Monthly Archives: February 2009
Paul Harvey: Good Day!
I know, I thought he was already speaking to us from beyond the grave. Now he might. From the late 1960s through the early 1980s, there was a televised, five-minute editorial by Paul Harvey that local stations could insert into … Continue reading
Filed under Editorials, Film/TV
NEW ALBUM! Slingsby Hornets: Whatever Happened To…
Slingsby Aviation built some of the world’s greatest gliders, and although used by the British during WWII, they were mostly tactical observation planes; drone bombers at best. The Hornet, on the other hand, was a piston-engine fighter plane used by … Continue reading
Remembering Bill Hicks
Poster created by UK artist Ryse Hale “Bill Hicks–blowtorch, excavator, truth-sayer, and brain specialist, like a reverend waving a gun around. He will correct your vision. Others will drive on the road he built.” – Tom Waits Here’s a well written bio by … Continue reading
Filed under Comedy, Editorials, Features and Interviews
Bill Hicks Returns To Earth
“Don’t it always seem to go/that you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone…” Bill Hicks probably hated that Joni Mitchell song. Hated everything about it, from the title to the symbolism to the warbly voice coming out of … Continue reading
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Words of Others
There are a lot of people who blog, but not all of them are good writers. It’s a real pleasure to stumble across a well-written essay on a favorite topic. I don’t know anything about Sheila O’Malley, but I do … Continue reading
Filed under Features and Interviews, Film/TV
