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

"This is probably the greatest honor that I've ever had in my life."    Elvis; after making his first appearance on The Ed S...

“One thing not subject to debate is what government owns.  It owns nothing.” Gary Burk, American Thinker Edward Klein’s bestselling ...

The following are comments I made during 2012 in the Sunday Arizona Republic feature “Plugged-In” and to the Scottsdale Republic for the...

“I love music all day through although it makes me do the things I never should do.”  You may not have heard that verse but it was sun...

I’m sure most of you are familiar with the game show “Jeopardy” and the show’s host, Alex Trebek.  Alex has been doing the show since 1984 s...

If someone would have told me ten years ago that pawn shops would become a big business, I would have thought they were crazy.  Looking at ...

I used to give my dad a hard time when I was a kid because he disliked so many show business people because of their wild private lives.  ...

The Cadillac has withstood the test of time and is still popular today. In 1953, a Series 62 Caddy four door sedan loaded was selling fo...

I was taught as a child to be careful who I criticize.   It may be some of the best advice I ever had since the best course to take when d...

Unless you are a certain age, you probably never heard of Walter Winchell (1897-1972). Winchell was a radio and newspaper guy who deal...

By Jim McAllister Note:  This article was originally published on April 27, 2005 in the  NORTH SCOTTSDALE   INDEPENDENT .  I was fascinate...

If you are a certain age and were usually watching your money while enjoying your youth in the military or college, you probably can be co...

Even  left leaning political cartoonist Steve Benson of the AZ Republic is having fun with this.  Start checking the want ads, Joe.  E ...

(left)  Junior Seau while playing for the New England Patriots Junior Seau was one of my favorite players in the NFL for many years....

Keith Olbermann, "Buddy, could you spare a dime?" As you may already know, liberal loudmouth Keith Olbermann has been fired ...