A Fun Night Out At The Movies? You Bet Jurassic It Was!

***EDITOR’S NOTE:  As I lazily transcribe and repurpose older posts from my former disused blog in a flailing effort to maintain relevance, I thank you all for sticking with me over these many years!  Oh, and yes, it is me again, editing and reediting my edits to reedit once more.  And now, here’s another bit …

Gosh, I Hope They Come Out with A “Time O’ The Month Barbie”!

***EDITOR’S NOTE: Hello!  Yes, I am also my own editor.  I can’t really blame me for hiring myself for the job, as I’ve known myself for years.  Despite this, I know that I work cheap, and I’ll only hurt myself if I cheat me out of mine.  Anyway, I wrote this originally back in 2016.  …

Almost Equal Sequels Part XVI: Lethal Weapon 2

Gosh, I’d love to say that due to the injuries that I sustained while trying to stop a runaway school bus filled with nuns, orphans, orphaned nuns, and a squadron of sasquatch babies is what kept me from writing for so long, but sadly I cannot say that.  I mean, I could say that, but …

Almost Equal Sequels Part XV: Return To Oz

I apologize for the length of time it has taken for me to get back on the saddle to get back in the saddle as well in writing.  I would love to give a few excuses, but they would all pale in comparison to the truth: I was on a classified mission to save the …

The Vindication of Right: A Look at Thirteen Days

The Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962 was one of the closest moments that the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ever came to a nuclear conflict during the Cold War era. At the time, it was a defining moment for the Kennedy administration. A moment where any kneejerk reaction from either …

Reflections After Twenty-Two Septembers

My kids have become fans of Ghostbusters.  They love the first two movies and The Real Ghostbusters cartoon show.  Proton packs are reality to them. They don’t know who Bill Murray is at first, but they know Peter Venkman.  They can whip out the answer to the question “Who you gonna call?” without hesitating.  And since they’re …

Concerted Efforts Part 5: It Rhymes with Huge and Fairs Shine On

Golly, it has been a while since the last time I journeyed back into the ever dimming past to dredge up a heavily reedited concert memory for your reading pleasure!  Well, all I can say is thank you for your patience and I’ll be with you momentarily as I try to think of a topic.  …

A True Temple of Doom: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Tis a rare day indeed when I and the good missus can get away from our offspring to have a half-arsed day date to see a film in a theater.  So, when the opportunity presented itself that the grandparents would mind the children for three hours, we left before they could change their minds and …

Almost Equal Sequels Part XIV: Jaws 2

Just when I thought it was safe to go back into the waters of blogging…I decided to take a refreshing splash and jumped right in!  The world of sequels is blessedly never-ending and now with summer coming oppressively at us, the luscious land of blockbusters beckons from the deep!  So since this entry can’t stay …

Ever Since I Met You, I’ve Swept You Off My Feet: Reflecting on Animal Crackers

The year is 1928.  (Well, not now, of course, but back then it was 1928.  Do try to keep up, will you?)  At any rate, the Four Marx Brothers were the toast of Broadway in 1928.  The Marxes’ first Broadway show, 1924’s I’ll Say She Is, was a success and a vindication of millions of …