Bat Ladies
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
The title of this posting is not meant to be an insult in any way. It merely refers to some of the hot batchicks who appeared on the cult classic TV series Batman for three seasons from 1966-1968. It’s unfortunate that this fun and colorful series has not yet seen DVD release, or else I might actually appreciate it more. My memories are relegated to the occasional rerun seen now and then over the years. Yet still I could appreciate the large gathering of Batman celebrities that took place at the Hollywood Show on October 8, 2011. These are the batgals that I made the effort to meet: Read the rest of this entry »
I never watched Starsky & Hutch when it originally aired during the last half of the 1970s decade. But in the early half of the first decade of the 2000s, I picked up the first couple of seasons on DVD and quite enjoyed it. Part of the charm was the simple ‘time capsule’ effect of capturing the era so well. This wasn’t done on purpose of course, but nonetheless it intensified the show’s charm. I also just plain liked it. But at some point, I decided not to pursue collecting the whole series and eventually sold the DVDs I had after their initial viewing. 
I’ve had a tremendous affinity for the classic series The Twilight Zone since I was a young kid. In fact I think I added the definitive book about the series The Twilight Zone Companion to my collection in about 1982, and read it from cover-to-cover, often taking it to church with me to read during the service. During the late 1990′s I was able to assemble nearly a complete collection of TZ episodes on VHS tapes as they ran them on the Sci-Fi channel. Eventually, I replaced them season by season on DVD. As for autographs, I collected them when I can. Unfortunately, I skipped out on the Twilight Zone reunion that was held at the Hollywood Show in October of 2009. 
Of course I’ll try to meet Laverne. And don’t call me Shirley. Frankly, I’m amazed that Penny Marshall – who is best known as playing Laverne DeFazio, one half of the zany gal pal team in Laverne & Shirley – is even appearing at celebrity shows. Surely she’s moved on to bigger and better things. Of course she has. Things like being an acclaimed director of films such as Big, Awakenings, and A League of Their Own. Things like producing the amazing film Cinderella Man. And don’t call me Shirley.