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...
by mike | Dec 30, 2024 | Death, Life, Uncategorized |
In a few days, 2024 will fall into the rearview mirror, and I will be glad to see it pass. The reason is obvious. Earlier this year I lost Jacqueline—my amazing bride, my best friend and soulmate—to the demon cancer. Yes, 2024 will be gone, but it will hardly be...
by mike | Dec 26, 2024 | Disaster Movies, Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
I have no idea why I’m attracted to mountain-climbing movies like VERTICAL LIMIT, since all of them involve someone going SPLAT on the ground. This post first ran in 2021. I was on the fence about presenting the 2000 survival thriller, Vertical Limit, as a Guilty...
