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

I don't know how thorough the distribution is on this but in case you haven't seen it, it's pretty good.  Perhaps not if you are...

Veteran's Day will be celebrated on Tuesday, November 11.  It is an opportunity for all to celebrate the courage of those who have fou...

                                            My wife says we need to get out more and get the feel of modern nightlife in Phoenix and Scotts...

TOO MUCH SENSITIVITY TODAY I knew it would happen when the Washington Redskins football team came to Phoenix recently to play the Ariz...

The October issue of IMAGES AZ magazine is now available.   Click here  THEN GO TO PAGE 23. I have written a story with some nice vintag...

                                  CRUISIN' AND PERUSIN' THE NEWS, 9-28-2014 I saw this tidbit in the  Washington Post  this wee...

                        Blogger's party of 2009.  L-R, Me, Allison, Butch, Steve.                       It’s been a while since I se...

MAG"S HAM BUN BUNCH AND THE SCOTTSDALE FIRE DEPARTMENT Hi Everyone, The September issues of IMAGES AZ magazine are now availab...

Hi Everyone, The August issue of IMAGES AZ magazine for north Scottsdale Cave Creek, Carefree, Grayhawk is being mailed to local homes and...

Hi Everyone, The latest issue of Images AZ   magazine is now available online for those who do not receive it in the mail. I have a stor...

Hi Everyone, The June edition of  Images  is being mailed this week or you can read it online. This month I have written three sto...

I have been doing stories for Images magazine for the last few months.  Here is the latest edition (May, 2014).  I have four stories this ...

                                              The daughter of Orson Welles lives in Sedona.  Her name is Beatrice, she is 59 years old, and...

Is it me or is the word “awesome” becoming the most overused word in the English language?  Everything seems to be “awesome!”  these days. ...

                              Has anyone seen this?  I copied it from Walt Armour's site on                                  Google+...

LAST DRINKS WITH W.C. FIELDS' 'NEPHEW' by Rip Rense ( Originally published in the Los Angeles Times ) "In youth I ...

Fifteen individual musicians or groups that I liked who I wish were still popular and/or still alive:  Roy Orbison, James Brown, Chicago,...

Edd "Kookie"  Byrnes (c. 1959) Of "77 Sunset Strip," ABC-TV hit from 1958-1964.  Cooool!                              ...

Anne Hillerman takes over for father Tony with "Spider Woman's Daughter" Cruisin’ and perusin’ on a January afternoon i...

Comical headline of the week ending December 6:  “U. S. Unemployment Hits 5 Year Low.”  Obama’s poll numbers are tanking and he just won th...