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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008Given the rising costs of EVERYTHING these days, I just can’t bring myself to shell out the cash for gas money and ticket money to go see the new “Indiana Jones” movie in one of our local theaters. Besides, as I get older, I get less excited about big crowds. Think I’ll wait to rent [...]
Do you watch any ‘oldies’ television? What are your favorite shows from yesteryear?
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008My wife and I are big fans of “TVLand,” the cable network that specializes in showing old television shows mostly from the 1950s-’60s. (They’re starting to add movies and also some “reality” shows they’ve created. I’m unhappy to see that expansion in their programming. There are already too many televised movies and “reality” shows on [...]
Movie ‘Blackboard Jungle’ holds up well over 53 years
Monday, May 5th, 2008My wife and I sat down last night and watched a movie we’d recorded last week on our DVR — “Blackboard Jungle.” I first saw it when I was a kid and it came out, 1955. I was impressed then by the early rock-and-roll in the soundtrack (”Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Hailey and [...]
Which is worse — television commercials or political campaigns?
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008I have to confess that television commercials and political campaigns are combining to really wear me down. I totally understand people who shut off their TVs and abandon them forever.
I was watching (ha, not ME though?) one of the late-night network talk shows last night and saw part of an interview with the actress Helen [...]
Baseball: Is it well-paced elegance or just slow and boring?
Sunday, April 13th, 2008My son and I have a good-natured battle that goes on every baseball season. I maintain the finesse of the sport lies in the careful elegance of well-thrown, well-hit balls and the extravagance with which true believers keep all the statistics and relish them.
He says it’s just a slow, boring game played by people [...]