“July 4th, 1954: About Seventy Years Ago” Marilyn Monroe Visiting Troops in South Korea in the Aftermath of the Korean War “…Visit American troops who had been fighting on the front line. The whirlwind tour saw her perform 10 shows over four days to more than 100,000 soldiers and marines who were celebrating the end…
PREFACE – FROM AN ACTOR’S LOG, AS DREAMED, 2:00 AM – It was such a nice little dream to be living! [It was our dreamer’s agent on the phone.] “Good news”, she said. “Remember that thing you recorded and sent off to Kalmenson & Kalmenson yesterday? Well, they just called to let me know they…
If it has become your intent, or you have succumbed to the wholesale indignity of suffering through the slings and arrows of what is referred to as the entertainment industry, then I beg of you: try breathing. I beg of you Then I beg of you again Try breathing Between you and nature alone A…
“History Shows Us” Part of what the USA is about! Pitchers Catchers Batters Outfielders Infielders First & Second Stringers Coaches Minor League Players, too, The Majors, as well As those too old to play Even little leaguers learned To make our hearts swell From the very beginning An all-American story Ours to tell Men, women,…
“Rally ‘Round The Flag” Since forever began, I’m here to tell ya’ what they reported as being a factual question: What in the name of hell has happened to this generation of young people? The answer hasn’t really changed our planet’s malady: Young people are born at a very young age and continue to age slower…
I lost my little boy This lady said to me I asked if she’d like me to help her find him Is he like me? A little older than you, she replied A little older, she repeated in a softer voice This time to herself I was only eight, but thought Brooklyn kids like me…
“The Act of Acting” – Take a look behind you There stand the people Who have not reached success Nor degrees of acclaim What poor bastards they be Thinking they are burdened by life While all the while Remaining burdenless The “what’s missing”: No audience offering applause When life presents an opportunity, say yes or…
Life Can Be A Rim Shot “That’s Life” Please don’t let it pass you by You may have noticed as time fleets by we folks experience some vagaries which manage to jump out at us. Some can actually be mild blips that become merely a momentary bumpy swatch on our road toward success. Others come…
It was this past Tuesday, April 25th, that Harry Belafonte passed away from us. He was ninety-six years of age. And though I never had the pleasure of meeting the man, his work will remain with me emotionally forever as an activist. Harry was a man amongst men. Shari, our love goes out to you….
“Global Gadfly, That Would Be Me” Hello everybody, Today, as you may assume by my erstwhile title of the latest attempt at logic, this is coming at you regardless of the part of the world you happen to be in at this very minute. What you haven’t been told, or explained, I’m here to learn…