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February 2025

Sesame Street - An Appreciation
Sesame Street has been with us since it first hit TV screens on Public Television on November 10, 1969.
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What Is? - Russ Anixter's Hippie Big Band
There are so many wonderful big band albums released today, written by very talented composer/arrangers, played by excellent musicians.
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For Subscribers - Late Armstrong
Now that Ricky Riccardi’s trilogy of Armstrong’s life is complete, I decided to read all of them in sequence; I’d already read the new volume…
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Hollywood Black - a Mini-series
There is so much ‘stuff’ out there in streaming land, and there is no way to keep track of it all.
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January 2025

Early Louis....A Beginning and an End
“Stomp Off, Let’s Go: The Early Years of Louis Armstrong” completes the saga of one of the most important musicians of the 20th century.
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The Stan Kenton Innovations Orchestra - Some Commentary
Marc Myers writes a daily blog called “Jazzwax,” and it is something I never miss.
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Laurel and Hardy - The Silent Period
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy had successful careers as comedians in motion pictures before they were teamed up at the Hal Roach Studio.
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December 2024

For Paying Subscribers.....Cool Links about VistaVision and White Christmas
Thank you to all of my wonderful paying subscribers.
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White Christmas the Movie - New Restoration and a Betrayal
Although you would perhaps tell me that it is a little late to write about a perennial Christmas movie favorite after Christmas, the fact is that I…
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3 Godfathers and a Bonus
In 1912, author Peter B.
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