Sunshine Pop is one of the most denigrated and ridiculed genres of the rock and roll era. It’s been classified as bubblegum pop, it’s been derided as “Brady Bunch music,” or “AM Radio filler.” No self-respecting Led Zeppelin fan would ever be caught dead listening to it. But take a moment and listen to these…
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Ten Great Tom Durkin Horse Race Calls
In honor of the upcoming Travers race, I thought it might be fun to go back in time with Saratoga’s legendary racecaster Tom Durkin, and listen to some of his most unique race calls. The horses are at the starting gate… And… THEY’RE OFF!! ARRRRR Why do I get this feeling that Durkin is auditioning…
Read MoreTen for Thursday: Ten Great Silent Films
I am a major silent film fan. As far as I’m concerned, film comedy began with the Keystone Cops and Fatty Arbuckle, and evolved with the holy trio of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd. But that doesn’t mean that silent films are just a bunch of fractured flicker funnies. Some of the most…
Read MoreTen Super-Cool Long-Forgotten Television Intros
Have you ever known of a television show where the best part of the program wasn’t the acting, or the storylines – it was the introduction? The opening credits, the stirring musical introduction, something that just sounded great and looked great and was iconic and cool at the same time. Yeah, sometimes the shows themselves…
Read MoreTen Canadian pop music songs that should have been big American hits
I’ve been listening to some streaming audio stations from Canada – oldies stations like CKOC in Hamilton Ontario, and pop music stations like NRJ 94.3 in Montreal. And it’s almost like listening to a parallel universe of music – you hear the popular American and British hits, but then the announcers will rattle off a…
Read MoreActors whose Likenesses Appeared as Cartoons
You’re a famous actor, your films have sold out movie theaters every time they’ve premiered. But times are tough, and you need to set up some new income. Someone pitches you the idea of having your likeness as part of a Saturday morning cartoon series. Well, in these cases, we have several instances of famous…
Read More“Salt” as a rare funk record, plus nine other funky tracks
During my time as a writer for the music magazine Goldmine, I discovered a serious truism. The most popular songs are not necessarily the most collectible records. If an album is a million-seller, that means there’s a million copies of the record out there, and prices for that album are low on the secondary market.…
Read MoreTen Children’s TV Shows You Might Still Remember
All right kids, pay attention. What I have here on the blog today is a series of children’s programs that were actually live-action programs designed to entertain and educate. Some of these aired on PBS (back when PBS had about three hours of children’s programming every afternoon) and others are local TV shows, and hopefully…
Read MoreTen Best Bowling Shots Ever
Hi everybody, welcome to Chuck Miller’s version of “TV Tournament Time,” as sponsored by your local Capital District Bowling Proprietors Association, and by the New England Candlepin Bowling Association. And in the immortal words of Howard Tupper, hi to all the small fry out there. Chris White, the archivist over at WRGB, was kind enough…
Read MoreTen of the worst TV show concepts of all time
Sometimes I wonder if television executives write down dozens of words on little slips of paper, throw all the papers into a hat, pull out three words, and try to make a TV series based on those three words. It’s Mad Libs for television shows! Fun stuff!! So as part of my new “Ten for…
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