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“Bombastic Bushkin’s” Fascinating Johnny Carson Book! Late Night Talk Show Wars!
“You have to understand,” Ed McMahon once explained. “Every day, no matter what else is going on in his life, he has to come out there and be Johnny Carson.” Imagine meeting the biggest name in late...
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RIP Garry Shandling! Brilliant “Tonight Show” Standup! “Larry Sanders” Hilarity!
RIP Garry Shandling! The entertainment industry was shocked by the sudden death of Comedian Garry Shandling. It caused an outpouring of grief among some of the biggest names in the business, but for...
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Margot Kidder! Gotham’s Greatest Lois Lane! From Sex Kitten To “Superman”!
The Best Lois Lane Of All Time! With a new Superman film out, I want to look back at the best Lois Lane of all, Margot Kidder! The Actress has had many big hits in her career, and a series of personal...
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“Hello It’s Todd!”“Something/Anything?” Rundgren’s Four-Sided Masterpiece!...
The review at the time of this album’s release said it all: “demonstrates his command of the studio, unfurling his falsetto over a kaleidoscope of rock genres” Time to dig into one of the greatest...
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“Action A Go Go!” Movie Lovers Website! John Wayne’s Wild West Bloody Nose On...
Oops, I Think I annoyed “The Duke!” John Wayne, aka “The Duke” was one of Hollywood’s biggest stars…and I made him angry with a story I wrote that looked at the changing face of Hollywood westerns…...
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Kick Some Dolemite! “Blaxploitation” Classic Gets Vinegar Syndrome’s Loving...
Time To Get A Taste Of “Dolemite”! I love exploitation movies, and one of the more outrageous entries in the film genre known as “blaxploitation” is getting a loving blu-ray restoration! How can you...
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“One Of These Nights!” The Eagles Meltdown At #1! Bernie Leadon Quits! Joe...
“One Of These Nights!” The Eagles Hit #1 – And Then Meltdown! You know the lyrics – EVERYONE knows these lyrics! One of these nights One of these crazy old nights We’re gonna find out Pretty mama What...
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Sex Kitten Uschi Digard Bares Her “Toy Box!” Legendary Russ Meyer Star!...
Exploitation’s Legendary Sex Kitten Uschi Digard! Her Camp Classic “Toy Box”! Exploitation cinema has a long and entertaining history of crazy films – and a bevy of sexy Actresses who bring their...
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“That’s Sexploitation!” Terrific Documentary Captures The Seedy Majesty Of...
“That’s Sexploitation” – Cinema’s Greatest Genre Is “Docu”-mented! Fans of cult movies have a reason to rejoice – the “Godfather of Grindhouse Documentaries” is here! Yes, even THIS “Psycho Cat” is...
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007’s Sexy Bond Girl “Plenty O’Toole!” Lana Wood! Natalie’s Sister! Hollywood...
Plenty O’Toole: “Hi, I’m Plenty.” James Bond: “But of course you are.” Plenty O’Toole: “Plenty O’Toole.” James Bond: “Named after your father perhaps?” Time to look at one of the most beautiful “Bond...
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Ten Amazing Documentaries! Sex! Death! Comedy! Siberia! Fantastic Non-Fiction...
Time For Some “Truth!” I love documentaries. They can be deadly serious or comically absurd – they can be lurid, spiritual, political and everything in between – here are ten examples of great...
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The Eagles’“Desperado” Disaster! Brilliant Music! Shocking Album Snub!...
The “Outlaw” Eagles! It’s hard to believe, but the second Eagles album bombed when it was released – but is now considered a seminal part of the band’s history! For a time in the 70’s, rock’n’roll...
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Laura Nyro’s Smash Hits – For Barbra Streisand! Three Dog Night! Fifth...
Some of the catchiest pop songs of the late 60’s and early 70’s were written by one person, the terrific Singer/Songwriter Laura Nyro: Laura Nyro’s Hit Singles For Others! Nyro released a number of...
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Cannes 2016! Remembering Joan Rivers! Jenna Jameson! My Seven Greatest Cannes...
Welcome To Cannes 2016! Located in the south of France, on the fabled French Riviera, Cannes is one of the most beautiful spots on earth! And for two weeks a year, is is also the site of the world’s...
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May Is “National Burger Month”! Five Iconic Burgers! Bite Down On This Tasty...
Time To Celebrate All That Is Delicious Between Two Buns! Did you happen to forget that May is “National Burger Month?” Well, I sure didn’t! And to show you how much I love this national month of...
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Warren Zevon! Self-Titled Masterpiece! Linda Ronstadt’s Smash Hits! Eagles...
“But don’t it make you want to rock and roll All night long Mohammed’s Radio” “All night long” indeed…Warren Zevon’s brilliant self-titled album included some of Southern California’s most popular...
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John Lennon “Beds” Tommy Smothers! Incredible “Give Peace A Chance” Story!...
Tommy Smothers “Beds” John And Yoko!” There is a story behind this iconic photo: Comedian Tommy Smothers is one of many celebrities lying in a bed with John Lennon and Yoko Ono…how he got there, and...
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Rodney Dangerfield! Brilliant Comic “Gets No Respect!”“Rapping’ Rodney”! His...
“I Don’t Get No Respect!” It was his signature catchphrase, but legendary Comedian Rodney Dangerfield got respect for being one of the greatest standup Comics of all time! “That’s The Story Of My...
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Game Show Models! Given’ Out “Exploitation” Goodies! Classic Cult Grindhouse...
“You’ve seen them give out prizes on Daytime TV – now see the goodies they give out at night!” Well, it’s not difficult to see what this movie is up to – time to look at another unique genre of...
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World’s Best “Weasel” Coffee! Bring On The Kopi Luwak! Yes, It’s “Poop Coffee!”
A Palm Civet stands near Arabica coffee cherries in a coffee plantation owned by state plantation firm PT Perkebunan Nusantara XII in Bondowoso, in Indonesia’s East Java province June 27, 2009. The...
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