Violet, You’re Wearing Violet, Violet
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010
This simply had to be the title of this posting – namely, because it’s something I so wished I had thought to say to Denise Nickerson during our encounter at the Saturday, September 25, 2010, Hollywood Celebrity Show in Chicago. Denise obviously played Violet Beauregarde, the gum-chewing young lady who turns into a blueberry, in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and became the second of the Wonka kids that I got the chance to meet this year. Just three to go. Read the rest of this entry »
Sure, the joke eventually got a little old. But one of the highlights of some of the early Kevin Smith films involved the characters of Jay and Silent Bob – portrayed respectively by Jason Mewes and the director himself, Kevin Smith. They first made their appearance in Clerks, a black and white gem detailing a day in the life of two clerks in a convenience store and a video rental store. Jay and Silent Bob did virtually nothing but hang around. Jay babbled on and on incessantly, and you can guess what Silent Bob did. 
I was never a huge fan of Charlie’s Angels, although I enjoyed the occasional episode of Jiggle TV when I was a boy. Shelley Hack was the fifth female to portray one of Charlie’s Angels. Playing the part of Boston native Tiffany Wells, she replaced Kate Jackson upon her departure from the series in 1979. Hack only assumed the role for one season before she was replaced by