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! →

The General Was Slap Happy

One of my favorite biographical films is Patton, which starred George C. Scott as General George Patton. It's a great film and Scott was so good in the role that he won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1971. General Patton had developed a reputation in the U.S. Army as an effective, successful, and … Continue reading The General Was Slap Happy →

Story of America Cards

While surfing Facebook the other day one of the 80's pages I follow posted this set of animal cards: As soon as I saw them I remembered that I had a set similar to these that were all about history and historical events, people, and more. I looked up "history cards" and the real name … Continue reading Story of America Cards →

The Challenge: #PayClassicsForward for Christmas

A blog that I follow, Once Upon a Screen, posted a challenge that she has done for a few years now. The idea is to share some of your favorite movies with others - by "paying classics forward". You can my friend, Aurora's post from this year here: https://aurorasginjoint.com/2019/12/13/the-challenge-payclassicsforward-for-christmas/ From the above link, you can … Continue reading The Challenge: #PayClassicsForward for Christmas →

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 →

Birthday Tribute to “Fred”