Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Where The Sidewalk Ends (1950) - A police detective takes out his anger on the criminals he arrests, until one night he hits the wrong guy. With a death now on his hands, Mark Dixon (Dana Andrews) has to find his out of his old life into a possible future of happiness. Directed by Otto... Continue Reading →
Podcasts for the weeks of January 4, 2016 I always like to note the passing of folks who never make the headlines but who touched our lives along the way. Jason Wingreen was the original voice of Boba Fett among many other credits. So he gets a short requiem here. The second segment checks in... Continue Reading →
"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 moments notice. ... Continue Reading →
You will see with some regularity reviews for books published by the folks at The Story Plant. They are an independent publisher of fiction, based in New York City. Founded in 2008, they have a respect for their authors that I appreciate. I'm happy to be associated with them. A couple years ago I was... Continue Reading →
Torn Curtain (1966) - An American scientist (Paul Newman) fakes a defection to East Germany in order to obtain a scientific secret. His financee (Julie Andrews) follows him and gets caught up in the mission without her knowledge. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Starring - Paul Newman, Julie Andrews... Continue Reading →
You've probably heard the furor about actress Carrie Fisher's looks in the latest "Star Wars" movie. An enormous online discussion began concerning how she had "aged". Not surprisingly, a lot of the comments were pretty rude. Fisher responded with a quick Tweet: Please stop debating about whetherOR notaged well.unfortunately it hurts all3 of my feelings.My... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the home page of "Life on the Phlipside"!If this a little confusing, this blog was known "The View From the Phlipside" for over a decade. It was tied to the radio program I did for WRFA-LP (discussed below). That program ended prior to the pandemic. Since then it's been a center for my... Continue Reading →
Podcasts for the weeks of December 28, 2015 It's the end of the year and a chance to look both back and forward. We did an abbreviated year in review (since we've only been back about five months!) which includes a note on what we expect to be talking more about this coming year. As... Continue Reading →
"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 moments notice. ... Continue Reading →
As has been my tradition, I am taking the week off here at the end of the year. Just a chance to step away from the screen and enjoy myself. Hope you do the same. Have a very happy New Year! We'll see you in 2016.
