I'm baaaack!
:D

NAME THAT TUNE GAME # 4

Game #3 didn't fool anyone.....again. It was "Benson" the spin-off from"Soap".

BENSON CAST: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

1. Robert Guillaume (Benson Dubois): In episode of "CSI" last year and has a couple of movies out in 2010
2. Inga Swenson (Gretchen Kraus) : As of 2000 is enjoying retirement with her husband of 56 years!
3. Didi Conn (Denise Downey): Having just celebrated her 25th Wedding Anniversary, she was in an Episode xxof "Law & Order: SVU" and a movie last year. Since her son has Autism, she has been mostly active with x"Autism Speaks" and other Autism groups.
4. Missy Gold (Katie Gatling): Younger sister of Tracey Gold (Growing Pains), Dr. Melissa Gold is now a xxpsychologist in Portland Maine.
5. Ethan Phillips (Pete Downey): Even more famous as "Nelix" from the Star Trek "Voyager" series, he's all xxover the place. Very busy man!
6. James Noble (Gov. Eugene Gatling): At 87 he's basically semi-retired, with only a movie coming in 2010
7. Rene Auberjonois (Clayton Endicott III): Like his Star Trek alumnus above, Odo is everywhere!


WHAT'S ON AT OUR HOUSE

My better half and I have been really enjoying House, Bones, Lie to Me, The Mentalist and CSI. I think I like how Lawrence Fishburn is begining to fit in and his character seems to have a bit of a back story as well. Something about his dad etc. I noticed he got really nasty when talking with Wendy about genetics and violence.

I was wondering how they would resolve House and his demon's and if it would take away from his whole persona. So far he's still the cranky obnoxious House we all know and love to hate! (at least be annoyed with)

They still are playing cat and mouse with Bones and Booth's underlying attraction. I can imagine why, as most shows that have a sexual tension component don't usually survive it's exposure to light.
(See "Who's the Boss","Moonlighting", "X-Files" etc. )

Most programs will imploy the ol' on again, off again ploy to keep the sexual tension going. It worked for "Cheers", "Sex and the City", "Friends", and "Fraiser". The couple get together and stay together in the final season or even final episode! Even "House" is using the ploy with House and Cuddy.

THE WHEELS ON THE BUS GO 'ROUND & 'ROUND...

I find it so hard to get out here and do my blog since I spend 12+ hours in my school bus all day, I'm pretty zonked out at night. I have to get up at 5am and be at my bus about 6ish to do my circle check etc. I'm not looking forward to this coming soon:

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Although, I am looking forward to the next crop of FROSTED MINI-WHEATS from the mini-wheat plantation
in Bolton, Ont. They can get about 75,000 to 100,000 mini-wheats from each pod:

Frosted Mini-Wheat Plantation
Bolton, Ontario Canada
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INTERESTING STOPS ON THE VIRTUAL HIGHWAY

The above was done by this amazing artist in England. Read and see more HERE .
(Click on "The Art of Willard Wigan" tab) Absolutely mind blowing!


For those that find it hard to HOLD IT IN AT THE MOVIES , this site gives you an idea of
when it's an ok time to go! (Who says the Internet isn't useful?)
:D

SPEAKING OF THE ABOVE...WOULD YOU?
(BETCHA COULDN'T)

SOMETHING TO READ WHILE YOUR IN THERE?

I've wanted to do this blog since January, but it's been so busy driving the school bus.
I have to be up and at 'em at 5am, so by evening I'm pretty zonked! I've been going to bed
at 9pm some nights!! I haven't done that since I was 8 years old!

While on the surface the subject matter seems a rather grim and gloomy item for a blog,
the reason I wanted to write about it because I find it strange how we feel so sad about
someone who we don't even know. When I think of some of the stars that have passed
away over the years I am surprised at my sense of grief. I think it's a combination of true
sadness, a kind of sense of loss and, if we're honest here, a tinge of greed!

TCM made an beautiful tribute to the passing stars and it is simply beautiful. WATCH IT HERE
and be sure to hit "High Quality". It was wonderfully done with care. Someone there really cared enough. May cause a lump in the throat. Have a tissue handy as well!

BTW, the song is called "God Only Knows" by Joe Henry and it is very moving.
Watch him perform it HERE.
HERE are the lyrics.

