within seconds of feigning a concerned “Gosh I hope Steven Tyler’s alright” you were, like me, singing “…livin’ it up when I’m goin’ dowwwwwnnnn!!!” to the delighted guffaws of your friends.

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GREEN BAY [JG] This is going to seem like I’m picking on Jessie Garcia, sideline reporter for tonight’s Packer game, but she’s not the only gal I’ve seen doing this. She’s just the one who made me snap. Too often, mini-interviews are conducted during the course of a game. Worse than the distraction from the [...]

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When sound came to the movies, it ended the careers of many silent-film stars. Likewise, HD (high-definition) is NOT friendly to a number of hitherto attractive women. I’ve already written about this in regard to Brooke Shields, Holly Hunter, et al. Add to the list one Gabrielle Anwar. I’m the first to admit that, with [...]

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GERMANTOWN, WI [ JG ]  Hello, I’m J. Gravelle, and there’s nobody else here to introduce. If you’re old like me, and not yet senile, like me, you might remember the Bartles and Jaymes television ads that featured Bartles, and his partner Jaymes.  On television. The ones without any feathers are Frank Bartles and Ed [...]

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GERMANTOWN, WI [ JG ]  They are the frozen food company that refused to let “the Macarena” die the quick, painless, pop culture death that it (and we) deserved. But years have passed since the last of those insipid commercials have aired, so I thought I’d give ‘em a try. Their “food” put a song [...]

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GERMANTOWN, WI [ JG ]  It seems fitting that I’d pair Gomer up with last week’s entry, Ruth Buzzi. The pair starred, respectively, as “Fum” and “Fi” in Sid and Marty Krofft’s “the Lost Saucer“, making this the only complete cast-photo/autograph set in my collection: Click on the image for a larger view. Any Nabors [...]

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…whom I’ve seen naked.  Yeah, that’s the ticket. Too young for that reference?  Here’s the explanation: Wikipedia and here’s Lovitz doing the Tommy Flanagan character: And before I forget altogether, here’s today’s autograph: I actually have reason to believe this is a forgery done by her sister, actress Cathryn Hartt, who was handling the fan [...]

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MADISON, WI [ STORY : Isthmus.com ]  It is the noblest of man’s quests:  how do we get more alcohol in our beer? Fortunately, the best minds in Madison are working on the problem.  I can say that with complete confidence since the rest of the minds in Madison are either in government or academia. [...]

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TVLAND, USA [ JG ]  There was a time when TV was escapism. When I was a kid, I stood very little chance of ever being stranded on an island with two hotties, a couple millionaires, a genius and an asexual sailor, but Gilligan’s Island let me live that life vicariously for a half hour [...]

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USofA [ NFL ]  Those of us who watched all three Thanksgiving Day football games are undoubtedly all thankful for the same thing:  they’re over. If television were a buffet, yesterday’s NFL offerings would have been the runny pickled goulash jello that everybody had to try a piece of (because somebody worked hard to put [...]

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