Nostalgia

A scene from the original New York production of Grease, Adrienne Barbeau in center - provided by book publisher. Did you know that the popular 1978 musical “Grease” was preceded by a Chicago musical theater production? Adrienne Barbeau, who played Rizzo in “Grease” in this premiere production, co-edited a book that goes behind the scenes of this early phenom.
Nick Thomas

Adrienne Barbeau and the Original ‘Grease’

She was Rizzo before Stockard Channing was

By Nick Thomas | January 23, 2023
young boy sitting on stone steps. by Tatiana Bobkova. As Boomer reader R.G. Begora recalls his childhood, he recalls several tales that make him seem like a bad boy … or a dumb kid. Perhaps you can relate!
From Our Readers

The Day My Mom Threatened to Call the FBI on Me

Was he a ‘bad boy’? You make the call!

By R.G. Begora | January 17, 2023
Billy Mumy and Jonathan Harris in "Lost in Space." “Danger, Will Robinson: The Full Mumy” – actor Billy Mumy has written a memoir on his life and career and the filming of “Lost in Space.”
Books

‘Danger, Will Robinson’: A Memoir

Bill Mumy, more than ‘Lost in Space’

By Nick Thomas | January 9, 2023
Cast of Mr. Belvedere including Ilene Graff with Bob Uecker at right and Christopher Hewett at left - ABC publicity photo. Ilene Graf played TV mom Marsha Owens in ’80s sitcom “Mr. Belvedere” with Bob Uecker and Christopher Hewett and now has a Christmas special.
Nostalgia

Christmas with ‘Mr. Belvedere’ Star Ilene Graff

Memories of yesterday while building new memories with a holiday special

By Nick Thomas | December 19, 2022
1950s style jukebox Stefano Ember. For article on musician deaths, the memories and feelings they stir
From Our Readers

No More New Music

The days that music died for one boomer reader

By Larry P. Lefkowitz | December 12, 2022
a box of old Christmas decorations. image by Kim Christensen. Some mementoes retain a rich meaning for years. For Boomer reader Julia Nunnally Duncan, her mother’s Christmas decorations have become more valuable with age.
From Our Readers

My Mother’s Christmas Decorations

Rich with meaning, while teaching a surprise lesson

By Julia Nunnally Duncan | December 5, 2022
'Becoming Thelma Lou' book cover
Books

‘Becoming Thelma Lou’

Posthumous book from Betty Lynn

November 14, 2022
The Cinderella castle at Disneyland in California after dark. After a childhood of making Disney memories, R. G. Begora made his first visit to Disneyland at the age of 59, with unexpected results.
From Our Readers

Disney Memories: A Boomer’s Visits to Disneyland

‘My First Visit to Disneyland at Age 59’

By R.G. Begora | November 7, 2022
a pile of old pocketknives, one of the memories that stirs this poet's heart. Boomer reader Julia Nunnally Duncan recalls the little things from the past that speak to her still: "mementos of a past time and place."
From Our Readers

‘The Little Things’

A poem

By Julia Nunnally Duncan | November 5, 2022
Nancy Olson, as she was credited, and William Holden publicity still - Paramount Pictures. For article on Nancy Olson Livingston and her autobiography, "A Front Row Seat."
Nick Thomas

Nancy Olson Livingston of 1950’s “Sunset Boulevard”

A front-row seat to entertainment history

By Nick Thomas | November 1, 2022

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