Archive for 2014
You Bet Your Bibby Babkas!
Wednesday, February 26th, 2014
It wasn’t cheap by any means, but another of the many highlights of the Chiller Theatre show was getting the chance to meet Bronson Pinchot on October 27, 2012. For a short time, I though the show Perfect Strangers was utter tripe, but soon I was lulled into its journey into ridiculousness as the uptight Larry Appleton (played by Mark Linn-Baker) did his utmost to tolerate his long lost ‘cousin’ from the fictional island of Mypos, Balki Bartokomous. I think anyone who religiously watched the show couldn’t help but get taken in by and repeat the many catch phrases from this pair: watch and learn, get out of the city, you bet your bibby babkas, and don’t be ridiculous. And who can count how often we’ve done the dance of joy. Read the rest of this entry »
Don’t Flagellate Yourself, Andrew
Tuesday, February 25th, 2014
Let me start out by saying that it was a big deal for me to meet Andrew McCarthy at the Chiller Theatre Show on October 12, 2012. It is true that it was one of many great celebrity encounters, but in retrospect this was quite a biggie. For a child of the 80’s such as me, meeting a member of the Brat Pack is beyond cool (this is my second meeting with a member of the exclusive group following Anthony Michael Hall). Read the rest of this entry »
Protected: Cold, Cold, Snowy, Snowy January 2014
Monday, February 24th, 2014Non-Ewings from Dallas
Friday, February 21st, 2014
I’ve had one of those lifelong flirtations with the TV series Dallas for many years now. I’ve amassed quite a few celebrity encounters from the show – including two of its top stars Larry Hagman and Patrick Duffy – and have even visited the actual Southfork Ranch as seen throughout the series. And I’ve done all of this without ever actually sitting down to watch an episode of the show. Oh sure, it was on in my household now and then as my Mom was taken in by this nighttime soap, and as I’ve mentioned before, even I remember the excitement surrounding the whole “Who Shot J.R.” conundrum. So through all of this, I’ve come to recognize that Dallas is more than a TV show, and has moved into the realm of an institution. Read the rest of this entry »