Now Presenting: The Halloween Scrooge
Call me the Halloween Scrooge—I just don’t find any fun in this day and think it’s absurd that it’s even a “holiday.” I haven’t been a Scrooge all my life and I have no religious objections to the day. I just don’t enjoy Halloween. Maybe it’s because I hate orange and black or that the costumes are uncomfortable and leave me freezing my ass off. This is what I remember of Halloween growing up. “Remember” being the key word here because in a recent search to discover the roots of my Halloween scroogeness, I came to realize I have NO photos of me as a kid with any Halloween costume—and neither does my brother! This is a tragedy in today’s shutterbug culture! (Of course, not an Easter or Christmas passed without a photo by...
Read MoreIn Memoriam: The TV Theme Song
The death of the TV theme song is imminent. We’re five weeks into the fall TV season and the trend to cut the opening theme song and credits in favor of dialogue continues to dominate new shows. This trend saddens me. I can still sing every word of Laverne and Shirley and Happy Days. So as a tribute, I’m posting a few of my favorites....
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