Archive for September, 2014
Johnny Crawford: The Rifleman’s Son
Monday, September 22nd, 2014
For years I had been sitting on a signed photo of Johnny Crawford. It was a great shot of him with his TV father from the classic western series The Rifleman. It was a show that my Dad had gotten me into at a young age, and one I have long hoped to have a re-acquaintance with. That is now possible since the first season has been released on DVD. But I have had a remarkable time trying actually meet up with Johnny Crawford himself. Although he was making appearances, they were always at shows that I wasn’t attending…or they were at shows I was, but he cancelled. Remarkably, he also often met with Dick Bann and crew at the Culver Hotel for Wednesday lunches, but he wasn’t at the one that I attended. Read the rest of this entry »
Protected: And Now…Back to Summer 2014
Friday, September 19th, 2014Annie: The Last of the Halloween Doppelgängers
Thursday, September 18th, 2014
Back in November of 2012, I attended the Horrorhound event that pretty much put to shame any preceding reunion of the cast(s) of the Halloween film(s). By getting Jamie Lee Curtis herself, they pretty much put a period at the end of any attempts of topping that show. And along with Jamie Lee, there was a smattering of co-stars from the original film (many can be seen here), as well as the original Michael Myers himself – back when he was referred to as “The Shape.” But then again, there were a few key players missing. P.J. Soles was one, but she had a very good reason: she has already committed to attend the Days of the Dead show in Chicago as part of the Rock ‘n’ Roll High School reunion (which I also attended). And then there was Nancy Loomis… Read the rest of this entry »