Though it may be hard to imagine today, advertisers once sold products using Broadway musical razzle dazzle: animated hot dogs and cigarette packs danced for us; Ann Miller chaine-turned into our living rooms for…
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Hermione Gingold Singing “I’d Be Surprisingly Good For You” from Evita, Plus: Eating With the Stars Features Her Recipe for Steak and Kidney Pudding, Which Would be Surprisingly Not Good For You
For those of you under the age of say 70 or 80, today’s Eating With the Stars subject may be a bit obscure, but I assure you that spending some time with the great Hermione…
Quote of the Day: Lily Tomlin
“Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it” …
The Joan Collins Chronicles: Including Her Tutorial on How to Seat a Star
I have always been fascinated by Joan Collins. An actress, writer, OBE and diva nonpareil, Miss Collins was and always will be the very essence of a star. No matter the prevailing taste of…
How Many Times was Lucille Ball on the Cover of TV Guide?
According to Wiki, Lucille Ball was on the cover of TV Guide 39 times, more than any other person, including its very first issue in 1953. Additionally, TV guide voted Ball the greatest TV…
Bates Motel Debuts, but is Anyone Checking In? With so Much Out There, it’s Hard to Feel Connected Nowadays.
As an Alfred Hitchcock fan I’m always incredulous when anyone tampers with one of his classics, (Psycho 2 anyone?), but I have to confess I am a bit curious about A&E’s Bates Motel, which…
Wonder Woman Lynda Carter’s “Rock ‘n Roll” Fantasy Tribute to Bette Midler, Tina Turner, and KISS!
When I found this clip of statuesque Lynda Carter, known to the world as Wonder Woman, performing a tribute to Bette Midler, Tina Turner, and KISS from her 1979 TV variety special I was…
Stairway to Stardom Redux: Dante Sings the “Theme from ‘Exodus'” to Celebrate Stargayzing’s 201st Post!
I noticed over the weekend that Friday’s Woody Allen piece was the 200th blog post for Stargayzing, a milestone of sorts, and though I wanted to go on a rant today about the appalling,…
Stairway to Stardom Redux: “Hairdresser”— A Tribute to Lucille Cataldo
“Hairdresser would you set me up?/Make a little wave or two/Make me into something new/Cause I am so blue/I’ll give you a chance/Cause I wanna dance/And if you really would/It would be understood/I’ll make…
“The Walking Dead” Family Tree: How the AMC’s Dead Yourself App Turned My Cousin Cheryl into a Regular Francis Bacon
So Ritchie has been trying to get me to watch AMC’s Walking Dead for a while. I told him I wasn’t interested in this whole zombie thing and that I don’t even understand why…
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