Rhode Island and the Start of Connecticut
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
Even though Bob and I were only on day five of our two week journey through New England, I was constantly looking at our itinerary, concerned that we would run out of time before we finished everything on it. We had a nice full day ahead of us, but this was the first day that we cut a few things out for the sake of expediency. Being a Sunday on July 8, 2012, it also limited us from doing a few things as fully as I’d have liked. But of course I’ve learned from experience that you can’t have everything on these journeys. The day would go surprisingly well, especially considered that it began in the house where Lizzie Borden’s parents had been murdered. Read the rest of this entry »
I didn’t know all that much about Cynthia Pepper, and I would have possibly bypassed getting her autograph when she appeared at the Hollywood Show in Burbank on February 11, 2012. However my friend Dean was keenly aware of who she was because his favorite TV sitcom is My Three Sons. She had starred in nine of the earlier episodes of the series as next-door neighbor Jean Pearson, the love interest of Mike, the eldest of the Douglas boys (played by 
In the Friday the 13th franchise, it seems that Jason Voorhees is everywhere the victims turn, behind closed doors, busting through windows, around every corner, hiding under water, in the back seat of a car, and on and on. I’ve had a similar experience in real life with several Jason encounters this year, but fortunately mine have been considerably more pleasant. Being a fan of the series is most certainly a guilty pleasure as horror most certainly my favorite genre, but for guys like me who grew up in the 1980’s, Friday the 13th was just a part of life. 
If you’re a huge fan of the James Cameron film Aliens, then you really missed out if you weren’t at the Horrorhound Weekend in Indianapolis this summer. I attended on Sunday, September 7, 2012, although I’m not what you would call a ‘huge’ fan of the film. But I certainly liked it quite a bit, and now that I’ve met several of the cast members, it demands and a repeat viewing. There were seven of the main cast members in all. I skipped on two of the lesser ones, Ricco Ross (who played, get this, Ricco Frost) and Cynthia Scott (who had been Corporal Cynthia Dietrich). Sadly I missed Michael Biehn, who had only been present at the show on Saturday. And I had already met