HERE is another one done by a fan of movies.
Music: "The Famous Final Scene" by Bob Seger

We'll never again enjoy a laugh with, Bernie Mac, George Carlin, Harvey Korman or Dick Martin.
We'll never again be able to sit stunned by acting performances by the likes of Charlton Heston,
Paul Newman, Mel Ferrer, Roy Scheider, Suzanne Pleshette, Van Johnson, Nina Foch, Eartha Kitt or Richard Widmark or Lois Nettleton. Never again will we read any stories or screenplays from the pens of authors Michael Chrichton or Arthur C. Clarke.

Some of the departed are of less known fame, but more icons of the news events of the time. Some, like famous stars are more a marker of our own mortality, as we remember where we were etc. when that person became famous. They are the watershed moments of our own lives. When they go we're reminded that we're that much closer to shaking hands with the grim reaper! Brrrr!

While some of them had long since left the public eye and had a great career and it simply was their time to go, and we give them a heartfelt and warm thank-you's: Paul Newman, Charlton Heston, Harvey Korman, Richard Widmark, etc. But some others still had more to give and went far, far too soon; Heath Ledger, Bernie Mac, Brad Renfro, Anthony Minghella, Michael Chrichton and many others. You can't help but think, "What more would they have done?"

Of course every year I am shocked to hear of someone's death. The worst was Roddy McDowel back in 1998. I didn't know he died for almost 2 years! I simply thought he was doing plays or directing etc. Or even this year, as I only just heard that James Whitmore died Feb. 6th 2009!

SURPRISED ME:

Majell Barett - Actress: Star Trek (Mrs. Roddenberry)
Michael Chrichton - Author/Director/Doctor: Jurrasic Park, Terminal Man, Andromedia Strain, Congo, Sphere, Disclosure, Rising Sun. TV: ER

UNDER THE RADAR:

Allan Melvin - Beloved character actor: Dick Van Dyke Show, Sam the Butcher (Brady Bunch), Magillia Gorillia, countless other cartoon voices.
Don LaFontaine - Voice actor: Movie Trailer king...."In a World...."
Earle Hagen-composer: themes for Dick Van Dyke Show, Mod Squad, 8isenough, That Girl, I Spy, Make Room for Daddy
Neal Hefti- composer: themes for Batman, The Odd Couple (movie/TV),
Sir Edmond Hillary-Explorer and Mt. Everest conqueror
Bobby Fischer-Former World Chess Grandmaster (legendary battles with Soviet Champion Boris Spassky
Richard Knerr - co-founder of the Wham-O toy company that introduced hula hoops, the Frisbee, slip'n slide and Silly String to North American children
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi - Guru and the man who brought transcendental mediation from India to the West through the Beatles.
William F. Buckley - conservative commentator and journalist in the United States, founded the magazine National Review in 1955 and hosted the political talk show "Firing Line" from 1966 to 1999.
Gary Gygax - the co-inventor of Dungeon's and Dragons.
Herb Peterson - a McDonald's franchise owner who invented the Egg McMuffin in 1972
Jim McKay -American sportscaster. Voice of "Agony of Defeat" on Wide World of Sports. He covered the 1972 Munich Olympic games and the terrible Israeli athlete kidnapping/massacre.
Randy Pausch- Carnegie Mellon University professor. Made famous by his inspirational "last lecture" on obtaining your childhood dreams. (WATCH IT HERE)
Bettie Page- The original pin-up girl of the 50's and 60's. Famous posing as Miss January in the 1955 Playboy calendar
W. Mark Felt - The FBI bureaucrat who was revealed in 2005 to be "Deep Throat"; reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein source of Watergate information and helped bring down the Nixon presidency.
Martha "Sunny" von Bulow - American socialite. After 28 years in a insulin induced coma in a nursing home at 76 in New York City. Her husband Claus von Bulow was aquitted of trying to kill her.
Estelle Reiner - singer and mother of director/actor Rob Reiner and wife of Carl Reiner. Most famous for her hilarious line in her son's movie, "When Harry Met Sally": "I'll have what she's having."

Canadian Content:
Cy Leonard-ventriloquist. Most of us kids from Ontario/Western NY remember him from "The Uncle Bobby Show" (right AprilFox?)
Jack Duffy - singer, actor but we all loved him from his years on "The Party Game"
Barry Morse - Canadian/British actor, most notably "Space 1999" and his Lt. Gerard from "The Fugitive".
Milt Dunnel & George Gross - Toronto sports writers extrodinare
Jeff Healy- blind jazz and rock guitarist (only 42!)

