The End of Laurel and Hardywood, a Visit to Disneyland, a Couple of Film Locations, and a DD&D to Boot
March 8th, 2018
The end of any Sons of the Desert convention is always a little bit sad, and this one had been particularly fun. Bob had an idea to make this one a little more palatable though, as even after it ended on the morning of Sunday, July 6, 2014, with the standard Farewell Brunch and passing of the Pineapple and all that good stuff, it wasn’t really over. That morning David and I got up and ready at his place and were on the road around 8:30 back to the Loews. I bid farewell to David’s cat Flo, which turned out to be the last time I saw him, as he passed away later that month. David thinks this is the last picture of him as well. Read the rest of this entry »
Those Acting Gigs… A Slippery Swope
February 26th, 2018
Tracy Brooks Swope is an actress who appeared at the Hollywood Show in Los Angeles on January 7, 2017. She made it onto my list because she had starred in a prominent role in one single episode of The Partridge Family, the fourth season offering Queen for a Minute, in which her character Frankie, a friend of Laurie’s, tries out for the school basketball team and is rejected because of her sex, leading to a battle of the sexes among the Partridges. Tracy was both a find and beautiful performer, and as this was one of the earliest roles in her career, it was obvious that big things should have come. Read the rest of this entry »
The 2017 La La Land Sitcom Odyssey Part 2
February 23rd, 2018
Bob and I got up on the morning of Thursday, January 5, 2018, grabbed some good ol’ continental breakfast in our fancy Hollywood Super 8 Motel, and then continued our quest of finding a smattering of sitcom locations in the Los Angeles area. We had had fun and good luck doing this the day before, and this day promised to continue the run. Wanting to capture virtually any sitcom location I could find for my Facebook Sitcom Kaleidoscope page, and being a big fan of The Brady Bunch, there were numerous cool sites related to that show on this day’s docket, beginning with the first one. Read the rest of this entry »
