Hollywood is looking to Horror Movies to bring people back to the movies because they’re cheap to make and can easily turn a profit.
- Speaking of that… Three weeks ago I watched part of a 24 hour Marathon of Horror movies starring Abbott and Costello on TCM. The piece de resistance was “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” because in that movie, it was not only Frankenstein, but also Count Dracula and the Wolfman. It doesn’t get any better than that… that’s the Hatrick of Horror Movies!
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CVS is planning to offer talk-therapy at its stores.
- So you’ll be able to get something OFF your chest… and a jar of Vicks FOR your chest… at the same place.
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Disney is preparing to offer four tiers of high-priced annual passes to their theme parks ranging from $399 to $1299 per person.
- It may be a Small World, but it’ll cost you more than a grand if you want unlimited access to it.
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A California Teacher is under fire for taking down the US Flag in her classroom because it “Made her uncomfortable” and then making students in her classroom Pledge Allegiance to the Gay Pride Flag instead. .
- How much you wanna bet she’d get FIRED if she said the Gay Pride Flag “Made her uncomfortable”??
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President Biden has come under fire for looking at his watch during the solemn ceremony at Dover Air Force Base for the thirteen U.S. troops killed in the terror attack near the Kabul airport.
- In his defense, if Joe didn’t make it back to his basement in time for “Andy Griffith” he wouldn’t know what kind of pie Aunt Bee was taking to the Church Social.
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Congrats to Taylor North for winning the LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES!!!! … beating Ohio 5 -2!!! It’s the first time a Michigan team has taken the title since 1959 when it was won by Hamtramck. They’ll be a parade this Thursday, Sept. 2nd at 6pm starting at the Rec Center on Goddard Road and ending at Heritage Park!
- Reminds me of playing baseball in my youth… Well actually, I didn’t play much baseball in my youth - but I did spend a fair amount of time trying to get to first base!!
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Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Wednesday!
-Dick