Singing for presidents
U.S. (and family) history When reading about a storied or legendary performer, typically in his or her obituary, we [...]
Groovy When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture
Moe’s final years
Founding Stooge kept his bowl-cut to the end I don’t have to hunt for bargains; they find me. On Halloween, I bought a [...]
‘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 [...]
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 [...]
Stan Lee (1922-2018)
His comics were ‘written for everybody’ It was in 1939 that 16-year-old Stanley Lieber — better known as Stan [...]
‘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 [...]
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, [...]
‘The Kinetophone: A Fact! A Reality!’
This guy invented everything By Mark Voger, author, “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” Talking pictures [...]
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 [...]
Video vixens
Bad instrument aping (but nobody cared) Drivin’ home late one night a coupla weeks ago after getting’ the s*** beat out [...]
Howard Bender ’66
My old buddy, artist Howard Bender (Action Comics, “Spider-Man Seek and Find,” Mr. Fixitt) recently shared some [...]
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Rock ‘n’ roll’s godmother I been binge-in’ on Sister Rosetta Tharpe lately … this lady was rock [...]
‘Groovy’ trailer
Spinning flowers, dancing Zealotes Behold … the “Groovy” trailer! My genius-filmmaker nephew, Ian Voglesong, outdid [...]
More ‘Dark Shadows’ memes
Thank God it’s Frid Day Yep, I’m still sending those “Happy Frid Day” messages to my buddy at the [...]
Weird (Feb. 1969)
A cover I can’t forget In the summer of 1969 when I was 11, I bought an issue of Eerie Publications’ Weird [...]
Beverly Owen: Still alive
I could understand it if a photo of Beverly Owen accompanied an obit for Pat Priest, or vice versa. (Not that I’m in a [...]
‘Imitation of Life’ (1959)
A tale of two mothers When I was 4 or 5, the 1959 film “Imitation of Life” came on TV. It had two little girl [...]
‘Passage to Marseille’ (1944)
Bogie is so French Are you a “Casablanca” person? The studio, director, producers, star, composer and three of the key [...]
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