Vignettes
Death in the Family
Saying goodbye to Sally Starr brings to mind the local celebs that filled our childhood. Remember when love, luck and lollipops were all you wanted out of life?
These days, it seems that most of the “stars” that grace our screens live in California. Hollywood, to be exact, home of all that flash, that glitter, that talent. If reading People or US magazines teaches you anything (don’t hold your breath), you know that the streets of Hollywood are paved with red carpets, and starlets dripping with diamonds parade on the arms of their dashing male counterparts as flashbulbs flash and paparazzi shove. But I remember a day, not so very long ago, when we had our local stars as well. We’d watch them on our small screen, beamed in (usually live) over our three (count 'em!) broadcast networks and, if we were lucky and reception was right, on the local UHF bands. Then, after the show was over, we could bump …
Tim Dixon
4:44 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013
Captain Noah and his Magical Ark..the person to introduce me to the music of Woody Guthrie! He also had a monster who ate trash! Every day I always remembered to "feed Momwop!" Then there were friends of ours who got their big break on the Chief Halftown Show! "ees da sa sussaway" Trible members!! more ›