Monthly Archives: April 2008

Happy 40th Birthday Anthony Michael Hall

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Steve

First it was Molly Wringwald. Now it’s the other actor who John Hughes made a star. I think his career fared better than hers in the long run since he was the lead in an ongoing series on USA but … Continue reading →

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King Kong (2005)

Posted on April 13, 2008 by Steve

Movie number one from Somara’s recovery marathon! This is what Peter Jackson was originally going to do until The Lord of the Rings came his way? The DeLaurentis remake wasn’t very good yet I’ve always felt that the 1933 original … Continue reading →

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1988: Jerry Harrison, one of Milwaukee’s musical treasures

Posted on April 12, 2008 by Steve

Inspired by a couple recent online conversations with Cindy and Jose, I hunted down all my old souvenirs from my time as Promotions Director of WMUR. It is the 20th anniversary of when I was really involved instead of working … Continue reading →

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Nine Years with Apple

Posted on April 12, 2008 by Steve

Who said it wouldn’t last? Actually, I can’t recall anybody saying that on the day I received my employee number, handbook, etc. So much has changed in a year too: Somara works here as a temp but she’s applying for … Continue reading →

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She may not have a hog but she has the accessory

Posted on April 11, 2008 by Steve

After years of scratching at it; jangling the tags attached to it to express her anger; and general wear Molly destroyed her current collar. She has had one for most of the time I’ve had her so there’s a semi-permanent … Continue reading →

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Groovy

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Steve

I bought this shirt a while back from the great guy who draws/writes Diesel Sweeties. I think the Deadites would’ve been as easily defeated with Ashe’s deadly precision at “My Name is Jonas” by Weezer on Expert but he was pulled … Continue reading →

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My brain “weighs” 1121 grams!

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Steve

The other day when I scored a few movies from Blockbuster, I added a Wii game to the list. Tonight, we rewarded ourselves for finally mowing and edging the lawn by playing Big Brain Academy. I would’ve done better on … Continue reading →

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NHL Playoffs, Round One, the Quarter Finals

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Steve

Keith Tkachuk joined the elite club of American players with 500 goals as its fourth member and the 41st in the NHL yesterday. Sadly, the Blues will not be in the playoffs again this season. I do hope he continues … Continue reading →

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Happy 80th Birthday James Garner

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Steve

When the Duke was still alive, he said James was his favorite actor on the scene. Too bad his resume and charisma weren’t enough to get a string of movies shown on TCM this year. Today is the 75th anniversary … Continue reading →

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My evening with the Icebats, the guys under the helmets

Posted on April 6, 2008 by Steve

The site has been pretty heavy on the hockey entries but hang in there it’ll thin out soon because the NHL playoffs start this week! Meanwhile, last week was crazy as I implied and I didn’t get around to posting … Continue reading →

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Charlton Heston is dead, TCM is best avoided for a while

Posted on April 6, 2008 by Steve

I suppose the Right will claim his leadership of the NRA was a success since the world wasn’t taken over by apes, just the other kind of monkey business in the White House. Good thing he never held a real … Continue reading →

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Broad St Bullies’ drought ends in 1 season, suck it Burnside

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Steve

This team continues to amaze and frustrate me but tonight they pulled through with their 3-0 pummeling of the Devils. Thanks to the charity rule the East has to obey for the Southleast Division, either Washington or Carolina gets the … Continue reading →

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Happy 50th Birthday Alec Baldwin

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Steve

I have grown to like him as an actor over the years. When Baldwin first appeared on my radar in She’s Having a Baby; he was memorable as Jake’s best friend Davis, a cynical, selfish person who popped in and … Continue reading →

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April 2008’s colors

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Steve

This month’s colors were a really rushed decision because I couldn’t think of anything interesting that happened to me five, 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 years ago. Well, nothing worth mentioning these days. So I fell back on anything … Continue reading →

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32 Years of Apple and 60 of Al Gore (belated)

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Steve

This one is a stretch so cut me a bit of slack, I had a very awful evening I don’t want to discuss since it involves my Florida-based in-laws. This rushed my writing and I chose to go with Gordie … Continue reading →

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