My Highlights Of 2016

As the year comes to a close various top ten and  best of  lists will be published. Many of these lists can be fun to read. This is not really a true top ten list, plus it contains eleven items.  It is an brief overview of some entertainment highlights that come to mind from 2016. …

Goodbye Princess Leia Organa

Wow, what can be said, Carrie Fisher has passed away. Like so many my age I can honestly say that the original Star Wars trilogy changed my life. There are not many movies that I would say that about. Seeing Star Wars in 1977 as a seven year old boy was quite an eye opening …

Merry Christmas 2016

Between Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve we cram so much celebration and goodwill into such a short period of time. When it's all over it almost feels as if there is no more cheer  left, until the next holiday.   With all of the craziness of buying turkeys, eggnog and noise makers we sometimes …

Steve Hackett: A Selection Of Album Covers

Information on Steve Hackett's newest album was recently released. The new album, entitled The Night Siren, will be released March 24 2017. This is extremely exciting news. The man already has a very impressive discography, but new music is always welcome. Steve Hackett has been quite prolific and productive for the last several years. He …

Harrison Ford’s 21st Century Trifecta

https://youtu.be/haXvp8M9Cog The teaser trailer for Blade Runner 2049 was just released. The trailer offers the first glimpses of  an older Rick Deckard and the movie's release date, 10/06/2017. Upon it's release Blade Runner 2049 will complete Harrison Ford's 21st century trifecta. The trifecta being Ford revisiting his three most iconic movie characters: Indiana Jones in …

Han Solo: A Smuggler’s Trade – A Star Wars Fan Film

I know that there are a lot of fan made films out there.  Some are excellent, some are rather cheesy, but fun. Honestly I would love to watch them all, but it is a matter of priorities and time.  Every now and then one fan made film slips through that really nails it. Someone recently …

DC And Marvel TV Midseason Roundup

Many shows on television are currently  in the midst of a Winter break. This feels like a good time to give a brief overview of the DC and Marvel television shows that I currently watch. I have put them in order of favorite to least favorite, based only on the current season. This is not …

Mitchum And Cagney

It is rather amazing that Robert Mitchum and James Cagney never made a movie together. Between the two of them they appeared in more than 175 movies. This photo, from 1959 or 1960, was taken as Cagney visited Mitchum on a movie set. The two would have made quite a movie together. This photo could …

Five Great Albums Influenced by Queen

Those who follow this blog can probably guess that I am a HUGE fan of the band Queen. Over the years Queen has influenced countless bands, directly and indirectly. As a fan it is great when I hear other bands mention that they listen to and are influenced by Queen. It's even better when I …

Song Spotlight: Steve Hackett’s Overnight Sleeper

Those who have followed Steve Hackett's solo career know that he has an extensive  back catalog. To date he has released over forty albums, including twenty four studio albums.  These albums range from progressive rock to classical music to the blues to classical guitar. Over the years he has proven to be the most prolific …