D is for Richard Deacon
There are only two television shows for which I own the entire series on DVD, and they have several things in common. Both, The Twilight Zone (1959-1964) and the The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966),...
View ArticleSteve Martin is 70
For better or worse, Steve Martin helped to popularize the air quotes gesture.
View ArticleDVD review: I Am Big Bird
Caroll Spinney's first performance before legendary Muppets master Jim Henson was disastrous.
View ArticleSeptember rambling #1: chugging cognac, and Flowers on the Wall
If you work in a brick-and-mortar retail establishment, and if you tell me when I ask if you have something that I can only get it online, then you have lost me forever as a customer at said...
View ArticleWhat was your favorite episode?
The fantasy of every child — to have unlimited power against grown-ups — is made horrifyingly real.
View ArticleOctober rambling #2: absquatulate
I have a stuffed lion with a wild mane which I named Lenny.
View ArticleTV: commercials, debates, Watergate
Butterfield was asked "Are you aware of any listening devices in the Oval Office of the White House?"
View ArticleR is for Roger Ramjet
Gary Owens,, a drive-time deejay in LA who would get national recognition soon enough as the on-screen announcer for Laugh-In, voiced Roger Ramjet.
View ArticleKennedy Center Honors 2015
I remember buying my copy of Tapestry somewhere in Binghamton, NY, along with Sticky Fingers by the Rolling Stones. The post Kennedy Center Honors 2015 appeared first on Ramblin' with Roger.
View ArticleFebruary rambling #2: The Man Who Mistook Jesus For An A.T.M.
A Beach Boy asks, "Why am I the villain?" The post February rambling #2: The Man Who Mistook Jesus For An A.T.M. appeared first on Ramblin' with Roger.
View ArticleThe Coates book, Black-ish, & other things
Have you seen the common core math? [Note: I have. He's not far wrong.] The post The Coates book, Black-ish, & other things appeared first on Ramblin' with Roger.
View Article“If it bleeds, it leads”
A couple of teenaged girls got into a fight in Georgia. A bunch of other kids got involved, and a boy ended up dying from being stabbed in the neck. Watching the morning news, I get to see the poor...
View ArticleApril rambling #1: music for tax day
Silence or Violence: Logan, Suicide, and the Culture of Masculine Silence. Preventing Bullying and Cyber-Bullying. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Border Wall and Congressional Fundraising. The...
View ArticleApril rambling #2: Smartest place on earth
A World Awash in Purple The post April rambling #2: Smartest place on earth appeared first on Ramblin' with Roger.
View ArticleStops being a “thing”
There are dozens of shows that were or are a "thing" I have never seen more than I five minutes of. The post Stops being a “thing” appeared first on Ramblin' with Roger.
View ArticleJune rambling #1: love and math
Nation Wishes It Could Just Once Be Reminded Of Preciousness Of Life Without Mass Shooting. Get Visual: On passing. Everything Doesn’t Happen For A Reason. NY Gov. Cuomo signs “unconstitutional,...
View ArticleTV review- O.J.: Made in America
O.J. Simpson - race be damned - was one of the most popular figures around. The post TV review- O.J.: Made in America appeared first on Ramblin' with Roger.
View ArticleB is for Betamax
There was a story late in 2015 that Betamax cassette tapes would be discontinued in March 2016. This surprised me. Sony had discontinued making the RECORDERS more than a dozen years earlier. Betamax...
View ArticleLucy Desi Museum
The radio show My Favorite Husband morphed into the TV show I Love Lucy. The post Lucy Desi Museum appeared first on Ramblin' with Roger.
View ArticleAugust rambling #1: Dystopian Reader
Tony Bennett is 90! The post August rambling #1: Dystopian Reader appeared first on Ramblin' with Roger.
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