Archive for March, 2009
To (Crush and) Serve Brad
Saturday, March 21st, 2009
Most movie buffs would certainly recognize Richard Kiel as the notorious and dealdy villian Jaws from two James Bond films, The Spy Who Loved Me and Jaws. As seen at left, Kiel wore metal inserts in his mouth by which he could bite into victims’ jugular vein, rendering them slightly dead. Younger movie buffs would certainly know Kiel for his portrayal of Mr. Larson in Adam Sandler’s Happy Gilmore. I’m ashamed to say that of the two, I knew him better from the latter film, never having been a big James Bond fan. Read the rest of this entry »
Sly Makes My Dream Come True and Kickstarts a New Hobby
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Long before he was Rambo, Tango, Cobra, Judge Dredd, or Sheriff Freddy Heflin (that’s from the Robert De Niro vehicle Copland – for those who don’t know), I had only seen Sylvester Stallone perform in one role, that of Rocky Balboa. I had enjoyed the Academy Award winning film Rocky repeatedly on our VHS player, and one night even boxed along with Rocky and Apollo Creed with my pal Kenny Carroll, while my parents looked on and considered having me euthanized. So it was of little wonder that when the time came for me to send out my first through-the-mail autograph request, I chose to send a letter to Sylvester Stallone. Read the rest of this entry »
Santa Anita and the Road to Lone Pine
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Bob had to go into work the morning of Thursday, October 9, 2008, so I was able to sleep in a bit and have time to tinker around on his computer and peruse a stack of materials he left me to root through and see if I wanted. He had also been kind enough to pick me up a breakfast burrito to microwave and enjoy. That Bob…what a pal! (Even if no David Garrison…) He got home about 11:30am or so and by noon we were on our way to our first adventure of the day. I made sure to pose with the gate before leaving his house…saying goodbye to it until my next return to California. Read the rest of this entry »
Like WOW! Casey Kasem is #1!
Sunday, March 15th, 2009
Okay, that title was corny. But that doesn’t make it any less true. Of all the national Top 40 radio announcers I have enjoyed, Casey Kasem surely ranks at the top. (Can’t really think of any others, but that is beside the point). I do in fact have really swell memories of my Sunday morning paper route with my Mom or my Dad, listening to Casey Kasem’s top 100 or top 40 countdown, whichever it may be, and his soothing voice which blended with the aroma of my parents’ morning coffee as we puttered along dispensing the Dayton Daily News at the crack of dawn.