Category: Flashback

“Please, Leave, A, Message, After, the Tone…”

I listened to my generic factory-installed answering machine greeting the other day and thought, “Hmph. That really sucks.” It’s a digitized male voice that blathers, “Please, leave, a, message, after, the tone.” He’s the same guy that sputters out commands when navigating through the menu: “The, time, is, eight, forty-five, pee, em. Press, OK, to, … Continue reading “Please, Leave, A, Message, After, the Tone…” →

“Play It Again…”

If you don't know who Dr. Gene Scott (1925--2005) was, let me fill you in. He was a TV preacher. He was nuts. He was entertaining. So entertaining was his weekly show that my brother and I would watch it, and forgive the pun, religiously. We never quite understood what he was talking about, what … Continue reading “Play It Again…” →

Cripes, I’m Getting Old…

So I was watching VH1 Classic today and Pat Benatar's video for "Fire and Ice" came on. And as usual, I watched it. It's not because I had a crush on Benatar. Well, okay, she did have one hell of a voice back in the day. The reason I still watch this video is simple: … Continue reading Cripes, I’m Getting Old… →