By Bacall 328 Chauncey Street, in Brooklyn NY is what I remember most about Jackie Gleason’s character, Ralph Kramden in “The Honeymooners.” You see, that building and street does exist in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, NY, where Jackie grew up and where I was born. I didn’t...

Lately I’ve been thinking of stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood who are still with us. Believe it or not, there are quite a few. I don’t like thinking of them leaving us one day soon. To think of them still around, makes me feel grounded and rooted in the old values and principles of...

I’ve always been curious of the 1951 Classic TV show Amos N Andy. I know it was a great show and many loved it, many which were and are African American. So what happened to Amos n Andy and what was all the raucous about? Let’s step back in time here. Amos n Andy were first on the radio...

Have you ever watched classic TV, or movies and forget it does not take place circa 2009?  For instance, I once watched a movie made in the 40’s, and in one of the scenes, a woman is driving a gas guzzler all across the country.  I immediately thought, “Oh my, that must be costing her...

Bacall here, I want to introduce you all to our new contributor Jon Ortiz. For more on Jon visit our “about” page.  Below is his first post. Have you classic movie fans watched the AMC series “Mad Men “ yet? If you haven’t, this post will make you plunge head first. I know...

An article in marionstar.com expresses fears of the young generation losing touch with history. The type of history most people born after WW II (boomers) or before, grew up with. History they consider to come to them like “second nature.” Boomers and others before them know when anyone mentions,...

I sadly watched an American icon crumble this past week in the news. In the clip below you will see a classic GM commercial with all the trimming, bells and whistles.  I feel we should have a modern commercial about today’s GM. Only this commercial would have ominous music, more like ghostly chants,...

Today’s political atmosphere is one of political correctness. It is just this political correctness that will be our demise. This classic Red Skelton Show clip is one that every American, and especially those in Congress, should view. I remember being in grade school and each morning we pledged...

Although my blog is mainly on classic films, what it should be is a blog on classic “anything.” So on that note let me just say how sadden I am to hear that one of America’s first radio personalities has passed. Paul Harvey died on Saturday February 28th, at the age of 90.  Paul Harvey...

Do you think Archie was ahead of his day or were these the sentiments of most post-Depression, & World War II Americans? Archie had a funny view of life, and we really can’t understand a lot of his ignorance unless we look through the prism of that time in history. But when Archie talked about...