Month: December 2022

Many a future train wreck probably began with what seemed like a good idea, at the time anyhow. I was working at my first professional job as a camera operator. Employed by a Public Television Network, it was a position I had left college for and so far, my career was off to a good…… Continue reading REAR PROJECTION

In the mid 1950’s the John Wannamaker store in downtown Philadelphia began what would become a local holiday tradition. It was the recreation of Charles Dicken’s “A CHRISTMAS CAROL”. On the third floor of the massive department store, now a Macys, a mini version of a mid nineteenth century London street had been assembled. It…… Continue reading “What the Dickens….!”

My local easy listening radio stations begin their 24/7 Christmas music marathon just before Thanksgiving. By that time I will have been listening to those memorable songs since September. Not selections from the algorithmically chosen 75 song list approved by station management of course, but those same time honored carols performed on the guitar, harp,…… Continue reading BAH HUMBUG

Rumor had it that our show was the hottest ticket in Boston. It was certainly not your run of the mill award show. This was the Earthshot Award, established in 2021 by Prince William and his wife, The Prince and Princess of Wales. Those of you who have spent a few years watching The Crown,…… Continue reading POLITICAL DYNASTIES