Happy 100th Birthday to the legendary Mel Brooks! Four years ago, I had the chance to read his autobiography and it was fantastic. It is loaded with great stories from the early days of television, stories about his friendship with Carl Reiner, stories about his marriage to the beautiful Anne Bancroft and so much more. … Continue reading A Top 5 for Mel’s Centennial
Tag: History of the World Part 1
A Now a Word From Keith
I was listening to an audio book in the car on my way to work today and a word was used that made me chuckle. I knew I had heard it before. I knew it was an archaic word. I just couldn't remember where I had heard it. Popinjay I kept thinking about that word. … Continue reading A Now a Word From Keith
Storytime With Melvin
I'm not sure there is anyone my age that didn't grow up with Mel Brooks' movies. I was first introduced to him with his film History of the World Part 1. Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs, Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety, To Be or Not To Be, and so many others soon followed. While some of his films … Continue reading Storytime With Melvin
Random Thoughts and Stories I’ve Seen
In the Creative Writing class I had in college, one of the exercises they had us do was to grab a piece of paper and just write whatever pops into your head. That's kind of where this blog is coming from. What will it contain? Read on and see ... The above quote is from … Continue reading Random Thoughts and Stories I’ve Seen
