In the Autumn of 1966, I was in the fourth grade of Elementary school. I can’t say that was a particularly easy time of childhood. Making the […]
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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 […]
That Time John Keel was Pwned
Review: The Big Blackout: A True Tale of Ultraterrestial Terror by John Keel, edited by Andrew Colvin This book is a little misleading. First of […]
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 […]
Tales of a Professional Cliffhanger
Review: Jadoo! by John Keel I make no apologies for liking the works of writer John Keel. A prolific adventure storyteller, Keel was wildly published […]
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 […]
“The Night They Killed Jim West!” – When Old Reruns Are Cancelled
Though I hate it, I use Facebook to keep up with TV schedules for a few TV stations. The days of the venerable TV Guide […]
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 […]