Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 8:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. Tonight’s episode is a special overview of the history of Hanna-Barbera Records, a rock label created by the cartoon company. Time Artist…
Read MoreIt took four years and a Presidential election, but I have finally ended my L.L. Bean boycott. This blog post explains why I initially went on such a boycott. But in a nutshell, one of the Bean family members donated a ton of money to Donald Trump’s election SuperPAC, and Trump used his Twitter feed…
Read MoreThere was a time when I used to go to my local Hess gas station. I would get gasoline, I would get some tasty treats, and on at least one occasion, I earned a pair of free New York Yankees tickets for three gasoline fill-ups. Oh yeah, and there were the cool Hess toy trucks…
Read MoreAll right, it’s Thanksgiving night, and my beloved Pittsburgh Steelers – who are, say it with me, UN DEE FEE TED (clap clap clap-clap-clap) – are going to beat the living snot out of the Baltimore Ravens. A Pittsburgh win not only guarantees the Black and Gold a pathway to the AFC North title and…
Read MoreI would argue that if a TV show doesn’t have a cool intro to it – with great visuals, a catchy song and decent actor credits, then it loses some of its luster. But what’s even more fun is when some enterprising young soul takes the theme from one TV show and tries to interpret…
Read MoreAt one time, there were people who swore that Paul McCartney had died in a car crash, and that the distraught Beatles hired a look-alike, William Campbell, to replace McCartney on their records. But oh, they couldn’t keep this a secret from their most trusted fans, so they sprinkled clues throughout their album covers and…
Read MoreI’m not going to lie to you. I enjoy the fine art of professional wrestling. Part sport, part ballet, part storytelling, all action. At one point, the wrestling team that I most enjoyed watching were the IIconics (yes, it’s with two I’s), the team of Australian wrestlers Peyton Royce and Billie Kay. However, some diseased…
Read MoreYeah, I’m still working off the turkey leftovers. Probably be eating turkey for the next few days, which I don’t really mind. And it gives me a chance to put together this week’s blogroll wrap-up, so let’s see what the writers and podcasters and photographers have been up to this week. And we’ll start with……
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The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 8:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. Time Artist Song Release Label 8:01 PM U2 I Will Follow Boy UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) 8:05 PM Touch & Go Straight…
Read MoreFrom the mid-1930’s to the late 1950’s, Paramount Studios, through first its Fleischer Studios and later Famous Studios companies, produced hundreds of animated episodes of Popeye the Sailor. The character was part of the King Features Syndicate of newspaper cartoon characters, and when new Popeye the Sailor cartoons were commissioned in the early 1960’s, King…
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