As we wrap up Round 2 of 90’s Film Frenzy let me take this opportunity to hearken back to my childhood in the 70’s & 80’s and say a melancholy Happy Trails to legendary actor Burt Reynolds. For a brief time when I was about ten years old Reynolds was the biggest movie star in… Read More 90’s Film Frenzy: Wicked Round 2
Welcome back to Round 2 of 90’s Film Frenzy!! We went thru the Dope and Phat divisions a couple of weeks ago and I apologize for the delay. I won’t bore y’all with a long preamble because discussion of these great movies is lengthy enough, but let me take this opportunity to wish The Manoverse… Read More 90’s Film Frenzy: Fly Round 2
Television is chewing gum for the eyes. – Frank Lloyd Wright My father & I occasionally hearken back to the late February day 18 years ago when we laid my mother to rest. We always recall how blessed our family was with such a beautiful sunny day, because on top… Read More 100 Memorable TV Characters…Part 3
I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can’t stop eating peanuts. – Orson Welles Welcome back!! If you haven’t checked out Part 1 yet please do. I think you’ll enjoy it. As I’ve been working on this project I’ve been amazed just how varied & wide-ranging my… Read More 100 Memorable TV Characters…Part 2
My man Michael Wilbon recently posted a video commentary…for no apparent reason…on the PTI Facebook page about his Top 10 stand-up comics. Because Wilbon, as erudite as he seems on TV, is subconsciously a militant black man and a throwback 60’s radical his list was, shall we say, just a little bit prejudiced. It wasn’t… Read More Superfluous 7 Favorite Stand-Up Comedians
As I sit here writing this I am at work praying for a calm, uneventful night. I am also hoping to distract myself from yet another one of my infamous Facebook debates about sociopolitical issues. Though I refrain from engaging in such “discussions” as much as I used to, there are still times that I… Read More 50 Favorite TV Shows…..10-6
Better late than never, right?? I mentioned in The State of The Manofesto Address awhile back my intention to revive a feature that was a part of the old blog on MySpace in 2008. My intention was to post this over the weekend, but obviously that didn’t happen. I could lie and say I was… Read More Person of the Month – January 2010
I was always taught that if you don’t have anything nice to say then don’t say anything at all. So…..I am withholding comment on the happenings at Michigan involving football coach Rich Fraudriguez…..for now. Let’s see how it all shakes out. I will simply opine at this moment that an upset victory over an overhyped… Read More Random Thoughts 12
