by mike | May 12, 2025 | Aging, Humor, Life, Music, Uncategorized |
A question: does Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” which is the fourth movement of his Symphony #9, qualify as an oldie? Well, he wrote it between 1823 and 1824. Old enough for you? So what does this have to do with exercise? Okay, as a gentleman (ha!) of, ahem, advancing...
by mike | May 5, 2025 | Baseball, Life, Non-Fiction, Sports, Uncategorized |
Sixty-three years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier during MLB’s so-called modern era, a professional baseball catcher was credited with being the first black man to play in the major leagues. His name was Moses Fleetwood Walker. A HISTORY OF RACISM Born...
by mike | Apr 28, 2025 | Humor, Mysteries, Mystery Series, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
The BritBox original series, McDonald and Dodds—a British crime drama whose setting is the historic city of Bath—ran for four seasons. There will not be a fifth. And that’s a bummer. To begin with, four seasons may sound significant, but they were only comprised of...
by mike | Apr 14, 2025 | Action/Adventure, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
If you’re an aficionado of old movies and TV shows, you’ll likely recognize most or all of the following names. Jack Palance; Martin Landau; Cameron Mitchell; Neville Brand; Sue Ann Langdon; Ralph Meeker; Larry Storch; David Caruso. What is the link? All eight of them...
by mike | Apr 7, 2025 | Adventure fantasy, Death, Life, Movies, Native American Films, Uncategorized |
We lost an acting icon—and a personal favorite—last week. Val Kilmer passed away at age 65 after a courageous battle with insidious throat cancer. His last appearance on the big screen—an amazing effort—was a cameo in Top Gun: Maverick (2022), where he reprised his...
