No place does the 4th of July like Boston. I’m pretty sure we think it’s our holiday. The rest of the country is a Johnny-Come-Lately. It all happened here or at least, nearby. The Declaration of Independence. The battles of Lexington and Concord. All… Read More ›
Yankee Doodle Dandy
DANCING DOWN THE STAIRS
A Yankee Doodle Dandy! by Rich Paschall One of my favorite films is Yankee Doodle Dandy starring James Cagney. In the movies, Cagney was known as a tough guy having played a variety of gangster roles since his movie debut… Read More ›
SINGING AND DANCING AT THE GREAT BIG BIRTHDAY PARTY
We watched “Yankee Doodle Dandy” tonight. Again. This is a movie that I have watched several hundred times. They used to play it on “Million Dollar Movie” on channel 9 in New York, where I grew up. “Million Dollar Movie”… Read More ›
A GREAT AMERICAN BIRTHDAY PARTY – 2016
It’s the 4th of July again! We are planning to watch the most spectacular fireworks display anywhere, the 1812 Overture accompanied by howitzers and fireworks over the Charles River in Boston … where arguably, it all began. There more than a… Read More ›
NOTHING SAYS INDEPENDENCE DAY LIKE ARTILLERY
It’s the 4th of July. Happy Birthday America! Hurricane Arthur (spirit of Arthur Fiedler?) changed the schedule. With the hurricane heading up the coast and thunder and lightning racing in from the west, the festivities were moved up by 24 hours. The fireworks… 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 ›
Print the Legend! Garry Armstrong’s Desert Island Movies
There are so many movies … and this is far too short a list to really tell the story. Call it the tip of my iceberg. That said, here we go — the movies I never tire of watching. The Searchers… Read More ›