by mike | Jan 20, 2025 | Baseball, Death, Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Quotes, Sports, Sports Movies, Uncategorized |
We lost a national treasure last week. Bob Uecker, former major league catcher, baseball announcer, comedian, and all-around great guy, passed away at the age of 90. Mr. Uecker turned an uninspired baseball career (lifetime batting average of .200) into a new vocation...
by mike | Jan 16, 2025 | California, Disasters, Mysteries, Myths & Legends, Uncategorized |
A Ghost Blimp? Some things just can’t be explained. This post first ran in 2022. I’ve written about ghost ships and ghost trains, but a Ghost Blimp? This true story about an incident that took place during World War II ranks way up there on the Weird-O-Meter, I kid...
by mike | Jan 13, 2025 | California, Humor, Life, Uncategorized |
…when the volcano blows! You might ask, What volcano? It’s the one that is located—as the crow flies—about a mile from my California home. Seriously? WHAT THE HECK IS A PLUG DOME? I live in a 55+ community in north San Diego County whose large campus sports 1,600...
by mike | Jan 9, 2025 | Ghosts, Horror Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Myths & Legends, Nightmares, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
Does John Lennon haunt the place where he was murdered? I first presented this post in 2022. “Your girlfriend lives in the corner penthouse of spook central.” Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) delivers that line to fellow Ghostbuster Peter Venkman (Bill Murray) in the 1984...
by mike | Jan 6, 2025 | Life, Music, Uncategorized |
I’m not sure of the year; had to be late 1950s, early ’60s. I do know it was summertime when I had a chance encounter with Roy Orbison. DOWN TO THE SEA Every summer of my childhood, from the end of June through Labor Day, my parents rented a room in one of the old...
by mike | Jan 2, 2025 | Blowing Shit Up, Creature Features, Horror, Horror Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
One of my “most-viewed” films, PREDATOR has spawned many a sequel. This post first ran in 2022. The sci-fi/horror film, Predator (1987), made a ton of money, got great reviews, and spawned a franchise that continues right up until today. It didn’t hurt that its cast...
