Thrilling Days of Yesteryear
It's about old-time radio--what writer Hal Kanter once dubbed "the theater of the mind."
It's about vintage television--when horses
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Who wants cake?
on Nov 4, 2009 in Personal stuff Blogiversary Other blogs Shameless self-promotion Six years ago today, I took the advice of a friend of mine in San Francisco and got myself one of those newfangled “blogs” that all the kids were talking about. I decided to create one about my hobby of collecting old-time radio shows after the...
When worlds collide #68
on Nov 4, 2009 in When worlds collide Comic strips ...
(Siren) Song of Russia
on Nov 4, 2009 in Movies of interest Classic movies Other blogs TCM For those of you who may have not heard the news yet, there’s been quite the celebratory popping of champagne corks over at the blog maintained by Campaspe, a.k.a. the Self-Styled Siren. The Siren has charmed the likes of the high muckety-mucks at...
R.I.P, Carl Ballantine
on Nov 4, 2009 in Hulu TV on DVD Classic television Sitcoms Movies of interest From Mark Evanier comes the sobering news that actor/comedian Carl Ballantine has shuffled off this mortal coil at the age of 92. Born Meyer Kessler in Chicago on September 17, 1917, he would achieve prominence in show business circles as the inept...
Life lessons #82
on Nov 3, 2009 in Personal stuff Comic strips ...
Is there anything good on?
on Nov 2, 2009 in Western TV on DVD Classic television RTN Sitcoms Shameless self-promotion horror Because it’s been a while since I paid a visit to TVShowsOnDVD.com to see if there are any vintage television DVD releases in the hopper, I decided to put this quick post up to relay a few tidbits here and there. It was mostly prompted by an e-mai...