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Til There Was You…

Jason and Scott are big Beatle fans, which isn’t too surprising given they live in our house, but it is kind of unusual that they’ve picked “Til There Was You” as a favorite song, over something more kid-friendly like “Yellow…

“Powerhouse” Harmonica Band

Okay, as far as I’m concerned, stuff like this is the whole reason we even have an Internet. From deep within the “anything goes” vaults of YouTube, I give you a whacked-out harmonica band performing Raymond Scott’s “Powerhouse.” Kids, it’s…

Time Served With the Prisoner

Considering it combines two of my longtime interests — science fiction and espionage — you’d think I’d have devoured “The Prisoner” TV series long before this, but I’m only now getting into it. One reason for my late participation, no…

The Secret Life of Houdini

Just finished William Kalush and Larry Sloman’s recent Houdini biography. It’s a pretty fascinating read, but then it’d take some effort to tell Houdini’s life story and NOT make it interesting. As suggested in the subtitle, Houdini was “America’s First…

Lots To Catch Up On

Wow. Long time, no update. Well, since the last entry here, Scott’s celebrated his first birthday. He’s turned into a very fun kid, pretty much making up for the first 6 months or so when he nearly drove us nuts…