Archive for October, 2006

TV News - Unplugged.

Posted by Mike on October 25, 2006

Get it right. It’s not that difficult. If you are going to make a movie about a hockey player - find an actor who can skate. If you’re going to focus on TV news - plug the damn camera in. (This also appeared on Camp Jinx, our family website)

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An old rant revisited

Posted by Mike on October 8, 2006

It’s been three and a half decades and the wound is still raw. Let’s go back to 1970. My wife and I were sitting in a Phoenix movie theater. It was packed. Ali McGraw’s character in “Love Story” was near death. People were sobbing. Not me. I was steaming. Here’s why.

(This has also been posted Camp Jinx, our family web site)

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