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Archive for 2012

Cambridge, Plymouth Rock, and Lizzie Bordon

Tuesday, September 11th, 2012

Bob and I found ourselves in Natick, Massachusetts on the morning of Saturday, July 7, 2012. We had driven to this city to escape the high prices of motels in the Boston area, but most of our business that morning would be on Boston outskirt town of Cambridge, home of Harvard University. After a hearty breakfast of eggs and sausages, we left Natick a bit before 9am and arrived at the Mount Auburn Cemetery (which we had scoped out the night before) by 9:30. This was a neat cemetery with a convenient search kiosk. Although most of the more notable names were on the cemetery map, there were a few that Bob had added to the list that we had to locate using the kiosk. So I handled that part. Read the rest of this entry »

Boba for a While, Harry Forever

Saturday, September 8th, 2012

Star Wars buffs would know that Jason Wingreen was the uncredited voice of Boba Fett in Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back. But only for a while. It only remained there for the original release and the 1997 re-release, but by the time the DVD rolled around in 2004, Boba’s voice had been re-dubbed by Temuera Morrison in order to create better continuity between the two trilogies. Anyway. Although I am certainly interested in Star Wars, that really had nothing to do with my interest in Jason Wingreen. Read the rest of this entry »

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Business first. That’s my motto. Although I was ready to indulge in plenty of Laurel and Hardy frolics and frippery with my fellow Sons of the Desert, there was a historical location nearby that I needed to get under my belt. Although Bob and I had driven by the New Hampshire state capitol in Concord the previous Friday, weren’t able to go though it since it was after-hours. I had thus far only compromised going inside a capitol building one time, and visiting this this one would give me six on this trip that were fully toured. So that’s how I started my day on Thursday, July 19, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

Sure I’m Damn Sure He’s Dan Shor

Tuesday, September 4th, 2012

Sometimes I can place the face but don’t know the name. In this case, I really didn’t remember the face, but I let his name and  list of credits speak for themselves. He had been in 18 episodes of Cagney & Lacey as the recurring character Detective Jonah Newman. He’d been Billy the Kid in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. He’d even had a small role as one of the deputies in Red Rock West. But it was on the strength of his Disney connection that I opted to pick up a signed photo of him. He had been the character RAM in Disney’s Tron – but without the blue glowing attire and dog bowl helmet, I’d have trouble placing him on the street. But rest assured, it was Dan Shor. Yes, I’m sure.   Read the rest of this entry »