"...But where would I find such a man? Why am I asking you." - Hedley Lamarr, "Blazing Saddles"
While certainly not the biggest celebrity I’ve ever met, I always did enjoy the performance and good-natured sarcasm of Hal Sparks when he hosted E!’s Talk Soup following the departure of Greg Kinnear when he went on to bigger and better things. I was able to greet Mr. Sparks without incident following his appearance on stage during the reading of Casablanca for the Actors Fund on October 2, 2005 at the Pantages Theater. Read the rest of this entry »
Woodrow Wilson certainly ranks at the top when it comes to the effectiveness of our United States Presidents. As the 28th leader of our country, Wilson came from a devout Presbyterian family and was a noted intellectual and the president of Princeton University. He authored more than fifteen books, one being about President George Washington in one of the very few writings by a President about a President. With William Howard Taft and Teddy Roosevelt dividing the Republican vote, Wilson was elected in 1912 and guided the country through its first major crisis since the Civil War – leading us to victory in the Great War and in the meantime, being elected for a second term.
After our tour of the Hollywood Entertainment Museum on Tuesday, October 4, 2005, Jimmy and I decided to do some exploring around Hollywood Boulevard. When we stopped by the front of the Chinese Theater, we were offered free tickets to see the Jimmy Kimmel Show filming across the street. We only had a couple of hours to kill before they began letting us in at 7:00pm, with taping commencing at 8:00, so we grabbed a bite to eat at the Hollwood and Highland Center, where we opted for the French Crepe Company. Read the rest of this entry »