English author Brian Sibley has received e-mail from Jean Schulz, and he’s posted it on his blog. Click here to read.
New York Seating
When I was in New York recently, at The Times Center to see Stephen Colbert, I realized that the auditorium, which seats 370, is the size I’ve always imagined the stage to be when The Beatles played on The Ed Sullivan Show. The Ed Sullivan Theater, now home to The Late Show with David Letterman (now in re-runs during the writers’ strike), supposedly holds 400, but every time I see a view of it the place looks a lot smaller than that, as seen in this picture.
There’s something else I’d like to point out about this photo, but I won’t say yet what that is. When the time comes I will tell you.
Doggone Biographers
If you haven’t read Monte Schulz’s comment on Mr. Media‘s audio interview with David Michaelis, and how the book came to be written, click here. This Peanuts cartoon seems somewhat apropos. Note that the word balloon in the first panel is not touching the top border. I’m sure you must know why!
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Cartoonist and Charles Schulz admirer Jimmy Johnson seems to have started his commentary on the Michaelis biography of Schulz. I’ve figured out how to link directly to Jimmy’s posts, so click here for the first one, and here for his second. At the moment it appears Jimmy has a missing image at that link. In reference to his former wife Rheta’s authorized biography of Sparky Schulz, Jimmy says, “As I indicated in an earlier post, I was not just a bystander to all this.” I’m looking forward to what he has to say.
For Double Or For Entendre
Today’s For Better Or For Worse caught me by surprise and made me laugh.
Big Apple Con — Soupy Sales
Along with Morty Gunty and Chuck McCann, a favorite NY TV host of mine when I was a kid was Soupy Sales. Soupy was at the Big Apple Con, and sadly he’s obviously not the man he was. Although Soupy can no longer speak, he understands everything and he still communicates very well. I was happy to be able to express my appreciation. Here’s a picture of my buddy Dennis with Soupy.
I’ve customized a YouTube player with a more-or-less complete show from 1965, at the peak of his run in New York. God Bless You, Soupy Sales!
PETition Reminder!
Hey, all of you British natives, nationals, and residents! Richard Harries has written to remind me, to remind you, to please sign the PETition to have Petula Clark promoted from MBE to full-fledged Dame! I will be very petulant if there aren’t at least 1000 signatories on the form before the March 12 deadline. I may have a Brit name, but I’m a Yank, so I can’t sign, but as Rich points out, “US citizens (and other non Brits ) can sign if they have a UK address. Sheila Ferguson of the Three Degrees signed on that basis!” So there you have it.
Go to THIS LINK NOW and add your name to those who have already signed. In thanks for your participation in this worthy cause, here is a very special and personal song by Pet.
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