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 …
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 …
After I graduated from sixth grade, I moved on to a new school for seventh grade. Several other elementary schools in my area sent students to the same school. I met a bunch of new classmates and one of them was Bryan Liesner. I remember in class, I passed him a note with a smart-ass comment …
Oh, a cowboy needs a horse, needs a horse, needs a horse And he’s gotta have a rope, have a rope, have a rope And he oughta’ have a song, have a song, have a song If he wants to keep ridin’ Now a cowboy needs a hat, needs a hat, needs a hat And …
Abe Vigoda died earlier this week. His career bridged eight decades and he spent the last few of those decades convincing the public that he wasn’t dead. He played mostly bit parts in the early days of television including long stints on the popular soap operas As The World Turns and Dark Shadows. Always giving the …
Oh buy the corned beef if you must, The pickled herring you can trust, And the lox puts you in orbit A-OK. But that big hunk of liverwurst Has been there since October First, And today is the Twenty-Third of May!
I remember watching this guy on The Ed Sullivan Show when I was a kid. Wedged in a slot somewhere between Buddy Hackett and Jerry Vale, this guy came out onto a stage that was already set up with a series of tall sticks and a long table piled high with colorful plates. Looking dapper in …
My annual Christmas music compilation is available as a FREE DOWNLOAD at ge.tt or jumpshare.com for a limited time. This year, it’s a whopping 79 minutes worth of Christmas cacophony that’s sure to ruin your holiday celebration within seconds. You get 27 eclectic Christmas selections plus a custom full-color cover with track listings – all for you …
In 1934, huddled away in a converted garage in Fullerton, California, ice cream topping entrepreneurs A.W. Leo, Tom Yates and Ralph Harrison mixed and blended and experimented with a variety of fruit flavors. They finally hit upon the perfect combination of seven fruits: apple, apricot, guava, orange, papaya, passion fruit, and pineapple. They sold the product to area restaurants …
To reside With some pride While I ride To the City The City of Light!
