Category Archives: biography
HIDDEN HISTORY
Picture this fellow wearing a worn out fedora, a slightly unshaven face and a whip encircling his shoulder. He wears a leather bomber jacket. He’s fit and strong. His brain is sharp. His sense of adventure stirs him into action. … Continue reading
THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC
It was 1953 and I was only eleven. I think I’ve mentioned that I spent most of my early childhood at the local movie theater. This particular day, the very handsome, Tony Curtis and his lovely wife, Janet Leigh, were … Continue reading
ARTIST OF DEATH
My father in law became part of the family mortuary business which his father established before him. He had a keen eye. He was able to restructure faces which had been mangled or disfigured by disaster – burned – cut – bruised – suffering … Continue reading
ONE, TWO, THREE STRIKES – YOU’RE OUT!
Here in Minnesota we have the Twins as our representatives in Major League baseball. Not since their big World Series win, in 1991 against the Atlanta Braves, has there been so much excitement for the team. Yet when spring training starts, … Continue reading
THERE’S NO BIZ LIKE IT
There’s no people like show people They smile when they are low Even with a turkey that you know will fold You may be stranded out in the cold But still you wouldn’t change it for a sack of gold Let’s … Continue reading
ADVENTURES OF THE OLD WEST
Several years go, I wrote a play for my children’s theater about the old west. It was called, WILD WEST WOMEN & A FEW GOD MEN. The play spun a story of many of the women of the west, which required … Continue reading
DON’T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS
I’ve always liked cowboys. I married one. He never branded a cow or roped a steer, but he happens to be an 1800’s kind of a guy. Cowboys and outlaws and men of the west were always considered to be quite … Continue reading
ANOTHER VOICE
Is the If you grew up in the Baby Boomer era, there is no excuse for not knowing about Fractured Fairy Tales or the Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle. These characters ruled the air waves and became part of our … Continue reading
THE LUCK OF THE IRISH
My dad was the son of an Irish/English father. That makes me a bit Irish, but not nearly close to that of Patrick Cudahy, born on this day, 1849, in Callan. County Kilkenny, Ireland. He didn’t live long in his … Continue reading
KING OF COMEDY
When I teach young students about comedy, I often reference this man. Most of them have never heard of Jerry Lewis. He was a star when I was growing up. A time when comedy was ridiculous, slapstick, funny. It took … Continue reading
MAN WITH A THEORY
“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” Albert Einstein Talk about a bad hair day. Albert Einstein, born on this day in 1879, was rarely photographed on a good hair day. However, his looks didn’t … Continue reading
LIVING THE GOOD LIFE
I still have the baby dish I was fed from, but I’m quite sure there weren’t any silver eating utensils. I was considered wealthy, from a human standpoint, when my husband’s business was thriving, but that was only a short time, so … Continue reading
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
Ever wonder where the term “boycott” came from? I guess I just assumed it was a word that came out of protesting or some kind of free speech thing. Well, I found out today, where the word came from. It … Continue reading
A ONE AND A TWO AND A …
“We cater to the people who want a melody as it was originally written. Our audiences want songs that tell a story. We don’t want any song with questionable moral standards.” LAWRENCE WELK It was the beginning of the 50s … Continue reading
ALL THE KING’S MEN
Well, maybe not all the king’s men, but one of them at least. One of my favorite times in history is the Renaissance period. Stories of Kings and Queens and castles have always piqued my interest. As a little girl, … Continue reading
FIRST HUMAN IN OUTER SPACE
Yuri Gagarin, the first man to venture into outer space in 1961, was born a few years before I was. On this day in 1934, near the town of Gzhatsk, Russia, a so-called peasant couple brought their third of four … Continue reading
PAPER OR PLASTIC OR …
“I’ve had so much plastic surgery, when I die they will donate my body to Tupperware.” Joan Rivers. As I was talking to a friend the other day about how we’re aging, she asked if I had ever looked … Continue reading
THE EVOLUTION OF A KILLER
45 Reinhard Heydrich, born on this day in 1904 in Halle, Germany, was a tall man with a high pitched voice, who would be the subject of bullying as a young boy. He was teased for the sound of his voice and the … Continue reading
ARTIST FOR THE AGES
“I live in sin, to kill myself I live; no longer my life my own, but sin’s; my good is given to me by heaven, my evil by myself, by my free will, of which I am deprived.” Michelangelo On … Continue reading
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