Whoa boy, I’m not athletic. In grade school I tried. I played softball, volleyball, basketball and track. I signed up for little league. I had many a pizza party with my teammates. But I was never very good. By high school I figured it out […]
When I was looking over the schedule for last month’s TCM Film Festival one movie that caught my eye was The Fallen Idol. A British noir from the director of The Third Man, Carol Reed, it it seemed right up my alley. But as things […]
As a fan of historic architecture there are several Los Angeles landmarks that I adore. The Eastern Columbia Building. The Los Angeles Central Library. Capitol Records. In fact, it had long been my dream to get inside that mid-century masterpiece. Designed to look like a […]
When I was younger my family would haunt the aisles of Suncoast Video snatching up classic films to watch and enjoy. Then came the rise of digital and our beloved Suncoast went belly up. Without our supplier we were relegated to the few classics that […]
After three consecutive visits to the TCM Film Festival as media coverage I can say with certainty it’s my favorite event of the year. To spend the weekend in company with thousands of other classic film nuts in the heart of Hollywood is my idea […]
I love a good cocktail. Lucky for me so do my best pals. We regularly get together for cocktail hour where we try out new recipes and ingredients. Lately, we’ve been expanding our mixology adventures by touring distilleries and taking cocktail classes. It’s been fun […]