NAME THAT THEME: GAME 3!

NTT game 2 didn't fool anyone! Of course it was the theme from "Room 222".
EVERYONE got it! Can't fool tvdot members! No-siree!
:D

Ok, Challenge extended: NAME THAT THEME GAME 3

Do you know it? Hmmm?

SOME BURIED YOUTUBE GEMS.....

A very elegant and cool explaination of how the Internet came to be:

History of the Internet

A funny look at how musical notes come alive inside a cello.

Concerto Grosso Modo

GREAT PIC & A FUNNY.....

St. Paul's Cathedral in Minneapolis on a foggy day

I want to extend a very, very heartfelt
Merry Christmas
to all my pals out here.

Since in the virtual world I can be a virtual billionaire, I have wrapped up these gifts for my friends:

IndianaMom- A brand new shiny LAPTOP ! (or would you like THIS one instead?)

AprilFox- Since she has a love of ANIMALS!

Mac-Ale- A tour of the worlds largest Databases!
(and come back and show TVDOT how it's done in the real world)

Les_Nessman- Some friends to play with and a nice Vegas get-a-way to play in!
(what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas)

FlyingHellFish- Other than an amazingly healthy and happy baby to come, perhaps
since he love everything Simpsons, maybe he could become A Springfieldian?

EmiliaRomagna- Perhaps she would prefer to be under House Arrest over the holiday's?


Here are some wonderful Christmas gifts for all to enjoy:

I DARE you not to be laughing in tears when you watch this.

Inspired by Indy's Dick Van Dyke Christmas pic, I had to make Ritchie Petrie's Little Drummer Boy

Another favorite Christmas song of mine....it's FAT!
(I added the pictures etc. in MovieMaker) For some reason Photobucket wouldn't let me upload it, citing copyright protection! The song is 55 years old; surely in public domain by now. Oh well, I put in in YouTube.


Ok, so I couldn't fool anybody with last blog's Name That Theme, which was, of course the theme to the old 60's show, THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS COMEDY HOUR. They had everyone on that show; all the greatest groups and musicians of the era. There are too many to name, but if you follow this link it has a list of YouTube videos with a lot of the acts that were on the show!

They were waaaay ahead of the curve and perhaps they should have another kick at the can. They could be great, and maybe they'd resurect the old variety show format, which is sorely missed, at least by me.

Here they are on Late Night with Craig Ferguson this past October. They still look good!

Here is NAME THAT THEME GAME #2. Good luck to all, and either PM me or answer in the comments if you wish. I hope I've fooled some of you, but somehow I doubt it. You guys are all too savvy!

Here are some cool pix I found in my travels on the information highway:



AMAZING PAINTED HANDS!!


AMAZING CREATIVITY......


THINGS ARE GETTING TOUGH FOR SANTA IN THESE DANGEROUS TIMES!

One of the things that has always amazed me is how deeply American's hold the Thanksgiving Day in their hearts. It is to many the most revered of holiday's, and means "family" more than any other day, including Christmas.

There are more people travelling across America than any other time of the year, as according to CNN, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving there are as many as 65,000,000 people travelling; 90% on the road. Lots of folks aiming to get over the hill and through the woods to grandmother house!
It's a nice warm and fuzzy feeling and is a better image than the usual jingoistic one we're all used to seeing.

HERE is a REALLY great quiz that brings home what Thanksgiving is all about!

Here's to all my American TVDOT friends out there.
I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day! Gobble Gobble!

Of course my all time favourite Thanksgiving movie is "Planes, Trains and Automobiles". Hilarious, and such a lovely ending. It always brings a tear to my eye. Great moments too like the burning car bit; Steve Martin's rant at Marathon Car Rentals; etc.



Personally, I believe it is one of the best roles by the late, great John Candy. I miss that guy. I think he had SO many more laughs to give us.

The missus and I are really enjoying Dragon's Den.
For those of you not familiar, it is a pretty basic show where people bring their business or product ideas to a panel of 5 Canadian business entrepreneurs (known as Dragon's) and try to convince them to invest in what they have to offer.

It has a nice pace and the right balance of real honest folk trying to sell legitimately inventive stuff or interesting concepts and crazy weirdo's with nutty and unfortunately hilarious ideas!
I've started adding episodes to the tv.com guide for it, and now have accumulated 46 points and more pending, so I should be the editor shortly. Yay me!

BACK BY POPULAR (?) DEMAND
NAME THAT THEME GAME!

