Hey! Now that the holidays are here, it's time to dwell on the true purpose of Christmas -- watching the usual Xmas shows, especially the garish, stop-motion parade of Rankin/Bass holiday specials! Whether they haunted your childhood dreams or annoy your offspring today, they are a vital part of the season. Let's stroll down Memory Lane in this story from 2009 --
A portfolio of my past writing, and new stories as I develop them. Almost always deliberately funny.
Friday, December 3, 2010
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NRR Project: 'Body and Soul' (1939)
NRR Project: ‘Body and Soul’ Composed by Johnny Green, lyrics by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton Performed by Coleman Hawkins ...

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As little-known an artist as Ollie Jo Prater, S.P. Dinsmoor, or Vivian Maier, Patrick Boone Varnell plied his trade in near-obscurity. A...
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What scares you the most? Is it watching the latest horror film? Reading a Stephen King novel? For me, it’s listening to old-time radio...
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It was the first torch song. It’s only heard in old movies or TV shows these days. The scene is usually a smoky barroom, at the ass-end ...