The Terrible Catsafterme

Consensus from friends and family is pretty much becoming unanimous: February is the lamest month of the year. Although I did enjoy a nice California vacation in 2007 during February, both 2008 and 2009 – and now this year – have contributed to giving the month this unique distinction. So why is it so lame you ask? Well, for starters the weather in Ohio is the biggest contributor. We see our biggest snowfalls, do the most shoveling, and traditionally develop the greatest number of sicknesses. Read the rest of this entry »

As a huge fan and collector of all episodes of I Dream of Jeannie, I am thrilled to have autographed photos all three of the principals of the show. In fact I met Larry Hagman and his co-star Bill Daily both in 2009. Unfortunately, I have not been so lucky with Barbara Eden. She was, however, kind enough to sign a nice cheesecake photo of herself back in the latter part of 1997.  It is unfortunate that I didn’t get her to sign the photo from the show first- and then add Hagman’s signature later. As it is, I’ll have to be satisfied with the lone autographed photo from Barbara Eden seen below. At least her belly button is visible. Read the rest of this entry »

I am hoping that one day I might be able to change the title of this posting to the “The World of Sid & Marty Krofft.” This was the name of a short-lived amusement park that the famous sibling producers helped design in Atlanta. In fact, both brothers were slated to appear at the July 18, 2009, Hollywood Show in Burbank – but unfortunately Sid had to cancel out. Marty made his appearance, with the money he was charging for signed photos going to charity. Read the rest of this entry »

Having conquered the world of 1949 Hudsons, Dad decided to move on to a much hipper classic hot rod in May of 1981. We had joined the Gem City Classics Classic Chevy Club at the end of 1980, attending the Christmas banquet as our first meeting – and it wasn’t long before Dad got the itch to join the ranks of classic Chevy (defined as 1955, 1956, or 1957) owners. For the tidy sum of $1800 he purchased a 1957 Chevrolet Two Ten, and when winter rolled around again that year, he began restoring it. Read the rest of this entry »

On July 4, 1996, I made the notation in my little Sunshine Pocket Planner that read “D.I. Day on I.D”. For those not accustomed to Bradspeak, this indicated that I had put the finishing touch on my latest edition of Dante’s Info on Independence Day. This issue had been a long time coming and had begun earlier in the year when I was still living at Woodman Park. Amidst the move to Peppertree, it took forever to finally get it finished – all of which is indicated in the Sim Sala Bim Editor’s Notes. I have no doubt that the final puah came from wanting to get this done before the convention began less than two weeks later. Things wouldn’t get much easier, and there would only be one more issue of Dante’s Info over the next six years - by which time the publication would undergo radical changes…as my life had. Read the rest of this entry »