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 live in the same building, but born and lived for a few years in the Bushwick area. So I’ve always felt an affinity with Ralph because of this. I...

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 their generation. It gives me a sense of order. So as they pass, in my mind, so do the values, principles, and order. I want to devote a few...

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 from 1928-1950 and the ratings were high for the funny show of two black guys who lived in a farm in the south, who one day decide to head out...

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 a fortune in gas.” I later realized “it’s the 40′s Bacall,” not 2009. Gas was not $2.49- $3.50 a gallon, it was anywhere...

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 for most classic movie fans, anything done today which tries  to emulate a classic era, just doesn’t cut it right?  No problem, I...

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, “Laurel & Hardy,” “The Little Rascals,” Humphrey Bogart, “The Lone Ranger,” “The...