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An overdue Kate Bush shirt!
Not much else to say other than she is one of my top five artists of all time alongside Neil Finn, Peter Gabriel, Andy Partridge and Weird Al Yankovic. It’s why I also readily forgive anything she’s done after 1993 … Continue reading
RIP Fred Willard
Fred will be dearly missed. He was an incredibly funny guy who never left anything on the bench when he performed. He was also a comedians comedian, an inspiration to his peers and the generations who followed (Tim and Eric … Continue reading
Just in time for May the Fourth be with You!
Went with a super deep cut from Star Wars history, the show George Lucas always regrets and tried to destroy every copy he could find…The Wookiee Lifeday Holiday Special which I actually watched the only night it appeared. Hey, anything Star Wars … Continue reading
A Stupid and Futile Gesture
Netflix made an interesting biography flick about the first decade of National Lampoon and its co-founder Douglas Kenney. How they executed it was most impressive because it was filled with surprises: namely the casting, the story flow and it readily admitted to … Continue reading
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Tagged Comedy, Mockumentary, Netflix, Seventies
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The Life of Brian…still hilarious and relevant
Only fitting to watch this flick on Easter weekend! It’s the grown-up and Atheist alternative to being raised with sitting through Moses and the Ten Commandments on ABC every Easter night. It’s also the first movie I heard of to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Comedy, Monty Python, Religion, Satire, Seventies
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1970: Apollo 13 launched
The Apollo 13 mission was a demonstration of what happens when you plan and prepare for the worst. It was NASA’s finest hour back then. Hard to believe it happened when the GOP was in the White House since we lost two … Continue reading
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Tagged Current Events, NASA, Seventies, Space Exploration
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RIP Mort Drucker
Mort Drucker was a legendary artist. As Michael J. Fox once said, if you’re mocked in MAD by him, you’ve arrived. He was the TV/Film equivalent of Weird Al even though Mort was around first. He had an incredible style combining … Continue reading
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Tagged Celebrity Obituary, Eighties, Humor, MAD, Satire, Seventies
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RIP Brian Blume
Most people remember Brian for all the contention he and his brother had with D&D’s main creator Gary Gygax. However, if it weren’t for Brian, D&D wouldn’t have gotten off the ground as soon as it did (or maybe, never) … Continue reading
RIP Curly Neal
Sad to find out via Twitter that Curly of the Harlem Globetrotters passed away. He was definitely one of the iconic members during the peak popularity in the Seventies. Back then the Globetrotters were quite conspicuous: They first appeared on Scooby … Continue reading
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Tagged Basketball, Black History, Celebrity Obituary, Comedy, Seventies
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RIP Keith Olsen
Keith’s name may not be easily recognizable unless you are a music Nerd like me who reads the liner notes on records/CDs…one thing you can’t see on MP3s/streams. He produced numerous artists you’d know by name though: Santana, Pat Benatar, … Continue reading
Fifty years of the Lenten Special!
The horrific sandwich has been around longer but the mint-flavored shake Ray Kroc OK’d to attract Irish customers was introduced in 1970! Being an anniversary, even southern McDonald’s are more likely to carry it. Normally, I’m biased toward Sonic because … Continue reading
RIP Robert Conrad
When I was growing up, Robert was the star of a short-lived WWII show called Black Sheep Squadron. It was loosely based upon the memoirs of Pappy Boyington, a fighter pilot in command of a Marine base. He was also pretty … Continue reading
RIP Terry Jones
So sad to see another Python pass away but poor Terry had been fading away via dementia over the last several years too. Terry will be sorely missed because he was the member who directed the three hilarious movies the … Continue reading
RIP Neil Peart
Neil will be greatly missed and I didn’t know that he retired or was sick. Although Rush isn’t a band I’m crazy about, namely due to radio only playing a very small sample of their larger work and much of … Continue reading