"The Master of Suspense," Alfred Hitchcock, was born on this day in 1899. He directed some of Hollywood's greatest films including The Birds, North By Northwest, Suspicion, Strangers on a Train, Vertigo, Rear Window - Just to name a few. Recently, I found that there is an Alfred Hitchcock Presents channel on Roku. It plays … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Hitch!
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Life’s Little Moments
This weekend, my daughter had a playdate with a friend. While she was there, my son and I were out killing time. He likes to walk through the Goodwill and antique stores with me. I came across a hat at one that made me laugh. It reminded me of that scene in Caddyshack where Rodney … Continue reading Life’s Little Moments
Book Recommendation – Kill For Me, Kill For You
I always love when I can write about a book that I really enjoyed. That is the case for Kill For Me Kill For You by Steve Cavanagh. When I saw the title of the book, my thoughts immediately went to Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train. Come to find out, that film inspired the … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Kill For Me, Kill For You
Happy 79th Birthday, Pop!
If you have read my blogs in the past, you know that it consists of a mixture of pop culture things (like movie, TV and music thoughts) and personal things (radio stories, school memories, and things from my childhood). As I thought about today's blog topic, I realized that without this man in my life … Continue reading Happy 79th Birthday, Pop!
Tune Tuesday – The Naked Gun Theme
He began his career playing serious roles, but wound up being a comedy legend. Leslie Nielsen was born today in 1926. Most folks who are familiar with him know him going serious to funny. It was the opposite for me, as I first saw him in Airplane!, Police Squad, and the Naked Gun films first. … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – The Naked Gun Theme
Spring Rerun – Tube Tunes
I'm adapting this post from a few years ago because of a couple recent articles on MSN about TV theme songs. I clicked on one about the Top 30 best TV Theme songs, and that lead to MSN offering up many other "TV theme song" articles and lists, naturally. At any rate, back when this … Continue reading Spring Rerun – Tube Tunes
Favorite Film – The 70’s
I guess I saw this on Facebook some time ago. Somebody had the idea to post a list of your favorite films. The list was to consist of your favorites from each year of your life. So, you start with your birth year and move ahead year by year and list all the films from … Continue reading Favorite Film – The 70’s
Various Ramblings of a Nostalgic Italian 