NAME THAT THEME--GAME 1

I'm not going to be a stickler here, either PM me or answer here.....
mmmm, where did that tune come from?

I wanted to remember the hero's both past and present that made us safe or are making us safe still. And words cannot even begin to thank those who have given their lives for us.

They risk their lives every minute in Iraq and Afganistan, on the seas and oceans and in the air and on the ground.....

To all of the wonderful service men and women, hero's all......

Thank-You With All Our Hearts.

Hopefully with a new President in the White House something can now happen and the goals and be refocused. Maybe they'll finally get around to catching Osama Bin-Ladin!

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A very happy anniversary to Cherokeelady42 and her special half
who celebrated their 12th anniversary this weekend!

Congradutlations Cherokee!

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Enjoy these funny and clever adverts and cute and or funny pics....

Now that's clever!




I don't want to see the EXIT on the other side! hehehe

Soooo tempting to at least give it a wack or two....

Just make sure your next stop in the mall ISN'T the BANK

HEY!!! Get back here!



Interesting Site of the Day:

This site called Expert Village is an amazing "how-to" video site.
It's what the Internet was made for!

EXPERTVILLAGE

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WATCH THIS SPACE!

Coming Soon:
The return of "Name that Tune".......

I meant to post this blog at least yesterday, if not a couple of days ago but I find I have so much less time
now that I'm a workin' man. Who'da thought?
:D

I just finished my 3rd week of driving my school bus and it's a gas! The kids I drive are pretty much
well behaved and not really a problem. I'm really liking this job.

I thought I would have a bigger problem with the High School kids; giving me attitude, leaving garbage
behind in the bus etc. but they are no problem at all. They get on in the morning and are sleepy, quiet and
generally kind of grumpy (not sassy though). In the afternoon the trip home is more animated and louder but
still they are respectful and nice kids.

The elementry school across the street that I do (both inbound and homebound) are another story! While they too are not sassy or give me attitude in anyway, they are much harder to control! They are so excited and busy having fun that they forget the rules en masse!

They especially forget the rules about sitting: No standing, no turning around in your seat, no leaning out into the aisle etc. Even more so, they LOVE to get up and change seats CONSTANTLY! I've actually had to read them the riot act more than once and even had the vice-principle and another teacher come onto the bus and give them a "refresher" on bus safety!

I am, sadly, going to have to give someone a "PINK SLIP" to make it real. It's for their safety. The bus is not recess or gym, it's a ride home. The problem is that many of them are on the bus for 40 mins. or more, so they get antzy. They're not sassy or anything, they're just being kids. That's why I'm not looking forward to having to get stricter.

Yesterday was fun. They all came dressed up for a school Halloween Party.
There were: Clowns, a Hippie, a 50's gangster, a kind of Frank Sinatra, a "Hockey player after a fight" (it is Canada after all EH?)and assorted hero's and princess's.

I'm NOT looking forward to the mess all next week as they "sneek" their spoils onto the bus, even though they're not to eat on the bus. (It's not just a mess thing, but a potential food allergy thing: kids share treats)
But, yeah, try and stop a kid from eatting candy after school.

A Few Special Pumpkins:

One for IndianaMom:
(She loves the Pirate thing....Arrrr!)



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A Couple for AprilFox (A major BSG fan!)





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REALLY COOL Pumpkin Carvings and Ideas:



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Click This Link for some REALLY AMAZING Pumpkin Carvings!!

(Warning: Some are a tad disturbing!)


Just a coincedence that these all deal with teeth....
(or is it a Halloween Dentist plot?)



A Funny:

I'm baaaack!

I am happy to be back after an unavoidably self-imposed hiatus. I simply had to apply all my thoughts and energies to my health, employment and cutting back on the finances a bit. Unfortunately that meant cutting off my Internet connection to save some money which also removed a very real distraction of my time.

As for my health, I am happy to say is much better! I finally have my Diabetes under control; my blood sugar readings have gone below 7.0! My endocrinologist started me on some new medication and tweaked my others. The improvement showed up immediately with my blood sugar going down from very dangerous levels of 16's to 22's to mid 9's and then finally, a couple of days later going under 7 for the 1st time in about a year. For those that aren't aware, normal should be at least under 7, and preferably be in the middle 5's. My high teens and low twenties is very dangerous. It would eventually lead to blindness, kidney failure or stroke among other nasty things.

