of “Hitch Hiking” – a cool hike followed by a classic Hitchcock thriller – I decided an urban hike would be good for the film being discussed: the… Read More ›
Billy Idol “Shocks” BottleRock 2018! Napa Valley’s Music Festival Has A “White Wedding!”
Welcome To BottleRock 2018! There’s an annual music festival in California’s Napa Valley that is terrific, and my wife Alex and I went for the first time this year… 40,000 music fans pack the Napa Valley Expo grounds for three… Read More ›
Led Zeppelin Rocks – A Lake! Seattle’s Aquatic Amphi-Theater Can’t Contain The “Hammer Of The Gods!” Plus Jimmy Page Returns!
Led Zeppelin Rocks A Lake! They were the world’s greatest rock band, no denying that, but they didn’t begin that way – in the early days they played some, shall we say, more “obscure” venues? Like Seattle’s Green Lake? I… Read More ›
“Dinner And A Movie” Says “Snap Out Of It!” Bite Into The “Moonstruck Eggs” Recipe! Cher Eats! Nic Cage Chews Scenery!
“Dinner And A Movie” With Cher! Anyone hungry? I am, and in the spirit of my “Dinner In A Movie” series, it’s time to share a recipe that screams out, “I need some eggs!” I could make the beautiful eggs… Read More ›
“My Kid Could Paint That!” The Latest Update On This Terrific Documentary! Artist Marla Olmstead Was A Child Prodigy – Or Was She?
A Beautiful Work Of Art! Painted By A 4-Year Old! It was one of the biggest stories in the art world a decade ago: beautiful paintings created by a 4 year old – but was it true? An acclaimed documentary… Read More ›
Visiting The Real Tombstone! The Truth Behind The Gunfight At The OK Corral! My Trip Across America Visits The Wild Wild West!
Ready For A Gunfight? Meet Me At The OK Corral! That’s right, there really is a Tombstone, and there really is an OK Corral – but what really happened there? Time for my son Jeff and I to find out!… Read More ›
The Eagles Debut Album! “Take It Easy!” 3 Things You Didn’t Know About Winslow, Arizona! Glenn Frey Statue Now As Well!
First, the debut album… “There it was, the sound. Extraordinary blend of voices, wonderful harmony sound, just stunning.” Yes, when listeners heard this band’s first album, with those gorgeous harmonies, a new sound in country rock music was created! “Take… Read More ›