I discovered the Rocky Horror Picture Show in 1978 when I was a junior in high school. Talk of Rocky Horror spread through the halls of my Far Northeast Philadelphia high school. Every Monday morning, there was new buzz about this raucous audience participation phenomenon that occurred every weekend evening at the TLA Cinema, an …
Dolly Parton carefully crafted her signature look. Her over-the-top glamor was based on the women she thought were beautiful. Despite young Dolly’s admiration for them, they were known by the rest of the population of Pittman Center, Tennessee as the town tramps. Nevertheless, Dolly was determined to look “beautiful” and they were Dolly’s vision of …
If you have ever seen this illusion performed in person, you know how impressive it is.
C.C.A. Baldi was the embodiment of the “Great American Dream.” Born in Salernoo, Italy, young Charles Baldi dreamed of going to America. As a teen, he helped his nighbors write letters to relative that had already immigrated to the “New World.” He dreamed of living in America and taking advantage of all the opportunities American …
Remember the episode of Seinfeld where Kramer discovered that the voice of Entertainment Tonight host Mary Hart sent him into seizures? Well…. There’s a band called Lake Street Dive. They have had a few hits on the radio and they have mounted a few tours across the country, gaining devoted fans along the way. Their …
Hal Smith started off as a DJ in upstate New York. He soon was tapped to be “The Pancake Man” on a morning kids’ show on local Los Angeles television sponsored by International House of Pancakes. Dressed in a classic chef’s uniform, she showed cartoons and told jokes to the amusement of his juvenile audience. …
In the early 1870s, Mississippi lawyer Finis Bates moved with his family to Texas. In 1873, he met a man named John St, Helen, with whom he shared many interests, including the theater, specifically the works of William Shakespeare. The two became friends and saw each other often socially. In 1878, John St. Helens became …
