If there ever was a celebrity that you would think would be the victim of a murder-suicide, Phil Hartman would be on the very bottom of the list next to Fred Rogers and Bob Ross. But on May 28, 1998, news reports came in that Hartman, 49, had been fatally shot by his wife, Brynn,Continue reading “The Tragic Life Of Phil Hartman”
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Ray Liotta Was A Goodfella And Didn’t Live His Life Like A Schnook
If you’ve hung around any college campus in the last 30 years, you probably definitely saw the Goodfellas poster adorned on someone’s wall. The image of legendary actor Robert DeNiro looking at camera with his arms folded and his co-stars Joe Pesci and Ray Liotta on his sides both turning their heads a little toContinue reading “Ray Liotta Was A Goodfella And Didn’t Live His Life Like A Schnook”
Thoughts And Prayers Are Mostly Useless
By now, everyone has heard about the violenbt massacre of young children at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The suspected shooter is Salvador Ramos, 18, a student at Uvalde High School. This comes 10 days after another 18-year-old Payton Gendron was arrested and charged with the murder of 10 people at a TopsContinue reading “Thoughts And Prayers Are Mostly Useless”
George Carlin Documentary A Fitting Ode To Legendary Comic/Actor
Back in 2004, George Carlin was appearing on The View to promote the movie Jersey Girl, directed by Kevin Smith, in which he plays Ben Affleck’s father and the grandfather to the titular character. The co-hosts were commenting about how he came off as just another grey-haired grandfather. George Carlin’s American Dream, a two-part documentaryContinue reading “George Carlin Documentary A Fitting Ode To Legendary Comic/Actor”
The Day Tom Cruise Went Nucking Futs
I remember a moment from my teenage years in which I had to excuse myself to the restroom as I was seeing a movie at the movie theater in the town I grew up in northwest Georgia. There I was washing my hands as some younger kid came in. I was in high school asContinue reading “The Day Tom Cruise Went Nucking Futs”
Communion Ban Proves Christianity Is About Bullying, Control And Exclusion Rather Than Spiritual Englightenment
Chrisitanity in its modern form is a walking contradiction. It should be a religion based on inclusiveness, yet there are so many guidelines to follow to even be considered a Christian. For decades, if not centuries, organized Christianity has told people how to behave and how to act with the threat of violence or inContinue reading “Communion Ban Proves Christianity Is About Bullying, Control And Exclusion Rather Than Spiritual Englightenment”
May The Memory Of Vangelis Be Eternal
You may not know the name Vangelis. But you probably remember the scene in Chariots of Fire in which a bunch of young men in white shorts and T-shirts run barefoot along the shores of the beach. Vangelis won the Oscar for his musical score of the movie mixing classical piano with synthesizer sounds. TheContinue reading “May The Memory Of Vangelis Be Eternal”
Fred Ward: Usually A Character Actor, Sometimes A Leading Man
Fred Ward was basically born too late. If he had been born a generation younger, he would’ve been along with other actors of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, such as Broderick Crawford, Fredric March and Ray Miland. They were actors playing men who had been through a lot in their lives and had the scarsContinue reading “Fred Ward: Usually A Character Actor, Sometimes A Leading Man”
A Bittersweet Mother’s Day
When you lose a person you love, some days hit harder than others. Every day is painful though. You always have that feeling. Today was Mother’s Day and it was hard for me. As I have talked about a few months ago, I lost someone very special to me, Kerry Kerr. We had gone toContinue reading “A Bittersweet Mother’s Day”
There Are No Small Roles And No Small Actors
Mike Hagerty often portrayed blue-collar people mainly because he looked like a blue-collar type of guy. With that burly build, somewhat unkept curly brown hair and brostache, he looked like he was about to say “Da Bears.” On April 29, he passed away at the age of 67. Hagerty was from Chicago and attended theContinue reading “There Are No Small Roles And No Small Actors”
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