Comedy gold. Saturday nights in the Fall of 1973. CBS was the place to be. Years later, ABC would have a formidable Tuesday night anchored by Happy Days! and Laverne & Shirley, and NBC had a must-see Thursday night lineup built around Cheers and ER. This CBS lineup was my favorite. All in the Family, … More Best Television Schedule Lineup: Saturday Night Comedy, 1973-74
These two books about World War II have a lot in common. Both are centered on espionage and intelligence gathering, a new wrinkle in defense against foreign threats. At the beginning of the War, the U.S. has only recently developed an organization, as John Lisle outlines in his book. Certainly, spying and figuring out your … More The Dirty Tricks Department / The Nazi Conspiracy: the Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill (book reviews)
Dick Powell, Humphrey Bogart, Robert Montgomery, James Garner, Elliott Gould, Robert Mitchum and now Liam Neeson. Actors who have played private eye Philip Marlowe. Snappy dialogue, obtuse characters, flashback narrative, stylish photography, world weary detective – required elements of an old fashioned gum-shoe detective. Cigarette smoke everywhere, hard dames, infidelity, drinking on the job, obscene … More Marlowe (film review)
The years wear deep grooves Like canyons, especially on my soul Time grows many tree-like rings Towering, flaunty as a maypole — Memories fly by, mile markers of life A teen sprouts, what’s it all about Twenties, playing like a grownup No longer convincing as a Boy Scout — Married and a family at thirty … More I’m That Guy
It’s been forever since a new Fletch film, though Hollywood is littered with failed attempts at launching a third installment. I was cautious about this film, hopeful it wouldn’t disappoint too much. That’s a strange way to approach a film, perhaps more curious than anything. Many writers, directors and actor have been attached to Fletch … More Confess, Fletch (film review)
March 8, 2014. This was a routine flight was from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Beijing, China. Nothing unusual about the aircraft, the route or the weather. The captain was a respected, veteran pilot, who trained over pilots. Ninety-four minutes after takeoff, MH370 disappeared from radar and communications as it entered Vietnamese airspace. Because it was … More Malaysian Airlines Flight 370: Where Did This Airplane Go?
David Baldacci is an extraordinary printing press. On average, two new novels a year. He’s prolific and sells millions of books. I’ve been reading him for twenty years, and most of his books have been highly enjoyable and thrilling. See my related Baldacci blogs for more. Simply Lies starts off with great promise. The central … More Simply Lies, a new mystery by David Baldacci (2023)
America was great until the damn liberals, poor people, those of color or different ideas and unwashed, longhaired communists started to make trouble. Life was good in Christian, Wonder Bread America before the criticism and protests. It was those commie longhairs that tried to destroy what’s good about this country. If they don’t like it, … More Blame it on the Hippies for Wanting a Better America
I’m blue, yet still shining through Lovers swoons beneath the night sky The insects’ song a natural dance beat The butterfly say, music on the fly —- Presiding over the Earthly kingdom My power can pull the mighty seas I’m soft beneath the craters and crust My revealing colors are my selfies —- Can a … More If the Moon Could Sing
Damn, my fingers are tired from writing. I’ve been at this for almost eight years. My little blog, Ticket-2-Ride.com, has kept me out of trouble and out of a gang – specifically, the grumpy old men. Old, but irritated. Fifteen hundred blogs measured in snark is equal to a week of Kardashian Instagram postings. How … More Blog #1,500
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