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Police Squad! // S01E05: Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood)

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I posted 242 times in 2022

235 posts created (97%)

7 posts reblogged (3%)

I tagged 242 of my posts in 2022

#music nerd - 133 posts

#film geek - 133 posts

#rip - 71 posts

#tv - 46 posts

#the beatles - 22 posts

#lists - 19 posts

#documentary - 17 posts

#foo fighters - 16 posts

#on this day in history - 14 posts

#album review - 14 posts

Longest Tag: 70 characters

#going attractions: the definitive story of the american drive-in movie

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Canceled

Bummer news today. TBS’s late-night comedy show Full Frontal with Samantha Bee has been canceled and would not be returning this Fall.

A Daily Show alum, Bee truly brought it to late night comedy when the series began in 2016 during the 2016 Election and then the Trump era. I even named it one of my Top TV Shows of the year from 2016 to 2020.

The link above is the article from Indiewire.

9 notes - Posted July 25, 2022

#4

Remembering Ray Liotta 1954-2022

Sad news today that actor Ray Liotta has died at 67. 

Liotta (second right) on set of Goodfellas. Meeting of the minds in this picture!

His greatest performance IMHO was his first breakout role as Ray Sinclair in Jonathan Demme’s brilliant 1986 film Something Wild. He comes in about half-way through the film, lays on the charm, and then brings the menacing psychopath into the love triangle. The fact that Liotta was rarely seen before that gave it a sense of discovery that this was a star-making performance. Melanie Griffith actually recommended Liotta as she knew him from her acting class.

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11 notes - Posted May 26, 2022

#3

RIP Bill Russell and Nichelle Nichols

Here is my combined remembrance of two celebrities who passed away today:

Remembering Bill Russell 1934-2022

NBA legend Bill Russell has died at 88. In addition to being a player on the Boston Celtics and later a coach, he had a few moments within pop culture. He appeared on several TV shows including episode of The White Shadow and Miami Vice. Best of all was when he hosted SNL in Nov. 1979. 

Russell (on right) hosting SNL in 1979 with Bill Murray (left) and Garrett Morris (center)

The link above is the obit from Hollywood Reporter.

Remembering Nichelle Nichols 1932-2022

Actress Nichelle Nichols has died at 89. She accomplished so much beyond film and TV, but her greatest role was as Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek. 

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18 notes - Posted July 31, 2022

#2

This Month In History - March

March 4, 1982: Police Squad premiered

In March 1982, the Zucker-Abraham-Zucker team brought their laugh-a-minute style to TV with this short-lived parody of TV police shows. It was also the beginning of Leslie Nielsen’s Det. Frank Drebin character, made famous in The Naked Gun movies years later. Around 1991, after Naked Gun 2 1/2, they re-aired episodes to cash in on the film. The series is among the funniest ZAZ productions. Happy 40th Police Squad!

March 6, 2012: Wrecking Ball released

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19 notes - Posted March 29, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

RIP Taylor Hawkins 1972-2022

I have been laying low on this blog in recent weeks after I was dealing with a personal loss, but I’m back here to pay tribute to one of my favorite musicians who has sadly passed away at age 50. Taylor Hawkins is one of the best drummers of his generation and this truly sucks. Anyone who knows me or reads this blog knows my fanaticism of Foo Fighters and Taylor was a tremendous part of the band. When you are a drummer in a band with Dave Grohl, one of the greatest drummers ever, one needs to rise to that challenge of drumming for a legendary drummer, which Taylor did time and time again!

Taylor Hawkins

 I first became aware of Taylor in 1995 when he became the drummer for Alanis Morissette. He appeared in her music video for “You Oughta Know” and toured with her. In the recent documentary Jagged, Taylor was one of the featured interviewees talking about that era. That tour lead to Taylor getting asked to join Foo Fighters in 1997 after William Goldsmith got fired. I had been a huge fan of Nirvana, so I picked up their 1995 debut, which was a Dave Grohl solo project that lead to a band. By the time I saw them in June 1997 at the WBCN River Rave, Taylor was the band’s new drummer who had just joined. He didn’t disappoint. In Nov. 1999 after There is Nothing Left to Lose was released, I saw the band do an in-store in NYC and I met Taylor (along with Grohl, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett) who signed my “Learn to Fly” 45 single and TINLTL CD. 

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32 notes - Posted March 26, 2022

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NOTE: This is Tumblr's data as of 12/8/22. I will be doing my year in review on 12/31/22. There have been numerous times when my biggest post of the year was from the last week of December, so you never know. Thanks to Tumblr for putting this together and for a great year!

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This Month In History - March

March 4, 1982: Police Squad premiered

In March 1982, the Zucker-Abraham-Zucker team brought their laugh-a-minute style to TV with this short-lived parody of TV police shows. It was also the beginning of Leslie Nielsen’s Det. Frank Drebin character, made famous in The Naked Gun movies years later. Around 1991, after Naked Gun 2 1/2, they re-aired episodes to cash in on the film. The series is among the funniest ZAZ productions. Happy 40th Police Squad!

March 6, 2012: Wrecking Ball released

In March 2012, Bruce Springsteen’s album was released. Here is my piece from 2017. Happy 10 WB!

March 9, 1987: The Joshua Tree released

In March 1987, U2′s album was released. Here is my album review of the Super Deluxe Edition released in 2017. Happy 35 TJT!

March 10, 1997: Buffy the Vampire Slayer premieres

In March 1997, the TV version of BTVS premiered on the WB. Here is my piece I wrote in 2017. Happy 25th BTVS!

March 12, 1967: The Velvet Underground and Nico released

In March 1967, the debut album from VU was released. Here is my piece I wrote in 2017. Happy 55th TVU&N!

March 13, 1987: The Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn and Raising Arizona open

In March 1987, both epics from Sam Raimi and the Coen Brothers (all of whom have collaborated) opened. Here are my pieces I wrote in 2017. Happy 35th TED2 and RA! 

March 14, 1977: Three’s Company premieres

In March 1977, one of the funniest sitcoms in TV history premiered. The apartment rented by two women and one man who has to pretend he is not straight in order to stay was always based on misunderstandings and physical comedy, especially the great John Ritter as Jack Tripper. I used to watch reruns frequently as a kid. Happy 45th Three’s Company!

March 18, 1997: Nine Lives released

In March 1997, Aerosmith’s 12th album was released. Here is my piece I wrote in 2017. Happy 25th NL!

March 19, 1977: Eraserhead opens

In March 1977, the feature-length debut from David Lynch was released. I can’t even say I fully get or understand this film, but one thing is clear: you can’t turn away from it! The film truly announced Lynch and has taken on a cult following since then. Happy 45 Eraserhead!

March 24, 1972: The Godfather opens

In March 1972, The Godfather of Godfather movies was released. Here is my piece I wrote in 2017. Happy 50th Godfather!

March 30, 1987: Sign O’ The Times released

In March 1987, the 9th album from Prince was released. Here is my piece I wrote in 2017. Happy 35th SOTT!