IF: tornado
And the wind took The ground shook And me and my baby traded one last look The heavens squalled Push come to shove Ain’t no escaping the tornado of love
Archive of entries posted by joshpincusiscrying
DCS: dick kallman
Dick Kallman got a break when he joined the touring company of How to Succeed in Business (Without Really Trying), replacing Warren Berlinger, Milton Berle’s nephew. After appearing in several more stage productions and guest shots in television shows, Dick landed a starring role in his own sitcom. Hank premiered in 1966. Dick, as the …
IF: nose
Tinka-tinka-tee!
DCS: betsy palmer
Betsy Palmer had a long and illustrious career in films, television and on the stage. She was featured in the original teleplay of Paddy Chayefsky’s Marty in 1953, two years before its big screen adaptation. She originated the role of “Alma” in Tennessee Williams’ The Eccentricities of a Nightingale. She was Williams’ personal choice for the role. In …
IF: tribal
Oo-ee-oo-ah-ah-ting-tang-walla-walla-bing-bang.
DCS: madeleine sherwood
A life member of the prestigious Actors Studio, Madeleine Sherwood was featured in over a dozen Broadway productions, including the Tennessee Williams’ dramas Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Sweet Bird of Youth. She reprised her roles in the film versions of both plays. On television, she appeared on several soap operas, including two different stints …
IF: wheels
I’m driving right up to you, babe I guess that you couldn’t see, yeah yeah But you were under my wheels honey Why don’t you let me be? Only Alice Cooper could sing a love song about running over his girlfriend with his car. That’s what makes Alice “Alice.”
DCS: pete maravich
Pete Maravich had a close relationship with his father. The elder Maravich introduced the fundamentals of basketball to seven-year old Pete. He spent long hours drilling Pete with rigorous passing, long shots and tricks. On his high school team, the accomplished Pete was averaging 33 points per game. His unorthodox style of shooting the ball from his …
IF: nostalgia
I have fond memories of Frank Sinatra’s music and how it spanned several generations. My mom loved Frank Sinatra beginning in his early days as a big band singer with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, when he appealed to the bobbysoxers… and my mom was a bobbysoxer. When I was a teenager in the 70s, Frank …
DCS: ron hughes
After three attempts, Ron Hughes finally passed the California Bar exam. He had never tried a case when he met with Charles Manson in December 1969, just after warrants had been issued and arrests had been made for the August 8 murders of five people at the home of actress Sharon Tate and the murders …