I immediately felt the effects; less visits to the washroom; a clearer head with a more restful sleep (no nightly pee breaks!) and a lifting of the general malaise and lack of energy that has plagued me for months! Not to mention the relief of knowing I am less likely to suffer any of the horrible complications.
I did have my eyes checked and the optometrist gave my eyes a clean bill of health Diabetes wise. No bleeding eyes and all clear! So I have no evidence of any eye damage from the Diabetes which is a BIG relief. I've had that particular worry on my head for ages. It's one of my deepest fears to go blind. For sure everyone would be petrified to lose their sight, but I'm an extremely visual person and it gives me chills to even contemplate the idea.

I was actually planning to do my return blog a couple of weeks ago, but due to my intense training for SCHOOL BUS DRIVER, I had to kind of postpone it. I was simply to tired and had so much running around to do on top of the 6 hours each day of training. Being off work for 3 years really makes your body and mind lazy and I found it amazingly difficult the first few days doing the simplest things. I found I actually had a headache from using my eyeballs for more than watching TV or playing on my PS2 or GameCube! And BELIEVE me you REALLY need to use your eyes to drive a school bus!

My Training Bus
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To their credit, my new employer, First Student (previously known as Laidlaw Transit) are really, really committed to safety! It isn't simply learning how to drive a large vehicle, but doing it EXTREMELY safely. I don't wonder why; we carry very precious cargo!

The other reason for my tardy return (sorry IndianaMom), was that I didn't expect to be so darn tired. I have to get up about 5am and finish the morning run about 9am and either can go home for a bit or fuel up and take care of some things at the yard. My route is up north in Caledon and I don't finish up the afternoon run till approx. 5pm! By the time I park and secure the bus I don't get home much before 6pm. I now can't stay awake much longer than 11pm so it doesn't leave much room to do everything.

I have to get into a new routine and get out here more often. One of the things I missed very much was chatting with the very nice people out here at TV.COM and talking television and life. I guess I missed a lot of stuff, and IndianaMom says I missed all the nastiness about the format changeover! Some things are good!
I missed all of you folks; Indy of course, but AprilFox, MacAle, FlyingHellfish (and the NFL), CubTracker, EmiliaRomagna, ceosmom, KFCGravy, KCMask Sassy_Eggs among many. Anyway, I already have some interesting stories about training and being a school bus driver, but I'll blog them later to save anyone reading this long novel some eyesight.

Funny store around the corner (I love the name):

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Just A Cool Picture....

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I've only been able to write this blog today. Everytime I started I just got too emotional and angry.

On Valentine's Day, my better half was involved in a very serious accident while she was driving her bus (Dodge Caravan). First, to set your mind at ease, there weren't any kids on board, thank God, but it was a REAL CLOSE CALL.

My wife was waiting for the light to change and as she proceeded through on the green, all Hell broke loose. Suddenly she was violently smashed in the side and glass was exploding everywhere. Her bus was spun around in the intersection twice and when it came to a stop it was shaped like a letter V.

The idiot that hit her ran the red and was travelling at approx. 30 mph and didn't even hit the brakes! Of course without skid marks this is an estimate from the cops. My wife's driver side door was jammed shut and she was assisted out of the passenger side door by a couple of wonderful ladies. One lived on the corner and came running out as soon as she heard the crash. The other was actually the eye witness in another car. She was actually waiting at the light in the same direction as the dummy was and saw the whole thing as he wizzed by her into the intersection and smashed into my wife! She immediately told the cops she saw the whole thing.

My wife was shaken up but was not hurt, or so she thought at the time. Silly as she was she turned down the cops when they suggested to go to hospital in an ambulance. She regrets that now as about 20 mins after she started to feel the horrible pain! She had nasty bruises on her left side ribs, a bruised left hand and sore neck, legs, hips and back. She felt at the time she was ok and would have felt foolish taking an ambulance. I told her that was crazy because sometimes injuries don't surface until later, or worse things could happen.

As it was she did go to a walk-in clinic later that day and he sent her for a battery of x-rays, 25 in all! We have since gotten the results back and miraculously she has no broken bones. We were sure she had cracked ribs. Considering that the force of the impact has made both her van and the other car were both write-offs and she basically walked away is nothing short of a mircle.

She did lose her glasses (she's using her old ones for now) and a boombox she used for music/news. As a matter of fact the boombox, which was on the floor wedged in between the console and the front seats actually FLEW across the van and shattered into a zillion pieces against the opposite door.

