I’m (With) The King of the World
Saturday, October 6th, 2012
Whether you think the 1997 James Cameron feature film version of Titanic is an unequaled masterpiece or that it sunk like…well, the Titanic, you can’t deny that it has earned its place as a massive icon of pop culture. I happened to like it despite some of its shortcomings, and thus, if I get a chance to meet someone in the film, I take it. Danny Nucci isn’t quite the household name that Leonardo DiCaprio is, but nevertheless his character Fabrizio De Rossi is right there alongside of him when they board the Titanic together at the beginning of the film, earning his place in film – and Oscar – history. Read the rest of this entry »
I had first hoped to get an autograph from Betsy Russell back when she made an appearance at a Hollywood Show in 
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. 
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