Archive for 2007
Funny Darin Anderso(n)
Wednesday, June 13th, 2007
When I first met Darin Anderson, he reminded me of one of those guys from the fifties boys series fiction books, like one of the Hardy Boys maybe. He was straight-laced, lean, fit, and athletic – and he greatly enjoyed the outdoors: exploring, hiking, sporting, you name it. It was fitting that we first met at Camp Woodland Altars at the Eco Adventures camp the week of July 14-20, 1985. I, on the other hand, was un-athletic, chubby, and had the world’s most warped sense of humor. This somehow appealed to Darin who recalled recently that I had “a unique and off-kilter view of the world.” That was really all it took for me to latch on to someone – they had to understand and appreciate that. In the picture from 1985 above, I am trying to make an Ed Grimley face – just for the record. Read the rest of this entry »
Protected: Game Night with Adam and the Gang II
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007Seabiscuit and Santa Anita
Monday, June 11th, 2007
Saturday, February 16 was the last full day of my California trip. I had been to Vegas, been to Palm Springs, met up with Lisa, met a monkey, met tons of celebrities, ate sushi, scouted Laurel and Hardy locations, been to the Hoover Dam, seen “The Tonight Show” live, visited Jack Hanlon, been to the Nixon Library, scouted some famous graves, toured the Disney Studios, been to the Magic Castle, seen Penn & Teller, seen (some of) “Love,” saw “Phantom,” been to Disneyland, visited Randy Skretvedt, spent money, shopped ’til I dropped, and ate like an out-of-control lumberjack…and now it had come down to this, the last day. Read the rest of this entry »
Kristy and Brad: Little Darlings
Sunday, June 10th, 2007
I was rather excited to meet Kristy McNichol at the Hollywood Collectors Show during the February 2007 show. Not sure why. Mostly because she was such a teen magazine cover star during the days that I picked up every issue of 16 Magazine (mostly for the KISS articles) during the late 1970’s. I thought she was cute in pictures from the film Little Darlings, a flick that to this day I don’t think I’ve ever actually seen. I also never saw her on the TV show Family, which she starred in for four years, but I’m sure I caught her in some ABC Afterschool Specials and I know I saw her in Two Moon Junction. Read the rest of this entry »