As a basssoonist, I am a band and orchestra geek. I have a trained soprano voice — my teacher, Berthe Townsend, sang with the Paris Opera — but it cracks now and my range is shot, although that doesn’t stop me when my heart is filled with joy. And, thanks to Mrs. Townsend, I can …
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Moe, I beg to differ, Peter Scolari RULES!
Opening credits and the show’s premise: On February 28 dear Moe Lane advised his readers to have a couple of glasses of wine before perusing the site, “Peter Scolari, Unsung Genius.” To enhance the WTF factor, he says. Ahem. Let me make one thing perfectly clear, once and for all. Peter Scolari RULES. What do …
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Hey, Newsbusters — Christians DO commit honor murder
We have a DVR and I record NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles because the former is one of my favorite shows and the latter has Linda Hunt, which makes it just interesting enough to tolerate. I also squirrel away various movies for my father, so on Tuesday I recorded “Gone with the Wind,” and something …
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Michelle Obama, if you are going to wear sofa and curtain fabric, Carol Burnett shows how to pull it off
I believe the parody of Gone With The Wind in the clips below is the funniest comedy skit of all time. And I believe the moment in the second clip that Carol Burnett came down the stairs is the funniest moment in comedy of all time. I am old enough that I was watching “The …