Tag Archives: #americana
Happy New Year!
Wishing you success, happiness, and fun fun fun in twenty-ten!!! And in case you haven’t made a resolution yet…here’s a quote from Benjamin Franklin that I think nicely sums up all resolutions: “Be always at war with your vices, at … Continue reading
New Year’s Blue Moon
Once in a blue moon there is a “#bluemoon” on New Year’s Eve. Party people in the Western Hemisphere will ring in 2010 (a new decade!) beneath a so-called blue moon. According to popular definition, a blue moon is the … Continue reading
American Oddities – New Year’s Opossum Drop
WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR NEW YEAR’S? How about ringing in the #NewYear with North Carolina’s infamous “Opossum Drop.” Yep, you’ve read correctly. In Brasstown, NC, (on the NC-TN-GA tri-state border) they drop an opossum at midnight*. The happy event … Continue reading
Pop Culture Pop-Up
I got all Carol Burnett nostalgic and found her Gong Show appearance. Some days I feel like Eunice on the Gong Show. Remember this classic?! “Lord, Eunice, when are you going to come down out of the clouds and quit … Continue reading
Countdown to New Years
New Year’s Eve FUN. Here comes a new decade! If you’re in NYC (or want to stream live), I’ll be dropping by the Joan Hamburg radio show on WOR710 radio Monday, Dec. 27th, at 12:15 p.m. when one of my … Continue reading
Linus Explains Christmas
I thought I’d let Linus explain #Christmas (click picture at left). May you share the gift of love and have the joy of fun every day. Wishing you all a very merry Christmas, peace and good will to all.
Bruce on The View
THE VIEW I had so much fun with the ladies of The View on their Christmas show… with last minute holiday Ho HO HO! My favorite thing was the handprint reindeer “IOU” Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s daughter Grace helped me make (for … Continue reading
Christmas History – Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Do you recall the most famous reindeer of all? Believe it or not, the scrappy #Christmas fixture’s origins are not as mysterious as you might think. #Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was not one of the original eight reindeer created by … Continue reading
Christmas History – White Christmas
“White Christmas” is the best-selling song of all time, having sold over 100 million copies. Written by Irving Berlin, who was Jewish, and originally sung by Bing Crosby in the 1942 movie Holiday Inn, “#WhiteChristmas” won the Academy Award as … Continue reading










