It All Started With Candy
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Although Candy Clark has a handful of film credits, her most famous role by far was in American Graffiti. She portrayed the blonde Connie Stevens-ish Debbie Dunham so well that she was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. She always fascinated me in this role in her shy but sexy portrayal of this mysterious woman capable of getting Terry the Toad into all sorts of trouble. Candy might also be seen in such films as The Big Sleep, Cat’s Eye, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Zodiac. Read the rest of this entry »
The scary season came in like a lamb and went out like a…lamb. It all began on Monday, October 19, 2009, when my cousin Chris and his lovely wife Sarah gave birth to their new baby – yes, the one that I watched take shape as we wove our way through Italy just five months earlier. Actually Sarah did all of the work after Chris’ initial contribution. Nevertheless, their young, adorable Olivia – who shall henceforth be referred to as Livi by most – came into the world on that particular day, weighing all of 7 lbs. 13 oz., measuring 20″ in length. This officially kicked off the Halloween season. Livi came dressed as a baby. 
Everyone familiar with my website knows that I am a sucker for a trip down memory lane. So when the opportunity presented itself to swing by for a visit to the site of the 1986 Valley Forge Sons of the Desert 
Only three actors have appeared in all six of the films in the Rocky series: Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young, and Tony Burton. Burton, who began his career as a real-life boxer, played Tony “Duke” Evers in the films. He did such a great job in the series’ first entries as the trainer of Apollo Creed, that he eventually became Rocky’s trainer. His film career didn’t stretch too far outside of the Rocky series, but he did have appearances in such films as Assault on Precinct 13, The Toy, and Hook – as well as a slew of television roles. 
Saturday, October 17, 2009, saw my very last road trip of the year. It also happened to be the Hallmark greeting card holiday of Sweetest Day. Originally my friend Heidi was going to make the trek to Chicago with me to attend another Hollywood Celebrities and Memorabilia Show, but she was unable to find a babysitter. So I asked my Mom if she’d be willing to make the drive up there with me and be my personal photographer for the day. She showed mercy on me, and my promise to buy dinner clinched the deal.