Archive for the '1990’s – Late' Category
William Henry Harrison and Me
Friday, December 7th, 2007
William Henry Harrison became our nation’s ninth President on March 4, 1841. Just thirty-one days later he passed away from pneumonia resulting from giving an incredibly long inauguration speech in the biting cold weather. This, unfortunately, was Harrison’s biggest claim to fame – being the first President to die in office, having the shortest term, and being the oldest President ever elected (until Ronald Reagan broke his record in 1980). Before his short-lived Presidency, he held many imporant roles as well – not the least of which was Governor of the Indiana Territory and as an Ohio Senator, but we will never know what Harrison might accomplished as our country’s Chief Executive. Read the rest of this entry »
Protected: The Beauty of Fall in 1995
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007Janet Leigh at the Neon Movies ’95
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
My obsession with Alfred Hitchcock can be traced all the way back to 1980 – as proven with my childhood diary entries – and the catalyst for this admiration began with the movie Psycho. To this day, I find this movie absolutely mesmerizing with its haunting set pieces and the riveting performances of its principles Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, and Martin Balsam. But it wasn’t until 1988 after my visit to California that I decided to pursue collecting autographs of performers who worked in Alfred Hitchcock movies. Read the rest of this entry »