Reflections on music, movies, TV, sports, American History, and other stuff.

(Re-printed from the May 20 edition of the Scottsdale Republic) When one looks at the busy intersection of Scottsdale and Camelback Roads ...

Of all the amusement parks in the New York area, the Palisades Park, located near the George Washington Bridge, was my favorite. To get ther...

If there is one thing we have too much of in this country other than liberal Democrats, it is complainers. Now the Indians (Oh, excuse me...

I recently read an interesting column by Kim Palmer of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune regarding the difficulty new college grads have finding...

Since 1990, US Airways Arena has been built for the Suns along with new venues for the Cardinals, Coyotes, and Diamondbacks. We have the 10...

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME My brother took me everywhere in my pre-teen years. He brought me to see the Bronx Zoo; the Aquarium at Batte...

I’ve enjoyed music my entire life. As a kid, it was the nightly hit parade from 6:15 to 7:00 on our big Stromberg-Carlson radio. Those we...

Doug MacEachern of the Republic had an interesting Quick Hit the other day in the paper where he mentioned that plastic grocery sacks may no...

This month the AFMA Commentary with Phil Hawkes has some good food news as it does about every month. I’ve found that even if I don’t like ...

I have some old Cincinnati Reds baseball team yearbooks from my younger days growing up in that city. I was looking through one of them tod...

The two greatest grocers from the past to do business in the Phoenix area are Clyde “Smitty” Smith and A. J. Bayless. Both had great succes...

(Reprinted from the Scottsdale Republic edition of March 26, 2011) DIAMONDBACKS’ LOSSES COULD ECLIPSE ONE HUNDRED IN 2011 By Jim McAllis...

LEAVING ON A JET PLANE In 1959, I became a small part of Trans World Airlines (TWA) aviation history. While in New York City on a business...

Food fads come and go. Remember when energy drinks were the rage? The only one I see lately being pushed on TV is 5 Hour Energy. It brags...

I saw a 1956 black Chevrolet convertible go by today. It was a thing of beauty as it looked completely stock like the day it rolled off the...

I’ve had this photo (below, top photo) from the Library of Congress in my file for a while and thought I should post it to let you see what ...

P.J. Crowley has resigned as the State Department spokesman adding to the growing list of those who have departed Obama’s administration. C...

James Franco (Getty Images, Rick Rowell) ACADEMY AWARDS: I don’t watch the Oscar telecasts anymore and apparently this year was a good...

A recent AP article discusses how Walmart is missing out on the supposed consumer comeback. That’s quite a statement. Could it be that the...

On February 23, I wrote a column for the Scottsdale Republic reflecting on the challenges the newspaper business has faced since the introdu...