• 3Jul 09

  I don't like the Facebook Crossover

  I don't want my real name and facebook profile pic on tv.com. I want to keep them separate. I canceled the tv.com app in facebook.
  
  To guess "Who Said It?" see my July 2 blog.
  • Posted Jul 3, 2009 7:15 pm PT
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• 2Jul 09

  Who Said It? July 2 and Karl Malden

  
  
  
  
  Hi, everybody. Hope you are having a great summer/winter (depending on where you live). Happy Canada Day (yesterday) to my friends from the north. In the USA we will be celebrating our independence this weekend. Of course that means cook-outs and fireworks. How do you celebrate? Today's quote is from a show that aired in the 1980s. Hint: This line is from a flashback scene. Who said:
  
  
  
  "Oh, Mommy! My President is being impeached! How could you expect me to continue living the life of a normal second grader?"
  
  
  
  ? If you have a guess you can send it to me in a PM or give it in your comment below. Thanks for leaving a comment. Congratulations to Hoeech, and madison1314, who knew that Special Agent Timothy McGee of NCIS said to Abby: "Why are you showing me mold porn?" Let me know if I missed anybody.
  
  
  
  Old Business: In my June 24 blog I showed you a picture of some TV dads. Congrats to all who could recognize any or all of them. Here's the picture again along with Hoeech's list, since he got them all right. Remember, the men on the ends are the 2 event organizers.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Back row: Bill Paxton - Big Love, Jon Cryer - Two and a Half Men, Patrick Duffy - Step by Step (he wasn't a dad in "Dallas" or "Man from Atlantis"), Stephen Collins - 7th Heaven, Reggie Vel Johnson - Family Matters
  Frong row: Dick Van Patten - Eight is Enough (unless you're Octomom), Dick Van Dyke - Diagnosis Murder (in which his ACTUAL son played the role of his television son....you thought I'd go with "Dick Van Dyke Show", didn't you?), Michael Gross - Family Ties
  
  
  
  What's Up?: The Sears Tower Ledge opens today. They have built a glass-enclosed deck that juts out of the 103rd floor. Not for the faint of heart.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Another Celebrity Gone: Actor Karl Malden passed away Wednesday at the age of 97. He was a successful character actor in films such as On the Waterfront and A Streetcar Named Desire before coming to TV as Lt. Mike Stone in The Streets of San Francisco, one of my favorite shows. He may be best remembered for his 20-year stint as spokesman for American Express. "Don't leave home without it."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Mini-Musical: A web site called CollegeHumor.com doesn't sound like something I'd normally like, but I recently found an original musical they made called Web Site Story. Since I love the music from West Side Story, and I'm hip to Facebook , I really enjoyed it. See what you think.
  
  
  
  Have a great weekend! Thanks for stopping by! Exclamation point!
  
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  • Posted Jul 2, 2009 6:45 am PT
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• 24Jun 09

  Status Update 6-24-09

  
  
  Just a quickie today. I hope you are all well and happy. My boss is gone this week, so I'm having more of a vacation than I did when I was on vacation. After some really busy weeks at work things have slowed almost to a halt.

  My newly-graduated son is practicing for another Guitar Hero tournament that will take place July 4. This one has money prizes, including $1,000 for first place. You may remember he came in 2nd in a tournament last fall. He says he's improved a lot since then. We're looking forward to it. Also, maybe when that's over he'll look for a job.

  Father's Day Redux: Emmys.tv has some pictures from an event the Television Academy had honoring TV Dads. Here's one. Can you name the TV Dads and their shows? The man on the left was the event moderator, Jim Longworth, and the man on the right is the Academy CEO John Shaffner.
  
  
  • Posted Jun 24, 2009 11:54 am PT
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