Episode 28 – Sinking the Cue Ball in the Bucket. Not knowing if and when Jack would be stopping in next, I drove to Sixth Avenue, while Rose was taking a morning shower. I returned from Pao’s donut shop with a toasted coconut cake donut for Rose and an apple fritter for myself as well […]
A Celebration of the Human Spirit and the Joy of Cooking – Po Boy Tango Review
Po Boy Tango is the story of Richie Po, an immigrant from Taiwan. His TV cook mother, still in Taiwan, has died and he wants to honor her with a traditional Chinese Great Feast. A decade ago, Gloria had been hired to help care for Richie’s cancer-stricken daughter, Emma, and nurtured both of them throughout […]
Once On This Island – Tacoma Musical Playhouse Review
The island is Haiti. I love this quote about Haiti, which fits for most of the world, but perhaps Haiti the most: “Gods always behave like the people who make them.” – Zora Neale Hurston, Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica Many musical theatre goers may not have heard of Once […]
The Village Barbershop – a Nice Film About Caring
“A fading smalltime barber is forced to hire the last person on earth he’d want working in his shop – a woman.” Director: Chris J. Ford Writer: Chris J. Ford Staring: John Ratzenberger, Shelly Cole, and Cindy Pickett I watched this film in bed by myself, while my wife, Peggy read a book in the […]
Doctor Weirdo Five Minute Mystery Episode 26 – Threats in the Side Pocket?
Rose and I had a feeling that Jack would be stopping by soon, but we were surprised when he quietly walked into our kitchen without wrenching a couple rings on our mechanical doorbell. Both Rose and I did a head turning double take. Rose asked, “Are you okay?” Jack responded with a shrug of his […]
Where would we be without Duct Tape?
“The military called the waterproof, cloth-backed, green tape 100-mile-per-hour tape because they could use it to fix anything, from fenders on jeeps to boots.” — Margaret Gurowitz, Chief Historian, Johnson & Johnson “The iconic tape was invented by an Illinois mom named Vesta Stoudt who wanted to save soldiers’ lives in World War II. The […]
Once on This Island will leave memories…
If you’ve never been to a tour, a sample, a sharing experience at Tacoma Musical Playhouse, you need to attend the next one. Peg and I joined hundreds Sunday evening at TMP and were immensely convinced about the entertainment value of the production Once on This Island which opens on your lucky day, Friday the […]
The Last Sunset – Interesting Star Studded Western
Storyline: Brendan O’Malley (Kirk Douglas) arrives at the Mexican home of old flame Belle Breckenridge (Dorothy Malone) to find her married to a drunkard getting ready for a cattle drive to Texas. Hot on O’Malley’s heels is lawman Dana Stribling (Rock Hudson) who has a personal reason for getting him back into his jurisdiction. Both […]
Doctor Weirdo Five Minute Mystery Episode 25 – A Tad Judgmental?
Rose needed a present for a friend. I dropped her off near the west side door of Fred Meyer and then circled the parking spaces until I found an empty one that allowed me to check in the rearview mirror for Rose, to easily “beep” her for attention, so she could see where I had […]