Forever-ago Fangirl Friday Archive
Would you believe that 50 years ago today (from my writing this), the very last episode of “Get Smart” rain prime time on CBS? The comedic spy spoof was originally created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry as a parody of “The Man From Uncle,” which ended
Being quarantined at home has created a big void of time passing with no autograph collecting, but it has gotten me to start pulling some things off the shelves for the first time in years. While sorting through some old Tiger Beat magazines, I came across my
Back in the early ’80s, I landed my teenage dream-job; working in a record store. Not just ANY record store, but Tower Records, the most venerated chain in music retail history (by my estimation, anyway). Some time in the ’70s, each store in the chain was equipped
It makes me happy to know that “Gomer Pyle” is still being rerun on TV. It would have been doomed to obscurity had it not been a spin off of the all-time classic “The Andy Griffith Show”, but trust me when I say that the star, Jim
I’ll never forget the first time I met Mr T. It was not long after he became famous for appearing as Clubber Lang in “Rocky 3”, and I was working at Tower Records. One of my designated responsibilities was the Spoken Word section, so I was doing
I’ve been a fan of “The Brady Bunch” since its first airing way back in September, 1969. That was forever ago, and although it’s a little tough to admit I’m older than “The Brady Bunch,” I’ve had a lot of great experience collecting memorabilia from the show.
We are DEVO! When trying to impress people with absurd stories, I like to trop out “did I ever tell you about the time I saw Devo naked?” Yep, it’s true. It was forever ago, but it was one of the perks that came from working in
40 years ago this week (at the time of this writing) the English Ska band The Specials went into the studio with producer Elvis Costello to record their self-titled debut LP. Recorded in summer of 1979, the LP was released that October and became a bit of
Forever ago, in the late 1970s, I was going to as many music shows as I could. It was a exciting time for music in Los Angeles, when you could see some now legendary bands in smaller venues. The Cramps were growing in popularity around here, and
RAMONES Mania! I fell in love with he Ramones the first time I heard them on KROQ in the mid ‘70s. I started buying their albums after reading about their in Circus Magazine and how they had influenced the then-current Sex Pistols, who were making a bigger
A few weeks ago I got a notification that Shaun Cassidy was doing his first concert appearance in almost 40 years. I jumped on the chance to buy a ticket for the intimate show that was held in Beulton, CA near Shaun’s home in Santa Barbara. In
I was sad to hear about the passing the week of Georgia Engel. For me and everyone who was around forever ago, she will always be Georgette from the “Mary Tyler Moore Show.”. I had the privilege of meeting her once at a tribute to Betty White