Month: June 2020

Pinterest: A Retro Lover’s Secret Love Affair — Retro Dee’s Guide to the Best Era Ever

Hi everyone! It’s Retro Dee and in this post I’ll reveal another secret about how I make the 1950’s a retro part of my daily life! Pinterest is a FANTASTIC resource for vintage-retro lovers such as myself. There’s seemingly no limit to the pins of all the great old ads from the 50’s. There are […]… Continue reading Pinterest: A Retro Lover’s Secret Love Affair — Retro Dee’s Guide to the Best Era Ever

Funny Masks, that made us Smile. — The Logical Blogger

No one had predicted that a day will come when the whole World would wear masks. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Just to bring a smile to your face here is a collection of some to the most “outstanding” masks that people around the world are wearing. Enjoy… via Funny Masks, that made us Smile.… Continue reading Funny Masks, that made us Smile. — The Logical Blogger

Always find the funny! — Making it Through the Rain

I needed something to laugh at, and this fit the bill. 😂🤣 To those that see this, I hope it gives you a smile. We must always try to find the humor. Have courage and be kind. via Always find the funny! — Making it Through the Rain

“It’s a Poor Sort of Memory that Only Works Backwards.” ~ Lewis Carroll — It’s All in Your Head

So, this isn’t the post I was going to write today…I had another one mapped out (and it’s a goodie 😳) but I’m putting that off a day or two because I need to process what I’m feeling right now. I hope you don’t mind. Today I was at the college for a couple of […]… Continue reading “It’s a Poor Sort of Memory that Only Works Backwards.” ~ Lewis Carroll — It’s All in Your Head

Reassessing Comedy as Time Moves On — Sortitaht!

With Little Britain being pulled from streaming services and the creator and writer of Bo’ Selecta!, Leigh Francis, apologising for portraying black characters during the series’ run in light of the recent protests around the world regarding police brutality and BAME people, a spotlight is being turned on comedy and the naturally transgressive role it […]… Continue reading Reassessing Comedy as Time Moves On — Sortitaht!

Comedy Festival Testimonial – June 8 2020

 Screenwriter Andrew Fisk (GEEKS: A LOVE STORY) The festival did a reading of another feature length screenplay of mine, as well as some other creative works. So this was certainly an incentive. The feedback I received for “Geeks” was incredibly helpful. It let me see the screenplay in a way I had not seen before and… Continue reading Comedy Festival Testimonial – June 8 2020

Watching Greek films at The Avon Theater in Chicago in the 1970s. — Vanished Chicagoland Stories

Greetings everyone. Today I will be writing a story about the Avon Theater that was once located at 3327 W Fullerton Ave in Chicago. As a long time South Sider resident, this was one of few places I visited on the North Side for local entertainment. The Avon Theater opened in 1914 and it was […]… Continue reading Watching Greek films at The Avon Theater in Chicago in the 1970s. — Vanished Chicagoland Stories

American Ultra — Logos con carne

It’s always the quiet ones. As I’ve said before, sometimes the most interesting movies are the ones that slip by mostly unnoticed. In some cases, they’re movies many people didn’t realize were much better than they thought. (I’ve long thought Johnny Mnemonic and Johnny Dangerous both fell into that category.) Last night I watched American […]… Continue reading American Ultra — Logos con carne