Great Photos of Stan Laurel and/or Oliver Hardy
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Robert Reich on the difference between public and private morality. I don't say this about all or even most of the opinion pieces I link here but I think this one is absolutely right. […]
Josie DeCarlo, R.I.P.
Josie DeCarlo, widow of comic book legend Dan DeCarlo and the model for the character Josie, has passed away in her sleep. I don't have her age but her husband Dan was born in 1919. Dan passed away in 2001 and Josie continued to promote his name and work, and she attended comic book conventions […]
Old L.A. Restaurants: Kelbo's
Two men, Thomas Kelley and Jack Bouck, combined the first syllables of their last names and invented Kelbo's, a small chain of Hawaiian barbecues that were not all that Hawaiian: Burgers, barbecue meat sandwiches and some miscellaneous seafood. The concession to the islands was that every plate was garnished with a piece of pineapple and […]
Update
Jon Delfin informs me that Sutton Foster has left Anything Goes on Broadway and has been replaced by Stephanie J. Block. I love Sutton Foster but if Ms. Block is as good in the show as she was in that production I saw of They're Playing Our Song, she's terrific, too. […]
P.S. on Previous Post
For the record, I wrote that before I saw last night's Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He said the same thing, as he usually does, much better. And I accidentally deleted a line I wrote and wish I'd included. It went something like this: I'm kinda weary of folks who think Free Speech includes their […]
From the E-Mailbag…
A reader of this site named Christopher Woerner apparently thinks my view of Rush Limbaugh's situation smacks of hypocrisy. He cited something I wrote about some time ago here. This is me now… What I saw of the gubernatorial debate last night here in California seemed to steer clear of silly topics…like what can be […]
Today's Video Link
A revival of Anything Goes is still playing on Broadway with (last I heard) Sutton Foster and Joel Grey still in the leads. Here's a rehearsal-type video of the title number — no sets, no costumes, just talented people performing… […]
Five Guys Alert!
This is just for my friends in Los Angeles. Yet another Five Guys has opened in our midst — in Westwood Village at 1061 Broxton Ave. I haven't been there yet and may not be in the area for some time but it's there and I'll bet the burgers and fries are quite wonderful. Another […]
Today on Stu's Show!
Today, acting legend Ed Asner pays a return visit to Stu's Show. The last time he was on was one of the most fascinating interviews Stu Shostak has ever done and they barely scratched the surface of Mr. Asner's long, impressive career. Today, they resume scratching. A lot of folks don't know how much else […]
Great Photos of Stan Laurel and/or Oliver Hardy
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Scripting Stuff
My buddy Bob Elisberg has written a good, in-depth article about several software packages via which one can write a screenplay. Knowing Bob, I assume he knows what he's talking about although the only one with which I have any real experience is Movie Magic Screenwriter. I've used it from its inception, back when it […]
Today's Video Link
Here's one of those clips that I'm amazed exists. Between the time Jack Paar departed as host of The Tonight Show and Johnny Carson took over, there was a six month gap. Mr. Carson was still under contract to host the afternoon game show Who Do You Trust? over on ABC and couldn't assume command […]
Recommended Reading
Dahlia Lithwick discloses an astounding situation in the state of Virginia…and it's not a stretch to presume this is happening other places, as well. People are convicted of crimes. Many years later, DNA testing proves their innocence. And no one tells them. The practice of wrongful conviction doesn't seem to bother many people. I suspect […]
Wonderful WonderCon
If you're going to WonderCon this weekend in Anaheim, this handy guide will tell you loads of stuff you'll probably want to know. And you'll probably want to dress for wet weather. At the moment, it looks like rain starting late Friday night or early Saturday morning, rain most of Saturday, then a tapering-off and […]