OR FROM YOUR KITCHEN, by Rich Paschall Years ago, decades actually, I would go see performers at a local piano bar. There were several I particularly liked and I tried to see them when they were playing one of the… Read More ›
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ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A GUILIANI – Garry Armstrong
Once upon a time, there lived a mildly entertaining New York political suit. He did reoccurring cameo bits on “Law And Order” during its prime years. Not exactly a Lennie Briscoe, but his “Rudy” character” had legs. The character has… Read More ›
MY BEST-EVER JOB
Fandango’s Dog Days of August #30: MY BEST JOB EVER I had been looking for a job that would let me flex my hours so Garry and I could spend time together. It was difficult. He worked terribly long hours, gone… Read More ›
DOES THE CHARACTER MATCH THE IMAGE IN THE BOOK?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #84 I’ve got a four answers here and really, there should be more. I’ve put them in order of their dates of release. The Haunting is a 1963 British horror film directed and produced by Robert Wise and… Read More ›
AT THIS MOMENT – RICH PASCHALL
Karaoke Night, by Rich Paschall From the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s, we spent a lot of time in adult drinking establishments singing various tunes to varying degrees of success. You did not have to be any good at it. You… Read More ›
TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PLAYS “APPALACHIAN SPRING”
Toronto Symphony Plays Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring From Their Homes Leave it up to musicians to find a way to keep the music going. The Toronto Symphony Orchestra Principal double bass, Jeff Beecher has corralled musicians from the orchestra to… Read More ›
IS LISTENING TO AUDIOBOOKS THE SAME AS READING? – Marilyn Armstrong
Responding to: Open Book Blog Hop – Are audiobooks considered reading? I got addicted to audiobooks while I was commuting to work. There were periods when I was driving as much as 5 hours a day — just to get back… Read More ›
SIGNS OF OUR TIMES AND FAREWELL MY LOVELY – GARRY ARMSTRONG
Last night, I was gritting my teeth over the Senate Impeachment travesty and another household repair issue. The tank on the toilet in our primary bathroom cracked just hours after Marilyn had workers back to redo problems on our new… Read More ›
ASTRALLY SWINGING ON A STAR – Marilyn Armstrong
RDP Monday: ASTRAL I started reading the news this morning and it was so depressing, I decided to skip it and go straight to music. Swinging on a start sounds like a good choice, don’t you think? This is the… Read More ›
TEA AND EMPATHY WITH THE MEN OF SHARON – Garry Armstrong
One of the perks of being a retired TV news reporter are invitations for speaking to various groups, small and large. I enjoy them. It gets me “out” and I meet new and old friends. I must admit these invites… Read More ›
WELCOME, BIENVENU, WELCOME – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Welcome When this movie came out, I saw it every day for two weeks. I thought — still think — it’s one of the best movies ever made. I usually went with a friend. I went twice… Read More ›
A UNIQUE PRODUCTION – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I recently had a unique, rich and rewarding experience. I wrote and helped put together a multimedia theatrical production about a horrific pogrom in 1919 that wiped out over half of the 1200 inhabitants of a Ukrainian town called Felshtin…. Read More ›
