Warhol was Wrong
Andy Warhol said, in the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. Â But fame isn’t fleeting according to a new study. Â …
Celebrities
My Liver Guy
I’m not sure why but I’ve been having some pretty vivid flashbacks to two years ago when I was very ill. Â …
What Bill Said
As the London Food Bank (and Toronto’s Daily Bread Food Bank) launches its spring food drive, with a greater need than ever, it reminds me that our world has its priorities all wrong. …
Be Careful Who You Tweet!
On Monday night, facing the prospect of reading before bed, I sent out a genuine question about a book I’m reading. …
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Rhoda’s Time is Running Out
There was no one on TV that I identified with more than Valerie Harper as Rhoda Morgenstern.
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Pictorial Proof
An author I know (Kevin Shea) posted a thread on Facebook last week, asking about the biggest celebrity moment his friends have had. Â …
My Husband, The Thespian
It was a quiet and low-key weekend around the house as hubby prepared to take on a marathon week. …
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Goat Me
It’s the latest trend: goating. Â What you do is, add a goat bleat to a song at a strategic point and let the laughter ensue! Â …
Sunday/Monday (Family Day) Posting: Rival Sons
Gone are the days when I can sit or stand in a packed club and wait until 11 pm for the headliner to get on stage. So it was especially amazing that the Long Beach, California band, Rival Sons, visited Free-FM for an in-studio interview/acoustic performance on Saturday afternoon, the day of their sold-out show at Norma Jean’s. …
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Gitcher Motor Runnin’
Erin Davis wrote an excellent journal entry about the prevalence of motorcycle Mamas – and Papas – these days. Â With the World of Motorcycles Expo now underway this weekend, we certainly have riding on our minds.
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Brandt’s Randt – Crazy Canadians, What’s Two More?
OK so this is a kind of narrowly-focused issue that grabbed my attention. Actor Randy Quaid and his wife want to stay in Canada but Canada has decided they can’t. …
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On the Fringe
One of the best mainstream TV shows in recent memory signed off for good on Friday night. Â And unlike so many shows before it, its finale tied things up intelligently and appropriately, leaving fans with a chuckle and a tear. Â …
A Day Late – Happy Birthday Betty White!
Everybody loves Betty White. But I’ve loved Betty White a long time and her work philosophy of “you can’t hit a moving target” has been my personal motto for decades.
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Shattered Comedic Illusion
As a student of stand-up comedy I love to know little tidbits about the comics I enjoy. But imagine my surprise when I discovered a comic I’ve enjoyed for years is very likely a routine thief. Â …
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Review: Little Girl Blue, The Life of Karen Carpenter by Randy L. Schmidt
A highlight of the holidays for me is the opportunity to forget about the clock and curl up with my Kobo and read something compelling. This book came out a couple of years ago but it’s new to Kobo (and probably Kindle). Â Â …
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Review: How I Slept My Way to the Middle by Kevin Pollak
Kevin Pollak’s name might not be of the household variety but trust me, you know his work. Â He’s a legend in stand-up comedy who does the best impressions (according to his fellow comics) of Christopher Walken, Jack Nicholson and others. Â He’s also a familiar face in dozens of movies like A Few Good Men, The Usual Suspects and Casino. Â …
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Say It Isn’t So Dave: Yuuuuuuuuup!
Storage Wars is rigged? Great finds are planted inside the storage lockers for certain cast members to pretend to find?  So says Dave Hester, the master of the yuuuup, who is suing the company behind the hit show because he says he was fired after complaining about the deception. …
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