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"The Lonely Goatherd" from "The Sound of Music"

"The Lonely Goatherd" from "The Sound of Music"

12/30/2020

Julie Andrews and the children from "The Sound of Music" "The Sound of Music" Helen and I saw and enjoyed Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical, "The Sound of Music," on Broadway on our honeymoon in New York City in 1962. It was a few years later... Read more →


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The Blues Brothers in The Year of Coronavirus

The Blues Brothers in The Year of Coronavirus

07/01/2020

As I drove through the Alachua County town of Melrose yesterday, I had to stop and photograph these photos of the Blues Brothers statues along Florida Route 26. "The Blues Brothers," stars John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as "Joliet" Jake and Elwood Blues, from their... Read more →


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Bob Hope - Thanks For The Memory

Bob Hope - Thanks For The Memory

11/21/2019

Many of us who were around for the early days of television have fond memories of the Bob Hope USO specials that he put on for the troops around the world each Christmas for many years. I was lucky enough to see his tour perform... Read more →


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Can't Have It All!

Can't Have It All!

05/15/2011

Steven Wright "You can't have everything. Where would you put it?" Steven Wright autobiography from his website: Steven Wright Biography I was born. When I was 23 I started telling jokes. Then I started going on television and doing films. That's still what I am... Read more →


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Old Quincy High to host Hollywood movie shoot

Old Quincy High to host Hollywood movie shoot

02/06/2011

Quincy High School will be the set for a new movie starring Kevin James Quincy High School in 1980 By Jack Encarnacao The Patriot Ledger, Feb 4, 2011 QUINCY —The city has reached an agreement with Columbia Pictures to rent out the old Quincy High... Read more →


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Phony Tinsel

Phony Tinsel

12/28/2010

Oscar Levant in An American in Paris (1951) "Behind the phony tinsel of Hollywood lies the real tinsel." Oscar Levant (December 27, 1906 – August 14, 1972) was an American pianist, composer, author, comedian, and actor. He was more famous for his mordant character and... Read more →


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Munchkin Coroner in "The Wizard of Oz" Passes Away

Munchkin Coroner in "The Wizard of Oz" Passes Away

04/10/2010

I frequently drive near the Clay County town of Penney Farms, Florida. As I pass the signs, I always think of Raabe. I was sad to read of his passing. Meinhardt Raabe, 'Wizard of Oz' Munchkin actor, dies at 94 Original Munchkin Meinhardt Raabe attends... Read more →


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Orson Welles Regarding His Weight

Orson Welles Regarding His Weight

12/04/2009

Orson Welles "My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people." From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985), best known as Orson Welles was an American film director, writer,... Read more →


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