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‘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 supporting players who brought you […]
‘Red State’ (2011)
This stuff really happens When Kevin Smith — the auteur behind talky raunch comedies from “Clerks” (so full of promise) to “Cop Out” (so not […]
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (2017)
C.J.: The last balloon before Santa By Mark Voger, author, “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” I found myself in a position of […]
Old comic books 2
New concept in collecting: Read before filing By Mark Voger, author, “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” Continuing my newfound policy of actually […]
Old comic books 1
New concept in collecting: Read before filing By Mark Voger, author, “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” I recently bought seven old comic […]
New York Comic Con: Oct. 6, 2017
What happened on Friday Blogger’s note: “Groovy” world-premiered at the New York Comic Con held Oct. 5-8, 2017, at Javits Center in Manhattan. I was […]
‘Dark Shadows’ memes
Happy Frid Day to all By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ A young friend, much younger and […]
Happy Together 2017
‘I love the flower girl’ By Mark Voger, author of “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” Maybe it happens at every Cowsills concert. […]
‘Monstrkyd Manor’
Home for aging monster kids By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ Yep, the 1960s monster kids are […]
Army band & choir (June 29, 2017)
‘That’s my niece!’ By Mark Voger, author of “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” In my family, we’re proud as punch of my […]
‘Lookwell’ (1991)
The Adam West sitcom that should have been I’ve been going down the Adam West rabbit-hole on the web since his passing … a world without […]
‘G.L.O.W.’
’80s TV lark gets new life By Mark Voger, author, “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” I hated just about everything about ’80s […]
Michael Parks R.I.P.
One less great actor in the world By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ It was a sad […]
Strange’s fourth Frankenstein
When I was a kid reading Famous Monsters some time in the 1960s, I came across an article about movies that mentioned one titled “The […]
David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’
David Bowie’s videos for “Blackstar” and “Lazarus” — which I saw for the first time a week ago, to fulfill a promise to my niece — […]
Chuck Berry (1926-2017)
The first time I heard Chuck Berry was in 1972, over a jukebox in Cafeteria II, one of a pair of huge cafeterias at Cherry […]