John Denver Crashes While Charlie Rich Burns…His Award Slip

It’s strange how specific dates seem to always pop up during a certain person’s life. Last month, I posted how Mike Gundy was fired from his position as head coach of Oklahoma State University’s football program 18 years and one day to his explosive rant against the Daily Oklahoman after a win against Texas Tech.Continue reading “John Denver Crashes While Charlie Rich Burns…His Award Slip”

How ‘In Living Color’ Forever Changed The Super Bowl Broadcast

Since the first Super Bowl game on Jan. 15, 1967 and for every one 25 years later, the halftime became synonymous with an urban legend that the New York City sewer system would experience problems. Before there was TiVo and the generic DVS, people had to watch the Super Bowl live. They couldn’t even tapeContinue reading “How ‘In Living Color’ Forever Changed The Super Bowl Broadcast”

‘Memoirs And Misinformation’ Is A Muddled Mess

In his memoir Gasping for Airtime, actor/comic Jay Mohr talked about the cultural divide between the writers and performers on Saturday Night Live during his tenure in the early to mid-1990s. It was obvious he observed so many of the people were trying to be more smart and sophisticated than they actually were. And readingContinue reading “‘Memoirs And Misinformation’ Is A Muddled Mess”