I got an excited call from a long time friend, whom I hadn’t seen in ages. I had left a small town in eastern Washington for the larger metropolis of Tillicum in western Washington. My friend wanted me to visit and experience what sounded like an old time revival meeting. She was just curious and […]
Birds of a Feather
Submitted by Peg Doman. About a week ago my husband, Don found a whorl of some beautiful orange and brown feathers. They were all of one piece but not from a large bird considering the size of the feathers. There are two colorations: one is chocolate brown with wavy peach edges that come over the […]
Julie Gold – Crying from the Beauty, the Music, and the Lyrics
In March 2021, I wrote an article about Julie Gold and her songs. The article was about seeing Nanci Griffith and Julie Gold for the first time. In 1992 they were guest stars along with Indigo Girls and Mary Chapin Carpenter in the first show of Austin City Limits – Season 17. Recently, Julie Gold […]
Falling for Washington – Palouse Falls and Spokane Falls
Submitted by Don and Peg Doman. After reading Susanne Bacon’s article on the wondrous Palouse Falls, Peg and I knew we had to visit the falls. We sold my sister Deedee and our cousin Lindy on driving to Eastern Washington to view this national treasure in person. We waited until June and then saddled up […]
Gwen Verdon & Bob Fosse and the Joy of Dance On Broadway and Film
Bob Fosse? Growing up I had really no idea who he was. Three things changed that over the years. First was seeing “Pippin” live on Broadway in 1973; second was the explosion of feature films made available via VHS and Beta tapes; third was the expansion and availability of almost every film or video made […]
St. Vinnies – Helping Our Neighbors Everyday
When was the last time you helped 440 people? Actually, if you donated to St. Vinnies or went shopping there last month, you did. There are many reasons for shopping at St. Vinnies (Tacoma and Puyallup). Summertime is a great time to visit. There are plenty of spring and summer tools for the outdoor projects. […]
Storm Boy – Wonderful Australian Film About Australian Pelicans – Review
I had seen the blurbs on Prime about “Storm Boy,” but had passed it by. It seemed too mysterious and I wasn’t looking for fantasy, and I dislike hokey. I got neither. My wife, Peg was telling me about this wonderful film she has just watched, but she had forgotten the title. As she described […]
Doomed, or, Delighted to Dance
By Peg Doman. I became really aware of Bob Fosse when I saw “All That Jazz.” I loved every minute: the imaginative staging, the exactly executed dancing, the showing of a dancer/choreographer, Ann Reinking – just the whole spectacle of Fosse. Although Roy Schneider (as Fosse) didn’t dance, it didn’t make any difference to the […]
White Lies – New Zealand Film Review
I had skimmed over the hype – “A medicine woman – a giver of life – is asked to hide a secret which may protect one life but which will destroy another.” Several times and then after starting several other films and begging off fairly quickly I clicked on “White Lies.” The opening scenes of […]