Back in the early 80’s, in my farmwife days, I was a newspaper columnist in Morris, Minnesota, author of “Melly’s Memorabilia” for the “Morris Tribune”, receiving $25 per weekly column published. Morris, population 5,000, three hours west of the Twin Cities, was the largest town within an hour’s drive. The “Morris Tribune” was the type [...]
Once in a generation a particular individual leaves his mark on the world. One such man was William John Owen Rowbotham MBE, or to use his stage name, Bill Owen. Bill was born on the 14th of March 1914 in London, England. He was an accomplished actor and songwriter. He made his first film appearance [...]
I get increasingly annoyed these days when I’m perusing the programme listings for any given television channel, sifting through the dross for something worth watching, at the amount of completely inaccurate information on offer. I’m sorry, but describing a grim war story, movie or play with the words ‘a hilarious account of’, or perhaps calling [...]
Writing Contemplations: Justifying the Impossible Or the Unlikely In Fiction. In the recent Blue Bloods season finale Jamie Regan (Will Estes), youngest cop in the show’s featured family of New York cops, reveals to dad Frank Regan (Tom Selleck) that he’s been quietly conducting his own investigation into the death of his brother Joe. “Why didn’t you [...]
“Good afternoon, Charlie, welcome to Bart’s House Party!” Charlie blushed revealing his obvious embarrassment. “Hi!” “You know why you’re here, right? This is National Firefighter’s Week and from what I understand, your daddy is a firefighter.” The studio audience was immediately captivated by this adorable 4-year old on center stage. “So, Charlie, tell me. What [...]
No. 10 Rounding out the top ten of Britain’s Cosmopolitan magazines World’s Sexiest Man poll is Prison Break hunk Wentworth Miller / Supplied No. 9 The only sports star to crack the top ten in Cosmo’s sexiest men list, David Beckham shows he has the sexy looks to match his football talent / AP No. [...]
HOT on the heels of the re-make of 90′s hit 90210, the Fox Network are bringing the UK comedy Absolutely Fabulous to American TV screens. Fox are planning on putting an LA spin to the new series, featuring fan favourites Edina and Patsy. The network has scored executive producers Mitch Hurwitz, Eric Tannenbaum and Kim [...]
Who didn’t see the movie yet? Who didn’t watch this pure girl’s movie? It’s not so much the content of the movie, and I agree, some of the dramatic aspects of relationships in general are a bit extreme, but it’s a movie worth watching. Gather all your girlfriends and watch it together, which is exactly [...]
