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Film: Chinatown
I love film noir. Give me a good black and white mystery from the 1940s, maybe written by Raymond Chandler, with a tough private eye and a...
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Song: “King of the Road”
Roger Miller wrote and recorded a series of lighthearted songs in the 1960s that might be called “novelty songs” except...
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Actor: Will Ferrell
I don’t think anyone will be comparing Will Ferrell’s acting ability with, say, Robert DeNiro anytime soon. I hope they never...
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Travel: LA to Las Vegas Road Trip
It’s about 300 miles, give or take a few casinos. You can make it in about five hours, provided you don’t travel during...
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Kids Stuff: Pixy Stix
Want to hazard a guess about how Pixy Stix came to be popular? Okay, maybe you think it was created as a drink mix. But then kids found out...
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Singers: The Righteous Brothers
The story goes that one night as Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield sang as part of a group called the Paramours, an African-American in the...
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Sports: Johnny Unitas
Johnny U. can’t be credited with single-handedly making the NFL into America’s favorite sports league. Nor was he the...
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Food: Pizza Delivery
America certainly didn’t invent the pizza, but you can definitely make the argument that we – I don’t know if...
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Song: “Like a Rolling Stone”
“Like a Rolling Stone” is Bob Dylan at his cynical best. It’s clear that he dislikes the girl (“Miss Lonely”)...
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TV Show: Bonanza
First, let me say that if this show took place today, Ben Cartwright would probably be the subject of an investigation on Dateline. Three...
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