WFMU's Beware of the Blog (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
The Actor's Prayer (12:18) Many a digger has been lost amid the thrift-store stacks of too-common records. Nothing is more disheartening than assaulting a bin of mold-encrusted record jackets, hoping for a find, and seeing copy after copy of Ed...
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
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Benning's Writing Pad (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
No, this isn't a post about Ralph Kramden, or Jackie Gleason, though that might be a fun topic. This is about Hominy. It's taken a while for me to ferret out the information. After all, aside from seeing cans of Hominy in the store, or seeing pictures of Hominy in menudo - a spicy tripe soup - my only up-close-and-personal knowledge of Hominy is in its dried, ground version we know as Grits. I like...
DVD Talk (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
Rent It The Movie: There are actors who are never able to quite escape their persona, despite the various roles they assume, and then there are others who actually seek to capitalize on their image, no matter what role they play. Jackie Gleason definitely falls into the second category, and there's probably no greater filmic evidence of that than the sometimes charming but ultimately kind of dull...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
When anyone with a cell phone is a potential member of the paparazzi, and anyone with a laptop a potential blogger, the contest for the control of images has never been more intense.
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Tampa International Airport might seem like an unlikely venue to open a restaurant themed on the Hall of Fame golf career of Slammin' Sammy Snead, whose game was at its peak from the late 1930s to the early 1960s.
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Ralph Hutchinson crossed an ocean to find the music he loved, coming to America to be a jazz musician.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Tonight's must see: "The Bachelorette" finale, 8 p.m., WXYZ-TV, Channel 7, ABC; follow-up at 10 p.m. DeAnna Pappas is down to her final two guys now. There's Jesse, 26, the Colorado snowboarder, and Jason, 31, the account executive now living in Kirkland, Wash.
Uncertain Times (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Jackie Gleason, Salvador Dali, El Morocco owner John Peronna and Johnny Ray Oh to be a fly on the wall...
Flopping Aces (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Speaking of American Patriots this July 4th….. “For 20 years he has been the leader of his own parade.” –Karl Rove Fans of Rush Limbaugh will want to read Zev Chefet’s article “Late Period Limbaugh” available online here. At over 7,700 words it’s loooonnnggg, but you’ll love it for all the personal stuff Rush doesn’t talk about on [...]
JammieWearingFool (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Of course, the Times has to use the requisite dark, menacing photo to accompany the exhaustive 8000-word profile of Rush Limbaugh, but look past that and actually read the story. Very fair without the usual cheapshots from his enemies that much of the drive-by media usually lards on. Probably because the author is a reputable writer. ON AUG. 1, LIMBAUGH WILL CELEBRATE the 20th anniversary of his
Bloodthirsty Liberal (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
The Supreme Court upholds the Second Amendment to the Bill of Rights— barely —and this is what E.J. Dionne has to say? In knocking down the District’s 32-year-old ban on handgun possession, the conservatives on the Supreme Court have again shown their willingness to abandon precedent in order to do whatever is necessary to further the agenda of the contemporary political right. The court’s five most...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
For almost three decades, Nick's Steakhouse was revered as "the place" in Greenwich Village to hear classic, hot, improvised jazz. Music stands and orchestrations were banned from the stage. Muggsy Spanier led his group there, as did Bud Freeman and Eddie Condon. Booked for a one-nighter, Benny Carter stayed for five weeks. Fats Waller would drop by to play 'for fun,' and so did Jack Teagarden...
Windows Fanatics (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
According to the History Channel, 21 years ago yesterday, beloved comedian Jackie Gleason passed away. Best known for his bus-driving character Ralph Kramden on The Honeymooners during the golden age of television, he enjoyed a long career that spanned the days of Vaudeville to Hollywood’s silver screen. What better way to celebrate the life of this comedic superstar than to sit back with some popcorn...
prefixmag.com (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
Photo gallery of Modest Mouse at The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater on June 23, 2008.
