"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is... Continue Reading →
From My Shelves – WKRP Season 1
From My Shelves is a series of occasional posts that look at items from my personal collection to which I have a special attachment. WKRP in Cincinnati (Season 1) - The classic television series about a struggling radio station in the Queen City. Because of music rights issues, most of the series was unavailable for... Continue Reading →
The Ruling Class (1972)
The Ruling Class (1972) - A black comedy look at the English upper class. When the 13th Earl of Gurney dies, his title and estate pass to his son. Who believes he is Jesus Christ. The rest of his oh-so-proper family are appalled and will do anything to hold onto their wealth and reputations. Directed... Continue Reading →
The Big Lie Is Back, Old Media Returns, Value of a Word
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is... Continue Reading →
Happy Labor Day!
Special thanks and recognition to all the folks who have to keep the world running so that the rest of us can have some time off. To Police, Fire, Emergency, Hospital and everyone who pulls a shift today, thank you!
Saving Local Media, 2018 Movie Box Office, RIP Neil Simon
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is... Continue Reading →
A Change Now and Something to Come
Just a quick word about some changes I'm planning here at The View From The Phlipside blog. Starting in September, the book reviews will move to my other blog, From A Craxy, Mized Up World. If you're unaware of this other project of mine it is dedicated to my creative writing, photography and a few... Continue Reading →
The Shack, Dude Bro Party Massacre III, Pork Pie
(Some quick looks are more recent movies) The Shack (2009) - The adaptation of an interesting and controversial book about God and our relationship with the Divine. Very slow at the start but improves as it goes along. While obviously based in a Christian theological POV, it manages to avoid being overly heavy-handed. An uneven tearjerker... Continue Reading →
Greatest of All, On Influence, Coming Battle
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is... Continue Reading →
Red Badge of Courage (1895)
Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane (1895) - A young man yearns to join the fighting during the American Civil War, only to discover that the reality of the war and who he is are different than he imagined. This book appears on the list of "Required Reading in School" for a lot of... Continue Reading →