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TRUMP DROPS OUT OF PRESIDENTIAL RACE, DECIDES TO BE A POPEHAPPY APRIL FOOLS’ DAY!
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THE STATEMENT By Brian MooreBrian Moore (aka, Bernard Mara and Michael Bryan) is best known for writing the screen play for Alfred Hitchcock’s Torn Curtain....
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FRIDAY’S FORGOTTEN BOOKS #786: ATONEMENT OF BLOOD By Peter TremaynePeter Berresford Ellis, a scholar of the ancient Celts and the Irish, writes as “Peter Tremayne” and specializes in...
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ROCKIN’ DOWN THE HIGHWAY [3-CD Set]Once again I can quibble with the “36 Classic Rock Hits” subtitle of this 3-CD collection. Maybe “Bang a Gong”...
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WEDNESDAY’S SHORT STORIES #167: THREE BLIND MICE AND OTHER STORIES By Agatha ChristieThree Blind Mice and Other Stories (aka, The Mousetrap ) includes some Miss Marple stories, some Hercule Poirot stores, and a Harley...
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NICKEL CREEK CONCERTDiane wanted to see Nickel Creek so I bought the tickets and we drove over to the State University of New York at Buffalo’s Center...
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THE CREATIVE ACT: A WAY OF BEING By Rick RubinRick Rubin is a nine-time GRAMMY-winning producer, named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time...
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SURPRISE SNOW!Just a few days ago, our temperatures were in the 70s. Then, this crazy weather surprised us by dropping five inches of snow on us. Plus...
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THE DATA DETECTIVE By Tim HarfordTim Harford shows how statistics and be used–and misused. He uses a quote to introduce a factor that skews statistics. “As...
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FRIDAY’S FORGOTTEN BOOKS #785: THE SCIENCE FICTION SOURCE BOOK Edited by David WingroveWhat was the state of Science Fiction in 1984? The answers can be found in THE SCIENCE FICTION SOURCE BOOK edited by David Wingrove....
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LINDA RONSTADT, COLLECTOR’S EDITION [3-CD Set]I found this 3-CD set of Linda Ronstadt songs in a local thrift store for a dollar. These 30 SONGS from this 2009 collection include...
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WEDNESDAY’S SHORT STORIES #166: THE OXFORD BOOK OF IRISH SHORT STORIES Edited by William TrevorIn the run-up to St. Patrick’s Day, I decided to give a nod to my Irish heritage by reading The Oxford Book of Irish Short...
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I OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES By Neil SimonDiane and I and a group of our friends went to Desiderio’s Dinner Theater to see Neil Simon’s I Ought to Be in Pictures , a...
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COMEDY BOOK: HOW COMEDY CONQUERED CULTURE–AND THE MAGIC THAT MAKES IT WORK By Jesse David Fox“Right now, a comedian can perform a joke in front of three hundred people, film it, and have it watched as part of a special by 5...
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JASON VIEAUX GUITAR PERFORMANCEDiane and I went to the State University of New York at Buffalo Music School to see Jason Vieaux, the gifted guitarist, perform in their...
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FRIDAY’S FORGOTTEN BOOKS #784: THE FICTION WRITER’S GUIDE TO ALTERNATE HISTORY: A HANDBOOK ON CRAFT, ART, AND HISTORY By Jack Dann“Harry Turtledove: Judy Tarr was complaining in a letter in 1988 that the cover art for a historical fantasy novel she had...
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25 ALL-TIME GREATEST BUBBLEGUM HITSOn February 29, I reviewed Best of the Bubblegum Years (you can read my review here ). In a comment, Fred Blosser suggested I check...
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WEDNESDAY’S SHORT STORIES #165: SHADOWS 4 Edited by Charles L. GrantFrom 1978 to 1991 Charles L. Grant edited a series of anthologies titled Shadows , published by Doubleday, followed by a number from 1...
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SHOGUN [FX]Forty-four years ago, I read James Clavell’s 1000 page novel, Shogun, and then watched Richard Chamberlain in the 5-episode TV...
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MAYBE WE’LL MAKE IT By Margo Price“One morning I woke up with my head in the shower and my feet by the toilet. The children were with their grandparents for the...
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TURBOTAX DELUXE FOR TAX YEAR 2023 and the 96th OSCARSLast year, TURBOTAX refused to allow me to e-file my Federal and State returns. When I called the TURBOTAX help line, they wanted to...
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THE BAD BATCH, SEASON 3 [Disney+]The Bad Batch, Season 3 is the final season of this Star Wars series. The elite clone unit is on the run from the Empire and trying...
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FRIDAY’S FORGOTTEN BOOKS #783: THE TIGRESS, THE EXOTIC, and ANGEL! By Carter BrownThe Tigress (1961) opens with a corpse of a young secretary found in the coffin meant for the wife of her boss. Lieutenant Al Wheeler...
