St. Pat’s movie picks
The watchin’ o’ the green It’s that Bizarro World time of year again, when beer is green and corned beef is a delicacy. Are ye […]
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Peter Tork (1942-2019)
The nice one By Mark Voger | Author, “Groovy” As people were learning of the death of Peter Tork at age 77 on Feb. 21, […]
Mott the Hoople ’74 tour
It’s good for your body, it’s good for your soul By Mark Voger | Author, “Groovy” I am over the moon. That’s ‘coz I’ll be […]
Valentine’s Day movie picks
Call me corny, but I dig makin’ little lists of movies to watch when there’s a timely theme — like Valentine’s Day, fer instance. So […]
Super Shock Show II (Feb. 9, 2019)
Begone, winter doldrums Cool peeps. And a refuge from cabin fever. The second edition of the Super Shock Show held at Groovy Graveyard in Asbury […]
Boris and Basil
When Messrs. Karloff and Rathbone met on screen Today — Feb. 2, 2019 — is the 50th anniversary of the death of Boris Karloff. Not […]
Dick Miller (1928-2019)
Prince Sirki claims ‘Bucket of Blood’ star “I had come out from New York as a writer. After bumming around for a while and not […]
Boris Karloff in ‘The Lark’
Actor’s late-career triumph on Broadway and TV Blogger’s note: Feb. 2, 2019, will be the 50th anniversary of Boris Karloff’s death. I’m marking the occasion […]
Singing for presidents
U.S. (and family) history When reading about a storied or legendary performer, typically in his or her obituary, we sometimes come across the expression that […]
‘Robin Hood’ poster
Errol takes aim in undated find Can ya believe it — a new comic shop in Eatontown, NJ, in this day and age? Me ‘n’ […]
2018 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
The ill-fated journey of Red Star #2 “This is for TV!” hollered a gentleman whose mission was to get Santa’s sleigh ready for its closeup […]
Stan Lee (1922-2018)
His comics were ‘written for everybody’ It was in 1939 that 16-year-old Stanley Lieber — better known as Stan Lee — got his first job […]
‘What Is Rock and Roll?’
A time machine set for 1977 All these years, it was in a box 3,000 miles away. In 1977, I was a second-semester freshman at […]
Rabbi Benjamin Sendrow
A moving prayer on the world stage In the immediate aftermath of yet another mass shooting — a horrific phenomenon that remains maddeningly common in […]
Mark Voglesong | Designer
I’ve designed thousands of pages for publications (with specialties in entertainment, lifestyle, fashion and food). My motto is: “The art tells me what to do.” […]
In defense of ‘Godfather III’
Flaws still sting, but movie improves with age Spoilers follow. I’m still in the throes of a deep dive into “G1, “G2” and “G3,” better […]
Schaffenberger’s ‘Archie’ period
From Metropolis to Riverdale This guy drew for just about everybody. Comic book artist Kurt Schaffenberger (1920-2002) worked for Fawcett Publishing, Classics Illustrated, American Comics […]
‘The Kinetophone: A Fact! A Reality!’
This guy invented everything By Mark Voger, author, “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” Talking pictures from 1913? Wha … ??? If you’re […]
Lugosi, Chaney, Vampira on TV
Titans of terror in blurry grays Imagine my surprise upon discovering, after all these years, that Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr. and Maila “Vampira” Nurmi […]
Video vixens
Bad instrument aping (but nobody cared) Drivin’ home late one night a coupla weeks ago after getting’ the s*** beat out of me in Edison […]