Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY, 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 add or subtract words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is not responsible for any such silliness... Continue Reading →
(How's this for the perfect Valentine's Day topic? LOL) What do you do when you read a book that everyone says is a classic, but you didn’t like it at all? People whose opinion you respect rave about the book, but you don’t see it. Here’s my advice for the situation. Go ahead and hate... Continue Reading →
Papillion (1973)–A career criminal is sent to the worst prison in the French penal system. Eventually he will face the challenge of attempting an escape from the legendary Devil’s Island. Directed by Franklin Schaffner Starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman Why You Will Like It: Two great actors bring an intense friendship... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY, 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 add or subtract words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is not responsible for any such silliness... Continue Reading →
Jimmy Buffett—A Good Life All the Way Ryan White (2017) Hippie. Millionaire. Beach Bum. Rock Star. Pirate. Folk Singer. Drunkard. Philosopher. Legend. Jimmy Buffett is a little of all those things but none of them describe him in full. That’s the challenge. His music spans genres – rock, country, with flavors from New Orleans and the Caribbean... Continue Reading →
Another Thin Man (1939) - Nick and Nora Charles (along with Asta the dog and their new baby Nicki) set out to solve another mystery of who is plotting against an old family friend. Directed by W.S. Van Dyke Starring William Powell, Myrna Loy Why You Will Like It: Perfect combination of light comedy and... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY, 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 add or subtract words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is not responsible for any such silliness... Continue Reading →
Where do you get your best work done? There are lots of stories about where creative folk get their best ideas (mine usually come when I can't record them – driving, in the shower, in the middle of the night), but I don't see as much about the environment where those ideas can be created.... Continue Reading →
When I got started writing “seriously” (there’s a topic for another day!), I thought it was pretty straight forward. You write. You edit. You re-write. After a couple rounds, you submit it to a publishing site (my original intent was always self-publishing), and you’re done. Well, other than basking in the glow of work well... Continue Reading →
Some newer films that have hit my screen: Girl On The Train (2016) - A tale of two movies. When Emily Blunt is on screen as a divorced alcoholic disintegrating under the weight of an obsession, this is a spellbinding movie. Then there is the rest of the movie. There aren't any other performances to write... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 