Mackenzie’s Not Grungy, She’s Bitchin’
Wednesday, October 16th, 2013
Yes, there have been some sordid details about Mackenzie Phillip’s private life that have been fed to the wide-eyed public for consumption, and the details came from Mackenzie herself in her tell-all autobiography High on Arrival. I won’t go into them here because a cursory google search can fill you in, and I really have no interest in her private life. But I still think she’s bitchin’ – and that’s because at age 13 she nearly stole the show right out from a brilliant cast in one of my all-time favorite films American Graffiti. Read the rest of this entry »
For such a sweet and beautiful girl, I always thought that ‘Fred Burkle’ was such an ugly name. But after a while it didn’t seem to matter as she progressed through the third, fourth, and fifth seasons of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer spinoff series Angel. My crush was pretty well solidified even when her body becomes inhabited by the evil demon Illyria. Fred, by the way, was short for Winifred and it didn’t diminish her charming and sweet nature one iota. The question remained however as to whether Amy Acker, the actress who portrayed her, would be just as sweet and charming. 
Continuing on with my beautiful summer month of August 2013…Thursday, August 22 was my Dad’s 66th birthday, but I didn’t see him on that day. There was an upcoming picnic at his house that weekend, so we suspended getting together until then. But in his honor, I met up with Carolyn and her friend Dara at Amar for some delicious Indian cuisine. Their Chicken Tikka Masala is to die for, especially when accentuated with some onion and cheese pan. 
For the casual viewer, the character of Boba FettĀ from the Star Wars universe borders on becoming an obscure, or at best a lesser-known character from the series. But the hardcore fans of the films just might get excited about this posting that details encounters with two of the actors who portrayed Boba Fett at the Hollyood Show in Burbank on February 11, 2012. But if you fall in the former category and wish to read on, I’ll apprise you of the character by telling you that he is a bounty hunter hired by Darth Vader in the second two entries of the series, The Empire Strikes Back and The Return of the Jedi.