Welcome To The Hollywood Hightower! I love iconic Hollywood, and it is disappearing – but there is a website that is fighting back! Alison Martino’s terrific website “Vintage Los Angeles” has a wide variety of stories about some of entertainment’s… Read More ›
memoirs
Lucy Irvine’s New Book “Cherries”! “Castaway” Author’s New Work! Real-Life Catastrophe!
One of my favorite Authors is back! From Author Lucy Irvine: “If anything links the tropical island and Bulgarian stories, it’s the theme of individuals or couples living among, rather than with, those of another culture. People on peripheries or… Read More ›
Paul McCartney’s Expanded Wings! Venus! Mars! Speed Of Sound!
Paul McCartney’s Expanded Wings! “Venus And Mars” and “At The Speed Of Sound”! If you are a fan of Paul McCartney, there was some great news announced the other day! “The Paul McCartney Archive Collection” announced two new reissues coming… Read More ›
40 Years Ago! Paul McCartney & Wings Over Seattle! The Kingdome Implosion! Seattle Sports History!
40 Years Ago – A Live Masterpiece! Yes, it was 40 years ago that Paul McCartney and Wings released this triple live album – a moment from their worldwide tour that made them the biggest musical act on the planet!… Read More ›
“Faraway!” Lucy Irvine’s “Castaway” Sequel! More Amazing Island Escapes!
“The sun is spread, hot and arched, above the reef like a woman in abandon, sky shimmering like glistening skin…” Yes, it is paradise: this picture of a resort in the Solomon Islands…a gorgeous escape, the adventure of a lifetime…but… Read More ›
Ghost Trains! Safaris! A Legendary Literary Master Travels The Rails! Paul Theroux!
ALL ABOARD! Looks a bit crowded…but that never stops one intrepid “ghost traveler”… “And we lucky ghosts can travel wherever we want…” I love to travel. I know that many of you do, too….have you ever considered seeing the world… Read More ›
Chef, Interrupted! Chef Brandon Baltzley’s Incendiary Cooking Memoir “Nine Lives”!
Meet Outlaw Chef Brandon Baltzley! Chefs have gained a reputation as being the new Rock ‘n’ Roll outlaws: culinary renegades, profane and eccentric: Everyone from Marco Pierre White to Gordon Ramsey have gained reputations for their toughness in the kitchen… Read More ›
Female Empowerment Indeed! “Foxy Brown”! “Cleopatra Jones”! Blaxploitation’s Kick-Ass Women!
Time to celebrate a classic genre of 70’s film, and celebrate two women who not only broke racial barriers by starring in these films, but they scored big at the box office as well! First up: FOXY BROWN! Michael Anderson:… Read More ›