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Snowthy (Master of All Things MASH), how did you feel about Donald Penobscot?

Jim Henson got a stamp. I don’t remember how long ago it was, or how much stamps were worth, but I have an unused book I’ll never part with. Not everybody gets their own stamp. In music, maybe Elvis and the Beatles. Or someone huge like Frank Sinatra or Nat King Cole. I think Big Bird got a...

Today I read a report of what Universal Studios had conceptualized during the 90’s. What eventually came to be was Islands of Adventure. It was impressive when I saw it in 2001- especially Seuss Island. But it could’ve been so much more. If everything went through Universal might’ve blown Disney...

Not that he was a dealbreaker character either, but Sidney Freeman handled a lot of cases Mulcahy might have. Colonel Flagg could’ve become annoying if they made him a regular. Frank was the only one who liked him, only because Frank was scared to death of him. And a funny thing about Radar...

There were times when modern trappings made their way in. During the mustache years, BJ’s hair got long enough to cover his ears. And in the episode where they get the million tongue depressors, Hawkeye has a pair of Nikes on his feet. BJ wore Converses often, but they were around in the 50s...

Okay Snowthy- your pick: Clean-shaven BJ or with the cheesy mustache?

Had dinner at a friend’s house, they made paella. If you never had it, it’s a Spanish rice dish with chicken, sausage, peas, mussels, shrimp, and if you want to splurge , lobster and crabmeat. You’re bound to find something in there you’ll like.

That’s too bad. But even without MASH he had quite a career. Some of his Our Gang shorts are the best in the series (my particular favorite, “Love Business”). No sooner did he leave the Rascals, he became the youngest Oscar winner for “The Champ”.

I grew up with The Little Rascals (originally called “Our Gang Comedies”). They were originally theatrical shorts, and very popular. In 1938, Hal Roach sold his studio and the rights to Our Gang to MGM. MGM put out 50 new shorts between 1938-44, and they sucked (sucked is actually too kind a...

The Little Rascals movie didn’t really work. Universal really didn’t know what to do with them. What made the original shorts work, Hal Roach was a small independent studio that specialized in two reel (later one reel) shorts. He had the advantage of MGM being their distributor. He had a series...

Just saw on the news just now. Pfizer seems to be on the brink of a vaccine. One hundred million doses have been ordered. They weren’t expecting a vaccine so soon. But imagine the lives that can be saved if this vaccine reaches critical mass.

In the later seasons, Alan Alda had a larger role in writing and directing. In the end credits, he also became Creative Consultant. Personally to me, who played a better character... Almost a tie between Blake and Potter. Winchester over Burns, by a slim margin. But I definitely liked BJ over...

I was 20 the first time I was able to vote. Bush vs. Dukakis. That’s ancient history, even for me.

Back in 1032 at the height of the Depression many people didn’t have &3.20 to their name. In real life Stan and Ollie were the highest-paid comics at Hal Roach Studios.

Today the weather was brutal, 92 degrees in the shade. But it cooled down to about 75 as the sun set. Went out to dinner with a friend we haven’t seen since pre-Covid. Had a great dinner at Outback Steakhouse. Somehow there was a mistake on the order, so the manager comped our desserts. Even got...

Back around 2007 or so he was a pest. Then he just became a nuisance. Now he hardly matters. In the big YouTube universe, he’s just a speck. There are plenty of others who are just as offensive and their grammar sucks just as bad. Not worth your time. Or mine.

Thursday was a fluke. It actually got down to 65 degrees, cloudy, windy, time for pants. Today is more seasonal. 88 degrees, humid, the usual deal. It’s New Jersey. It’s July. It’s expected. One think that does seem a little freaky, old people tend to be cold. It’s mainly a thyroid condition. I...

He’ll get his. Someday he’ll tick off the wrong guy and that will be it.

You left out a few letters in that last sentence. DEAR GOD, MOVE ME NORTH!!

I have a few of those glasses. Perfect for milkshakes. Two straws. Even better, a diner in our town used to fill them up with jello or chocolate pudding. Put a mountain of whipped cream on top. As a little kid I was in heaven.