50+ World

June 1, 2018

Lucille Ball Comedy Festival & New National Comedy Center

Lily Tomlin, Amy Schumer & Dan Aykroyd are among the comedy greats who will be headliners during the annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival (Aug. 1-5 2018) at the new National Comedy…

May 27, 2018

Biography,
Music

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John Fogerty is a Fortunate Son

Fortunately for fans of John Fogerty and the original Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), Fogerty continues to tour and perform his classic hits. Enjoy some of his best songs with vintage…

May 24, 2018

Memorial,
Reading

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W. P. Kinsella & Shoeless Joe In Field of Dreams

W. P. Kinsella was the celebrated Canadian author of the 1982 classic baseball novel Shoeless Joe (the inspiration for the 1989 movie Field of Dreams), and other fictional stories featuring baseball…

May 23, 2018

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Remembering Clint Walker

Square-jawed leading man Clint Walker (nee Norman Eugene Walker) has passed way on May 21, 2018 at the age of 90 from congestive heart failure. (Clint Walker 1956 Cheyenne Photo:…

May 17, 2018

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Mr. October Reggie Jackson's Innings

Baseball's "Mr. October", baby boomer Reginald (Reggie) Martinez Jackson was born May 18, 1946 in Abington, Pennsylvania. The Pre-Game Warm-up for Reggie Jackson Reggie was only six when his African-American…

May 15, 2018

Biography,
Memorial

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Farewell Margot Kidder

Lovely Canadian-American actress Margot Kidder has died at the age of 69, on May 13, 2018. She was born on October 17, 1948 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. (Margot Kidder 1969…

May 7, 2018

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Don Rickles Owed It All to Mom

Stand-up comedian and actor Don Rickles was born May 8, 1926 in New York City. Turns out, it was good ol' Mom that gave him the biggest boost to his…

March 22, 2018

TV

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TV Trivia: Star Trek (The Original Series)

Q1. What is the famous phrase from the opening credits, and was also the title of the 2nd Star Trek pilot episode (which was also the first episode starring William…

March 21, 2018

Biography,
TV

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Boomer TV Trivia: The F.B.I.

Q1. Did J. Edgar Hoover (real-life Director of the F.B.I. from March 1935 until his death in May 1972), ever appear on The F.B.I.? Q2. In April 1968, what suspected…

March 15, 2018

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The 3 C's of Jerry Lewis

Comedic, Compassionate, and Curmudgeonly Most fans will remember the brilliance of Jerry Lewis' physical comedy - the facial expressions, the pratfalls, those high-pitched nasal intonations. (Jerry Lewis 1960 Artists and…