I’ve got the blues. I need to perk up. Melancholy. Melancholy Serenade. Serenade of the Bells. The Bells of St. Mary. A silly word link game I play to lighten things. Suddenly, it reminds me of another time, an assignment… Read More ›
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ALMOST INTERVIEWING JIMMY STEWART – GARRY ARMSTRONG
Full disclosure upfront. I never met Jimmy Stewart. No interviews. No emails. No phone conversations. But I’ve got Jimmy Stewart in my brain, maybe because Stewart is TCM’s “Star of the month.” They’ve been airing most of the legendary star’s… Read More ›
ME AND DUKE WAYNE – BY GARRY ARMSTRONG
I liked him so much I named a dog after him. Now that is appreciation. Our Arizona vacation is a trip back in time to some of my favorite western movies and TV shows. The cactus covered fields and surrounding… Read More ›
CATSKILL COMEDIANS IN THOSE GOOD OLD DAYS – Marilyn Armstrong
Maybe you remember the old Jewish Catskill comics. Some of them went back to the old days of Vaudeville. Others are more recent. A fair number are alive and well, and a surprisingly large number are still working. Except, the… Read More ›
WHEN THE STARDUST RUBS OFF – Marilyn Armstrong
There was a piece on NBC’s Sunday Morning show about a guy who always wanted to be an NHL goalie. He never made it. Instead, he wound up as the equipment manager for a Carolina team. He wasn’t a player,… Read More ›
A BROADWAY AWARDS SHOW – BY ELLIN CURLEY
Tom was in charge of the audio for the Outer Critics Circle award show at Sardi’s in New York City on May 23, 2019. So Tom and I got to have a unique and fun and very ‘New York’ experience…. Read More ›
A PILGRIM’S TALE – Garry Armstrong
Our Arizona vacations were trips back in time to some of my favorite western movies and TV shows. Those cactus covered fields and surrounding mountains evoked memories, especially of the John Wayne-John Ford classic Westerns and the areas around Phoenix… Read More ›
A SUMMER AFTERNOON WITH JIMMY CAGNEY – Garry Armstrong
This story goes back to the early ’70s. My mind gets a little bit hazy. I always thought I’d remember everything, but it turns out, you forget. It’s not dementia or Alzheimer’s. Other stuff happens and the older stuff gets… Read More ›
HANGING OUT WITH ROBERT “MITCH” MITCHUM – Garry Armstrong
Marilyn and I watched an old Dick Cavett interview with Robert Mitchum on TCM (Turner Classic Movies) last night. We laughed a lot. It was a reminder of how good late night talk shows were. It also showed the legendary… Read More ›
SELFIES AND AUTOGRAPHS – Garry Armstrong
Across New England, the Blizzard from hell takes second place to the Patriots’ latest melodramatic postseason victory and relentless march in search of yet another Superbowl championship. We are literally iced in but that won’t stop die-hard Pats’ fans in… Read More ›
DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? – Marilyn Armstrong
This story has been on the news for the past few days. Every time it has been on, Garry and I had a good laugh. There was a zesty little scuffle between Bill Murray, actor, and Peter Simon, a photographer… Read More ›
THE BARRYMORES: AMERICA’S ROYAL FAMILY OF ACTORS
This week, we tuned into Drew Barrymore’s latest show on Netflix. It’s called “The Santa Clarita Diet.” She has, in this story, become a zombie. It’s funny because she’s a very suburban and rather bouncy zombie. She certainly dresses a… Read More ›
THE ALMOST INTERVIEW – GARRY ARMSTRONG AND JIMMY STEWART
Full disclosure up front. I never met Jimmy Stewart. No interviews. No emails. No phone conversations. But I’ve got Jimmy Stewart in my brain, maybe because Stewart was recently TCM’s “Star of the month” and they’ve been airing many of… Read More ›
BRUSHES WITH FAME – BY ELLIN CURLEY
My grandparents, parents and I have crossed paths over the years with some famous people. I grew up hearing stories about people I had heard about in the news and in the popular culture. For example, at one point, in… Read More ›
HEARING GEORGE RAFT – GARRY ARMSTRONG
Most of you who know me from these pages or my working days know I’m hearing challenged. It’s a life-long disability that’s has gotten worse over the years. At this point, hearing in my right ear is all but gone. I… Read More ›
HOLLYWOOD SEX AND OTHER DISTASTEFUL STUFF
I’m afraid there won’t be any men left in Hollywood. The way things are going, they will all be out on sexual assault charges. This is not me saying this stuff didn’t happen. I’m positive it did. I always thought… Read More ›
