I refer you back to this post.
It took longer than I expected, but today the Logitech Squeezebox Radio in the kitchen displayed the error message.
Author: DOuG pRATt
Book ’em Again, Danno
Every so often when watching Jeopardy! I’m dismayed not only by what I don’t know, but by what the contestants don’t know — cultural references that remind me of my age. For example, William Holden wasn’t recognized from a photo.
I thought a recent Final Jeopardy! was a giveaway. “What is Hawaii Five-O?” None of the contestants got it, which was strange for a couple of reasons. First, the Hawaii Five-O reboot has been running for almost as long as the original series. Second, one of the contestants appeared to be my age.
“The 1980s ‘Magnum P.I.’ used a soundstage of this long-running drama that had just ended, and even referred to its lead character.” All three contestants were wrong; the correct response was “Hawaii Five-O.
https://www.krtv.com/entertainment/former-mtn-news-journalist-ian-marquand-competes-on-jeopardy
The Eggman Cometh
When another hundred years or so have passed, this has my vote as the Beatles song that will endure above all others.
What’s that being recited in the background? It’s a passage from Shakespeare’s King Lear.
Mike on Being a Parkie
There are people with Parkinson’s who move a lot, uncontrollably, and there are those who become rigid, and unable to move. Stiffies and Shakeys.
Either way it’s a terrible disease, and its idiopathic, meaning the cause is unknown. Mike speculates on the possible triggers for his condition.
You may have read there is a “smell test” for Parkinson’s. There is indeed a distinct odor that develops in Parkinson’s patients, as explained by the Michael J. Fox Foundation.
https://www.michaeljfox.org/news/ask-md-does-parkinsons-have-signature-scent
The Dream Girl
Like Henry Mancini’s Peter Gunn soundtrack I posted earlier, The Dream Girl by Ray Anthony and his orchestra is also from 1958, but it’s available only in mono.
"In every man's mind there exists a wonderful creature of fantasy - the Dream Girl. She is young and exciting. She is warm and gentle."
The “dream girl” label has fallen out of favor, along with beauty pageants, but if I were to nominate someone as my ideal fantasy dream girl, it would be Allene Roberts.
As a kid I first knew of Allene from her appearances in episodes of the old TV series The Adventures of Superman. She was so pretty, sweet and nice. Of course, I had no idea she was actually as old as my mother!
Allene’s first and best movie is The Red House, with Edward G. Robinson, whose physician and friend happened to be my father’s uncle, Dr. Lawrence Pratt.
From that still, and this brief scene with Lon McCallister and Allene, it’s obvious that cinematographer Bert Glennon had experience in silent movies.
A dream girl to melt the heart of any boy, even one who is gay, as Lon was. Although there could be no real-life romance between them, Allene and Lon became lifelong friends.
An amazing discovery is this newspaper clipping, about Allene winning the contest that led to her start in Hollywood. Note the Rondo Hatton byline.
If you don’t know Rondo’s name, you may know his face. Allene was a beauty, but journalist turned movie monster Hatton was no beast.
Everything there is to know about Emma Allene Roberts is at this link.
Little Subby
Story, art, and lettering by the great Bill Everett, from Sub-Mariner #35 – August, 1954 issue.
These images were provided by the chaplain who saw my father after he went into hospice.