Life’s a game and some thing’s afoot. The time is 1954, when McCarthyism was condemning people and naming names whether they were guilty of anything or weren’t. . . “I’m not a communist, I’m a Republican.” The play is based on Jonathan Lynn’s 1985 movie, which is based on the Hasbro board game “Clue” with […]
The Blue Room – A wonderful Song by Richard Rogers
We’ve had a piano in almost every apartment we rented and home we owned since Peg and I were married. When we lived at 915½ South K Street, there was an upright piano that came with the apartment. Peg remembers: In the summer when the windows were open, Don was playing and someone yelled up […]
Out of the Wild – Modern Day Western Film Review
Storyline: “Out of the Wild is the story of Henry McBride, a down and out cowboy with a painful past he can’t drink away. Living on his last dollar with nowhere to go, he ends up working the last place an old cowboy wants to be: A dude ranch. It is here he meets the […]
Tacoma South Rotary’s Great Indoor Golf Tournament – October 22nd at Harkness Furniture
The Great Indoor Golf Tournament began at Schoenfelds in downtown Tacoma. In its last year, when I was president of the Rotary Club of Tacoma #8 we made $30,000 for the arts in downtown for the city of Tacoma. Each golfing hole was a fun experience and one hole even required golfing on two floors […]
Lobster Shop – Restaurant Dining Review
You don’t visit the Lobster Shop on Ruston Way along the waterfront of Commencement Bay for toasted cheese sandwiches. We go to the Lobster Shop for seafood and when we can afford it, lobster. It had been almost a year since we had dined on Lobster Shop cooking. In November 2020 we enjoyed their food […]
Chap Wolff – A Northwest Actor with Very Good Chops
In high school I took one speech class and two acting classes. In college I took one theatre speech class at Olympic College in Bremerton, and one acting class at the University of Puget Sound. Both Peg and I are readers, but she outclasses me there. She reads all the time. Peg has written reviews […]
Graffiti Damages both Public and Private Property
Graffiti is illegal. Graffiti creates damage and defaces both public and private property. It’s unwanted and needs to be painted over and removed. In today’s world, all graffiti ends up damaging property. There’s no style. Artistic statements can reach more people via Facebook than spray painting a local bridge or private or public property, so […]
Statements of Facts and Other Possible Ideas
Nothing says expert in your field like someone mentioning you in an article for a local publication. When this happens, you should be prepared to share the news and spread the word. It’s not blowing your own horn; it’s just getting the word out that others think you’re doing a good job, or have an […]
The Wonderful Country – Classic Western Film Review
It’s not rare that I come across a Class B Western that I have never heard of, but to find an Class A Western that I had never heard of was indeed rare. “The Wonderful Country” was produced in 1959 and starred Robert Mitchum and Julie London. I had fallen in lust with Julie two […]