When I was a kid, Dragonslayer was the kind of movie that I adored — dragons, swords, young maidens in distress — check, check, and check! I had only vague memories of this memory before watching it again last night — I remembered the dragon scale shield because I used that technique in D&D adventures […]
“That hurts me just looking at it.”
To kick off the Cool Summer 2019 festivities, I thought Hong Kong was a good a place to begin. Much of my youth was spent fantasizing about ninjas and devouring any martial arts magazine or movie that I could get my hands on, and one of the biggest movies of them all was Bloodsport, starring […]
It’s gonna be a cool, cool, cool summer
This summer, I’ve decided to embrace the pop culture elements that made me what I am today. I am going to go out of my way to revisit the 70’s and 80’s, the two decades of my youth that saw me from birth to graduating high school. I’ll try and fill in some of my […]
Collector’s Call — Episode 2 Recap and Review
If I had any say in the matter, THIS is the kind of collection that the show would feature every week! In this episode, of MeTV’s Collector’s Call show host Lisa Whelchel visits Rick Goldschmidt and his house full of amazing toys and pop culture memorabilia. This is a collection that literally covers every square […]
Collector’s Call — Episode 1 Recap and Review
It’s a great day when passionate collectors get to take the stage, and last night’s premiere of MeTV’s Collector’s Call had that spotlight shining bright. Lisa Whelchel (AKA Blair on The Facts of Life) is the amiable host, and in each episode, Whelchel visits a collector, along with an appraiser, to view their prized possessions. […]
Motley Crue Dishes “The Dirt”
Many articles have been written about this “documentary” already, so I won’t be giving a review, but rather a personal reflection. A few weeks ago, Bohemian Rhapsody won several Academy Awards for retelling the story of Queen and its lead singer, Freddy Mercury. While The Dirt will not reach the same levels of success, I […]