The advertisement pointed out a truth. Any company which needs to depend on binding contracts and punitive early withdrawal fees to keep customers from fleeing to other providers isn’t doing a good job. I was nodding agreement when I realized… Read More ›
Television
We are the FBI. You will obey.
Garry has an undying devotion to old television series, amongst them “The Untouchables.” Robert Stack as Elliott Ness. Dum-de-dum-dum. The FBI enforcing … (ta-da) The Volstead Act. Prohibition! Holy Moly! What a great show. When the cops are annoyed with… Read More ›
Table Talk – Hall of Fame Party Time!
It was a great party, made even better because for once, I actually knew the people I was with. Friends and family, colleagues and congratulations. Garry’s officially in the Mass Broadcasting Hall of Fame. It’s as high an honor as… Read More ›
September 12, 2013 – Broadcasting Hall of Fame
September 12, 2013 at noon at a hotel in Quincy, Massachusetts, Garry Armstrong will be inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasting Hall of Fame. This is the real deal. A well-deserved and well-earned honor. I’m terribly proud of my amazing spouse…. Read More ›
Ours was the last generation …
I get a lot of posts about things that were common when I was a kid that you don’t see anymore. Rabbit ear antennas for televisions. 45 RPM record players. Vinyl records. Tape recorders that used actual mylar tape. Dial… Read More ›
NCIS Boss Opens Up About Cote de Pablo’s Surprising Decision (‘I Really Wasn’t Planning for This’), Hints at ‘Romantic’ Exit Storyline
See on Scoop.it – In and About the News As caught off-guard as he was byCote de Pablo‘s decision to walk away from NCIS after eight seasons as Ziva David, showrunner Gary Glasberg recognizes the seriousness of the situation and as such hopes… Read More ›
Daily Prompt: The Stat Connection – How to make friends and influence people
My most popular all time whiz-bang post was written during a five-minute commercial interruption of the 2012 première episode of Criminal Minds. Over a thousand hits came pouring in for that post plus another few hundred over the next few… Read More ›
‘NCIS’ shocker: Cote de Pablo’s Ziva to exit
See on Scoop.it – Movies From Mavens CBS on Thursday confirmed that “NCIS” star Cote de Pablo will leave television’s most popular drama series during the upcoming season De Pablo, who plays agent Ziva David, said in a statement: “I’ve… Read More ›
Weekly Writing Challenge: Salutations? Who cares?
WordPress says: Where do you stand on the grand salutation question? Do you instinctively write “Dear…” even to your siblings? Do you drop any attempt at deference even when writing to your boss, professor, government representative? Do you mix-and-match depending… Read More ›
Born on the Fourth of July – The Great American Birthday Party
It’s the 4th of July again. We just watched the most spectacular fireworks display I’ve ever seen in my entire life … not to mention what has to be the absolutely best band concert in the world. Where else do… Read More ›
Renewed or Canceled? Your TV Cheat Sheet on the Fate of Your Favorite Shows!
See on Scoop.it – Movies From Mavens TV, you fickle, fickle mistress. There’s been a whole lot of small-screen news going down this week (And a lot of Diet Coke going down our throats as a direct result—but we digress!),… Read More ›
Daily Prompt: Four Stars — Remembering the Garry Armstrong Show
For 31 years, there was a continuing series on Channel 7 in Boston. It was my favorite show and I watched it faithfully. It was on several times each day. The first performance often aired during the pre-dawn hours. The… Read More ›
Daily Prompt: Cringe-Worthy – Funny you should ask!
As long as I can remember, I have hated watching people make fools of themselves. I was probably no more than 6 when I found myself running from the room at one of many episodes of “Lucy” in which she… Read More ›
Back to the Ponderosa: Pernell Roberts
As a girl, I was an ardent Bonanza fan.and quite smitten with Pernell Roberts (Adam Cartwright). That was way back when he wore something that looked like hair. I found him very was sexy. And he sang. He sang this song in the episode… Read More ›
Laugh In – When Television Was Really Funny!
I blew in my husband’s ear and whispered: “Now, will you follow me anywhere?” He laughed. Then we realized that we couldn’t remember where that line came from. Turned out it was from “Laugh In.” Back when this show was… Read More ›
Back to the Zone
When I was first married, we lived in an apartment on the second floor of a building at the end of a long hallway. It was in one of two identical buildings. We lived in apartment 2Q, a corner apartment. It had… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 