Archive for June, 2010
Here Is London…
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
…Giddy London, home of the brash, outrageous and free…This is just one of many songs by Morrissey or The Smiths that mention places in or around London, places that I kept seeing or hearing throughout our stay. A few more examples:…all around Sloane Square…3am Northside Clapham Common…Train heave on to Euston…the Piccadilly palare was just silly slang…Turns out, all of these places are real places, not just song lyrics. I found this out as I finally got a chance to actually tour London, where our hotel and home base had been for the past week. Read the rest of this entry »
Protected: Hooray For Dollywood
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010An Evening With Carol Burnett and Tim Conway
Sunday, June 6th, 2010
For $22, I can’t think of a finer way to spend an evening than with Carol Burnett and Tim Conway. I grew up watching the re-runs of Carol Burnett and Friends and I dare say that it would be difficult to find a television show that yielded more laughs. Mrs. Wiggins and Mr. Tudball, Mama’s Family, the Old Man, the kitchen commercials, and so many re-occurring bits that cracked us up each and every time. And who can forget such classic skits as Went With the Wind and As the Stomach Turns? Words cannot express how much I always loved Carol’s show…and how excited I was to now get the opportunity to see her and her #1 cohort in comedy, Tim Conway, in person. Read the rest of this entry »
Eb
Saturday, June 5th, 2010
Of all of the celebrities whom I met at the April 24, 2010, Hollywood Show in Burbank, I’d have to say that I was most impressed with Tom Lester. As an actor, he portrayed Eb Dawson, backwoods farmhand to Eddie Albert’s Oliver Douglas on the classic sitcom Green Acres. He became mostly disillusioned with the Hollywood scene and, except for a few brief appearances (one in a Green Acres reunion), he retired from the business. As a man, he always professed a strong commitment to God and today acts as an evangelist, often giving away to charity any of the proceeds he makes on selling his autographed photos. Read the rest of this entry »