When Ralph Kramden threatened his wife Alice with, “to the moon”, it was 14 years before a human being would actually set foot on that planet. Â The silly TV catch-phrase was thought so over the top and ridiculous because that’s how people thought of the possibility that anyone would visit the moon. Â Then in 1969, Neil Armstrong was the first to do it. Â How freaking incredible was that? Â …
To The Moon, Alice Read More »
What will it take to stop the child abuse “reality” shows that have taken hold, especially on TLC? Â The L used to be for Learning. Â Now it’s about Loot. Â …
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Bear with me while I randt a bit about a current Hollywood scandal. Â I don’t really care that 22 year old Kristen Stewart slept with her 41 year old director behind the backs of both her live-in boyfriend, actor Robert Pattinson, and the director’s wife and kids. Â I only care because of the fallout. Â …
Helen Gurley Brown died yesterday after a brief illness.  She was 90.  As editor of Cosmopolitan Magazine for 32 years, Brown helped guide and shape young women’s views on sex and relationships.  I know. I was one of them. …
The Ultimate Cosmo Girl Read More »
As we toured the Titanic exhibit at the Luxor in Las Vegas we couldn’t help but notice an interracial couple among the photographs of passengers who were on board the famous ship. What must life have been like for them back in 1912?  Surely there’s no way they could have escaped prejudicial comments and other foolish and unfair reactions to their different races. I looked at them with awe. They must have been resilient and in love. …
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Imagine how difficult it is to get two people who get up for work at 3:30 am to go out on a Sunday night. It’s nearly impossible. Â But Jim Gaffigan decided to make a tour stop in London’s Centennial Hall on a Sunday, so, what could we do? Â We bought front-row seats. We literally had the best seats in the house. …
Laughin’ at Gaffigan Read More »
“Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right.” Â …
To Quote Ricky Gervais Read More »
Some people can remember shows they’ve been to in incredible detail.  “Yeah it was a Tuesday and we were in the 11th row. The tickets were $17. They opened with Free Bird and did 2 encores.  I wore my striped shirt and a pair of Wranglers.” …
Baldwin, complete with his bad attitude and evolving girth, is one of my favourite performers.  It has just been announced that he will be here in London in November to speak at a medical gathering on behalf of the Dana and Christopher Reeve Foundation which he has long supported. …
Alec Baldwin Coming to London Read More »
Just last week Nora Ephron’s memoir I Feel Bad About My Neck caught my eye as I passed by one of our bookshelves. Â I thought, I really need to read that again because I loved that book. Â …
I wasn’t feeling well when we left for Michigan on Saturday morning. I had a headache and a mildly queasy tummy. Â After we stopped at the Port Huron Cracker Barrel, where I had a bland breakfast of plain oatmeal with raisins, the queasiness turned into full-blown nausea. Â I spent an hour of the trip with my seat reclined, under a blanket. Â If only I had taken that as a sign of what was to come! …
If Only They Knew Me Read More »
My memory is terrible. Oh you might also say, yeah, mine too, but mine is a cut above.  Or below. …
This is About…What was I Saying? Read More »
It makes me very happy that the one conspiracy theory I completely subscribe to is being brought to light little by little. Â Someone in the magazine world is exposing the ridiculous measures they go to, to “perfect” already beautiful women. Â You don’t think Faith Hill needs touching up? Â Well neither do I! Â …
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There is documented proof on this website that I’m not a fan of comic Mike MacDonald. Years ago, I sat stone-faced through his gala set at the Just For Laughs Festival gala in Montreal. Â He was never funny to me. Â But he has been dubbed Canada’s funniest comic by the adoring press and has thousands of fans. Â And my feelings about his act aside, the man needs help and fast. Â …
Liver Long and Prosper Read More »
We just lost Donna Summer and now, Robin Gibb. If you grew up in the 70’s you know that The Bee Gees were cool to a lot of people and then they became uncool. Â They never lost their cool for me. Â I was a fan in the 1970’s, loved them through the 80’s and ever since. In 1991 I was the only music-related industry type in Canada to tell the magazine The Record that the Bee Gees’ High Civilization was on my top 10 albums of the year. …
A Bad Week for Disco Lovers Read More »
Donna Summer kept her lung cancer a secret and that’s why it was such a jolt to find out the queen of 1970’s disco was dead at 63. …
It might seem that an internationally famous actor like Michael Caine would be above the little faux pas of life. Â Not so. Â In fact, had the nearly-80-year-old actor’s health not been as good as it is, he might have died from simply being forgotten! Here is the story from the New York Post. Â …
Money Can’t Buy You Everything! Read More »
Longtime visitors here will recall that I’ve been critical of Dick Clark around New Year’s Eve for several years now and I stand behind my opinion that he should have hung up his microphone years ago.
But that doesn’t take away the fact that the man gave us decades of enjoyment and entertainment.
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RIP ‘The World’s Oldest Teenager’ Read More »