By Randal C. Hill
Even before he became a successful and respected musician, Gerry Rafferty had developed a loathing for the often-underhanded machinations of the pop-music industry.
Born in 1947 in Paisley, Scotland (near Glasgow), Rafferty came from a working-class family,...
Another delicious brunch idea for Mother’s Day (and family favorite)!
Wet ingredients for 6 pancakes:
1 cup milk
1 egg (beaten)
2 Tablespoon butter (melted)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup mashed bananas (about 2 small or 1 large)
Dry ingredients:
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 Tablespoons brown...
Writer: Randal C. Hill
Inspirations for a hit song can sometimes spring from a most unusual source.
Members of the California septet War hailed from different neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles. Of disparate backgrounds and different ages, the musicians found...
By Randal C. Hill
Actress Rachael Lee Cook is candid about what drew her to her movie character in “A Tourist’s Guide to Love,” a new Netflix romcom. “I have experienced too many breakups in my own life. The idea...
“Imagine a moonless night in the Rockies at 10,000 feet; a meteor went by, its tail stretching across the sky, and burned itself out. It was raining fire in the sky.”
By Kathy A. Megyeri
On National Quilting Day (March 18), we pay homage to Project Linus, a nonprofit organization that has donated over nine million new handmade blankets to children in need, all lovingly made by volunteers. The new afghans...
by Kathy A. Megyeri
Did you know that 64% of women sleep on the left side of the bed? Or that being a judge was the only career not open to women in ancient Egypt? How about that divorce rates...
Movie review by Randal C. Hill
A quartet of giggly teenage girls swoon over the latest adolescent dreamboat pouring out his heart on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand.
Fast-forward to 2017. The giggly teenagers (Rita Moreno, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sally Field)...
By Noreen Kompanik
The Oak Ridge Boys – the legendary group consisting of William Lee Golden, Duane Allen, Joe Bonsall and Richard Sterban – has been performing on stage together for over 50 years. But the fascinating and unique history...
Many Americans spend time watching the Super Bowl, even those who normally don't watch football and other sports. In fact, in 2022, over 99 million people tuned in or attended in person. Super Bowl LVII is coming up Sunday,...
