IF: smoke
Ugh! Campers!
Archive of entries posted by joshpincusiscrying
DCS: debbie stone
Debbie Stone’s celebrity status is of an unfortunate nature. The 18 year-old Santa Ana High School graduate holds the distinction of being the first Disneyland cast member killed while working in the theme park. At the end of the summer of 1973, The Carousel of Progress, Disney’s innovative and entertaining chronology of technological advancement was packed up …
DCS: prince
First was Kevin, then came Lucy, third in line was me.
IF: wood
Once upon a time, a kindly old toymaker carved a little boy out of wood and named him Ben Affleck. Little Ben wished upon a star that one day he’d be a famous Hollywood actor. One night, a good fairy granted him that wish and he grew up to become a famous actor. However, he …
DCS: pete duel
Pete Duel landed a role in the touring company of the play Take Her, She’s Mine. Hoping to use the part as a springboard for film roles, Pete’s mother drove him across the country to Hollywood, sometimes sleeping in a tent along the way. The good-looking 25 year-old found work in bit parts on episodic television in …
IF: tool
Can’t do the work without the proper tool. Or cigar.
DCS: patty duke
I met Patty Duke in 2011. I was at the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention in Cockeysville, Maryland, seventeen miles north of Baltimore. (That’s right… Cockeysville!) She was sitting behind a table filled with glossy black and white and color photographs that chronicled her long and illustrious career. I waited patiently as she engaged each and every …
IF: sparkle
Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion!
DCS: totie fields
Totie Fields was just naturally funny. While still in high school, she sang and told jokes in clubs in the Boston area, not far from her native Hartford, Connecticut. Her talent and unique routines brought her to larger venues, including New York’s famed Copacabana. It was here that Ed Sullivan caught her act. Intrigued by her …
IF: wisdom
“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” — Socrates Smart guy, that Socrates. More people should listen to him.