By the summer of 1973, the Blaxploitation genre was in full swing in the movie theaters. Always ready to capitalize on a trend, the TV […]
Category: TV Revolution
MidCentury TV
Dark Shadows Q & A:
“Why Do Dogs Howl at Barnabas?”
Taking a break from my hectic life, I paused to answer a blog-related email yesterday. While researching pointless minutia from a Dark Shadows Fan™, I found a […]
The Nez Has Left the Building: Michael Nesmith of The Monkees Dies at Age 78
I spent a good portion of this blog reminiscing about Monkeemania this summer. Rightfully, I’m stunned to learn the mercurial Michael Nesmith died this morning in […]
Collinwood For Sale: Only $29.9 Million
I will announce I did NOT win the lottery the other night. Lottery dream MCXVIII is buying a manse, and Seaview Terrace/Carey Mansion recently came on […]
It Should Be a Morning Room, NOT a Breakfast Nook!
I thoroughly enjoyed the 6-hour Facebook outage on Monday. I wrote two articles and changed out the summer bedding for upcoming colder nights. After folding bedding, […]
Please Stop Resurrecting Dark Shadows
Back in those carefree days of 2019, the buzz was the CW Network was floating the idea of a new reboot of the old Dark Shadows TV […]
Back to School with The Monkees
Yes. I’ve been on a Monkee binge this summer. Let me reassure my readers (read: my 5 friends) this is not a blog about the Prefab […]
Well, That Escalated Quickly!
It’s been a wretched week of bad news, extreme heat, and other irritation. For a bit of distraction, I read my favorite timewaster, that trash […]
Charcoal Burning Everywhere – “Pleasant Valley Sunday”
Fifty-four years ago this week, the Monkees’ fourth single, “Pleasant Valley Sunday,” reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Written by the dynamic songwriting duo […]
When Greensboro Was Cool: The Night Hendrix Opened for the Monkees
There was a night when Greensboro, NC was cooler than the rest of the nation. It happened on 12 July 1967 at the Coliseum, when […]