June 2009

And back to work. (Maynard G. Krebs, pictured, can tell you about how to react to work.)  Good to be home and among friends, but I am still thinking about those Hawaiian beaches. This will pass soon enough.
A few notes upon returning:
As I think I have said before, if you're flying Continental, leave your legs [...]

Back when the celebratory special "Motown 25" aired, I made a recording of it with my enormous Betamax and put the tape on during a casual party we were having. As it went on, more and more of the party crowd gravitated toward the TV, and things pretty much stopped in their tracks while the [...]

Tuesday morning the bride and I were again energetic tourists. We went to the USS Arizona memorial early and were in the first tour group at 7:45 a.m. A short but very effective film preceded the tour itself. The monument is well designed, notably because it lets you see the stretch of remains of the [...]

(Cell-phone photo from hotel-room balcony)
Right now I am in the distant time zone of Hawaii, trying to adjust to the change and the effects of extended travel, as part of a long anticipated vacation. A few notes after the jump.
But first, a quick other note: You may be seeing some odd looking posts here, like [...]

It was 15 years ago, late in June 1994, that I began working for the Beacon Journal as a TV critic. After the jump: My introductory column.

Baldwin Talking. 30 Rock star Alec Baldwin (you know, the Baldwin brother with a good enough career not to go on I'm a Celebrity) opened up to Playboy magazine about his admiration for the skills of Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Cruise. He was less kind to NBC, which airs 30 Rock.