Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
To The Vanishing Point by Alan Dean Foster (1988) - The Sonderberg family doesn't know it yet, but this isn't going to be any ordinary road trip. A quiet drive down Interstate 40 becomes a trip into an alternate reality when they pick up an unassuming hitchhiker. It turns out the family has just given a... Continue Reading →
("From My Shelves" is an occasional series that looks at personal favorites from my personal collections) The various works of author, columnist and humorist Lewis Grizzard - It's just over 20 years since Lewis Grizzard died at age 47. I'm not sure how I "discovered" Grizzard. My best bet is that I was looking for something... Continue Reading →
Grand Prix (1966) - Headstrong American driver Pete Aaron (James Garner) makes a rash move at Monaco which injures his teammate Scott Stoddard and results in Aaron being released by the team. While Stoddard is recovering Aaron begins an affair with Pat Stoddard (Jessica Walter). Elsewhere in the paddock Ferrari veteran and two time world... Continue Reading →
(From My Shelves is an occasional series on the blog looking at some of my favorites from my personal collections) "Woyaya" by Osibisa (1971) When I went away to college my musical tastes were, um, limited. I went to college with three albums - Jim Croce's Greatest Hits, Chicago's Cardinal album and Nat "King" Cole's... Continue Reading →
(From My Shelves is an occasional series of posts about books, movies and music that hold a special place in my heart and on my shelves) College is the time when you go away and discover a universe that you never knew existed. At least it was for me. My vision of social interactions, music,... Continue Reading →
Love Monkey was a very (VERY) short lived TV series on CBS in 2006. It featured Tom Farrell (Tom Cavanaugh) as an executive at a small record label trying to find his way in the NYC dating scene. "Love Monkey" was a mid-season replacement that only lasted 3 episodes before it was pulled. Eventually the... Continue Reading →
The Marx Brothers - It was sometime in either very late high school or early college that I got into the Marx Brothers. You'll find no less than 12 titles on my shelves (listed at the end). If memory serves a friend in high school (who bore a more than passing resemblance to Groucho when... Continue Reading →
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