What makes us angry is that the idiot that hit her was driving under suspension and shouldn't have been in his car! Some friends and family say we should sue him, but we don't know if we should or how to do so, as we've never sued anyone before. We might consult a lawyer just to be on the safe side.

The reason for that is that while my wife will survive intact and without any serious injury, i.e. lacerations, broken bones etc. she is in severe pain and is very sore and stiff. She is going to have to go and do a bit of rehab and work out the stiffness. She is in tears with the pain from her brusied ribs and can hardly breathe. It breaks my heart to see her cry in pain and I can't do a damned thing about it.
To make matters worse it that our doctor is being a real A-hole about giving her anything stronger than Tylenol 3's! He ridiculosly says she has to get over the pain and find her tolerance level!!!! What an A$$. Aren't doctor's supposed to alleiviate pain and suffering? Needless to say we will be looking for another doctor shortly. This is not the only problem we've had with him. He overbooks, and is not engaged when dealing with patients; he rarely looks up from the file while with us!

Anyway, as much as I have been commenting in blogs, it was my way of doing something normal and trying not to think too much about it. I have tried to write this blog 3 times but had to stop as it was getting to me too much. I think hearing that she is going to be OK and has no broken bones has lowered my worry level.

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Above is an image of her bruises!

He actually hit her van just slightly behind her, more on the side door. The scary thing is that if he had hit her a mere 6 inches further up it could have been a very different story. She very well could have been killed or very, very seriously hurt. I shudder to think. I do feel much better now. She is my life. I can't imagine her not in it. I got my Valentine's gift.

Life turns on a dime.


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Ok, the news is good, so onto some more amusing things.

I was surfin' on the old big screen the other day and was stunned to see these images from the TV guide/menu.

It is one of my worst fears come true, sort of...

Ok, yep, we have lost yet another actor today. Roy Scheider at the age of 75. Unsure of the cause, but he was being treated for a blood cancer since 2005.
I am getting depressed doing these tributes, so I'm going to just say that I liked the man; his acting and his films. Being a sci-fi freak one of my fav's was 2010: The Year We Make Contact. My wife's favorite movie is "Jaws". We got it on VHS and she's watched it so much she knows the dialog!

So Long Chief Brody!

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Roy Scheider
November 10th, 1932 ~ February 10th, 2008

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I don't want this to be just another morbid "DEATH BLOG", so I also wanted to mention the joys of HD television. I mention this because I got the chance to watch the Space Shuttle Atlantis launch last Thursday on Discovery HD. It blew my socks off! Such detail, and the sound! Wow! What power.

What was nice was how the commentators were giving you all kinds of background and letting you know exactly what was on the screen and the whole process. They had the camera shots from the booster tank and shots from the gantry DURING take off. They had shots from the control room too. Very cool.

Tune in when Atlantis is due to return next week, because they are going to cover the landing too! Also, the next launch is coming very early, March 11th, when they launch Endevour! I highly recommend trying to catch it, as it is scheduled to launch at 2:30am EDT! A night launch!

If you want to know future launch schedules go HERE.



Space Shuttle Atlantis

Speaking about space, I watched this mind boggling vid showing the brain numbing size comparisons of various planets and stars!

Watch HERE and be prepared to feel VERY, VERY insignificant!

We've lost another wonderful actor again.
Barry Morse, passed away yesterday at 89.

Barry Morse
June 10th, 1918 ~ February 2nd, 2008

Most famous for his unrelenting pursuit of David Janssen in "The Fugitive" as the incorruptible Lt. Philip Gerard. For sci-fi fans he was also known as Prof. Victor Bergman in the series, "Space: 1999" He was an accomplished stage, screen and television actor. He became a Canadian citizen in 1953, holding a dual British/Canadian citizenship.

On a personal note, I did have the pleasure of meeting Mr. Morse about 15 years ago. I was working for a liquor delivery company, and when I was in an LCBO he was at the check-out purchasing some wine! The cashier, a lady inline and I all shook his hand and told him what a pleasure it was to meet him. He was very gracious and charming.
We briefly talked about his roles, his favorite was Lt. Gerard of course. I told him how I liked Space: 1999, as I was a child of the sci-fi era. He laughed.
Waving the wine,he apologized as he was running late. He was going to visit and have a glass of wine with a friend in a nearby retirement home. He was a very nice man. What really struck me was he had VERY piercing, intense eyes!