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Awkward Moments in Entertainment History: Pat Boone Wigs Out
Pat Boone was one of the most commercially-successful musical artists of the late 1950’s. He spawned numerous Top Ten hits, including an impressive total of six songs that reached #1 on the U. S. charts. As his core audience began to … Continue reading
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Tagged Awkwardness, Commentary, Hairpieces, Music City Tonight, Pat Boone, Television, Toupees, Videos, Wigs
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Ahead of Its Time
Magnum, p.i. circa 1984: T. C. sends a text message.
Posted in Commentary, Pictures, Television
Tagged Anachronisms, Commentary, Magnum p.i., Pictures, Roger E. Mosley, Television, Theodore Calvin, TV
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No Laughing Matter
Seen at the Richmond International House of Airplanes Airport: Upon arriving at the security checkpoint, I announced loudly that “A priest, a rabbi, and a minister walk into an airport . . . ” at which point I was quickly … Continue reading
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Tagged Airports, General Culture and News, Homeland Security, Jokes, Pictures, Richmond, RVA, Security, Terrorism, TSA
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Awkward Moments in Entertainment History: Arthur Godfrey Fires Julius La Rosa
The television landscape of the 1950’s looked nothing like what we know as the medium today. Putting aside the technological advances of the past half-century[1], the biggest difference between that time and the present is audience fragmentation. Greater choices within … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Godfrey, Awkwardness, Commentary, Julius La Rosa, Television
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Rules
I experienced something instructive while covering a high school baseball tournament a few months back. Our local minor league baseball team graciously afforded its stadium for use in the event. The stadium closes its upper deck for purposes of the … Continue reading
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Tagged A Very Special Blog, Commentary, General Culture and News, Rules
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The Laziest Thing I’ve Seen This Year
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Tagged Coke, General Culture and News, Laziness, Pepsi, Pictures, Vending Machines
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Revenge of the Nerds
What set Money in the Bank apart from the standard professional wrestling events of the past few years wasn’t the hot crowd in Chicago, or the slick production values, or even the great in-ring work. Every WWE pay-per-view features at … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Sports, Television
Tagged CM Punk, Commentary, I Want Wrestling, John Cena, Professional Wrestling, Punk, Sports, Sports Entertainment, Television, Vince McMahon, WWE
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Portrait of a Cereal Killer
My “normal” eating habits properly may be called neither “great” nor “terrible.” I certainly overeat on occasion. I also rarely eat a lot of sugar. I don’t eat as many vegetables as I should. I do make a point … Continue reading
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Tagged Blueberries, Cereal, Chicago, Commentary. General Culture and News, Diet, Food, Gluttony, Nutrition, Vacation
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Talking Points FTW
Opposition leader Edward Miliband of the UK Labour Party does us the favor of breaking off a little piece of what sometimes makes modern politics so depressing (comical?). Here are his responses to a series of questions in the wake … Continue reading
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Tagged Broken Records, Commentary, Edward Miliband, Labour Party, Politics, Repetition, Talking Points, Videos
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The Axis of Ego 
What If Michael Vick Were The Good Wife?
I’ve never seen these two in the same place. Have you? ESPN’s controversial “What if Michael Vick Were White?” picture: ER / The Good Wife’s Julianna Margulies: At a minimum, I think we can agree that the pseudo-Vick is the … Continue reading →