Archive for the '2010’s – Early' Category
Willie Aames
Saturday, March 27th, 2010
If only…if only…if only they could all be like Willie Aames, life for the autograph collector and celebrity encounter freak would be so much easier. Although I wasn’t the biggest of fans of Eight Is Enough, it is one of those shows that I would typically catch if I was home in front of the TV when it came on during the late 1970’s. Willie Aames played Tommy, the middle of the three boys in the Bradford family. Read the rest of this entry »
Chicago Weekend 2010
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
The Winter blahs had taken their toll on me so much that I decided that despite the rather weak line-up of celebrities at the Hollywood Celebrities and Memorabilia Show in Rosemont, Illinois on the weekend of Saturday, March 13, 2010, it would be worth it just to get away for a road trip. My sister Denise had mentioned that she might like to go along sometime on one of these excursions, and agreed that this one might be fun. Aaron agreed to babysit the kids – for the first time overnight alone. He did swell. Read the rest of this entry »
“I Like thee Black One”
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
For some odd reason, there is a Saturday Night Live skit that originally broadcast on November 10, 1984 that has always stuck in my head. It is a parody of a local TV show hosted by two Latin women named Chi Chi (Mary Gross) and Conseula (Julia Louis-Dreyfuss) called The Ghostbusters Show. It is simply dedicated to discussing all things related to the film that had been released that Summer. During the skit, Chi Chi asks Consuela which guy is her favorite Ghostbuster, and Consuela replies “I like thee black one.” To which Chi Chi repeats several times “but he dint do notheeeng.” Read the rest of this entry »
February 2010: Sickness, Snow, Junk Food…and Oh Yeah, Mom’s Birthday
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
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 »