THE POP EXPOSE – Barbara Eden Celebrates 90!

Hello everyone. Many times I’m remembering stars who have passed but today I’m going to talk about one who reached a milestone. Many stars have been fortunate enough to reach several milestones such as 50, 75, and one actress joined the 90 club last week. Barbara Eden best known for playing Jeannie in the hit sitcom “I Dream of Jeannie”, which ran from 1965-1970. The show was before my time but I grew up on a steady diet of reruns of the show. Eden was born I Arizona but moved…

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THE POP EXPOSE – The 1994 ‘Street Fighter’ Movie!

Hello everyone. Today I’m rolling back the dial to 1994. This was a great year for me. I was a senior in high school we did a high peaks climb and 8 out of my graduating class went to New Orleans for the week. Then I started college in the fall and that would change my life forever. 1994 also posted a little gem called Street Fighter. I’m not sure if this was the first live action movie based on a video game but I think it was one of…

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THE POP EXPOSE – Remembering Bobby Bowden!

Hello everyone. Bobby Bowden was born in 1929 in Alabama. Bowden had an illness at age 13 and was bed ridden for nearly a year. There he found a love for WWII reports and college football via radio. Bowden went on to play football for the University of Alabama and would not make the pros but instead went into coaching. A niche for Bowden as he climbed the ranks and landed head coach at Florida State in 1976. There Bowden would turn a poor team around and for the next…

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THE POP EXPOSE – Medieval Torture Museum St Augustine Florida!

Hello everyone. This week I’m taking a look at one of the places I checked out while on vacation last week. St Augustine FL is an interesting place and one I frequently visit while I’m in Florida. I was wandering around with the kids and they brought me to the Medievel Torture Museum. An interesting place to say the least that displayed many cruel methods of torture from our worlds past. From the guillotine, to witches, and cutting off limbs this museum gave me the chills several times as I…

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THE POP EXPOSE – Remembering ZZ Top’s ‘Dusty Hill’ Story by Mitchell Smith!

Happy Sunday Morning Everyone. Today I’m paying my respects to a legend, a pioneer, and all around class act, ZZ Top’s, ‘Dusty Hill‘. Dusty Hill was born in 1949 in Dallas and passed away last week in Houston. Hill and his band mates Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard formed ZZ Top in 1969 and have played together right up to his recent passing. ZZ Top exploded in the eighties and Gibbons and Hill are one of the most recognizable people do to their long beards, but the band has a…

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THE POP EXPOSE ‘The Summer Olympics 2021’ Story By Mitchell Smith!

Hello everyone. It has been a long time coming but we finally are getting the 2020 Olympics from Tokyo. I love the Olympics and among the few sports added this year there is surfing, Karate, and skateboarding. Tony Hawk was on board to talk about the sport and how the judges would be scoring. I love seeing some water polo and track and field events. Not to take away from swimming, diving, or any of the team sports. Gymnastics has always been a favorite of mine. Popularized by the 1992…

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THE POP EXPOSE – Marvel’s Black Widow What did You Think?

Good morning everybody. Black Widow is finally released to theaters and Disney+. It has been a long time coming and this is another awesome Marvel movie. I love Black Widow and may or may not have a slight crush on Scarlett Johansson but this origin story really brings a lot of meat to the character. This is action packed from start to finish and even the slow parts where they are explained Natasha’s past really ramp up quick. There are twists and turns and the whole movie flew right by.…

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THE POP EXPOSE – ‘Mystic Pizza’ Story By Mitchell Smith!

Good morning everybody. Today I’m taking a look at a 1988 movie gem that I think deserves more credit than it got. Mystic Pizza is a movie that starred Julia Roberts and also included Lily Taylor, Annabeth Gish, Conchata Ferrel, Vincent D’Onofrio, and a young Matt Damon to name a few. The story takes place in Mystic Connecticut where I was supposed to go on a 6th grade class trip to but for some reason my parents didn’t let me go. Mystic is a small fishing town and this is…

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THE POP EXPOSE ‘Remembering Richard Donner’ By Mitchell Smith!

Good morning everybody. Today We are remembering Richard Donner born in 1930 and sadly passed away at the age of 91 on July 5th. Donner is director and producer for many movies and shows from 1957 to 2009. Some of his most memorable movies include Superman from the Chris Reeves era, The Goonies, Lethal Weapon, and the Christmas classic Scrooged. He also had a hand in many TV shows most memorable for me is Tales from the Crypt and their spin offs. Growing up The Superman movies were some of the best from their time.…

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THE POP EXPOSE – ‘The Karate Kid Franchise’ Discussion By Mitchell Smith!

Good morning everybody. Today I’m taking a look at the Karate Kid franchise. The first movie was released back in 1984. It was followed up in 1986 and 1989. The Next Karate Kid was in 1994 that featured Hilary Swank and there is a 2010 movie with no original characters. Finally there are 3 seasons and another coming of Cobra Kai which has brought back many original characters from the original trilogy. Growing up I did not see The Karate Kid in the theaters but this was a smash hit…

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THE POP EXPOSE ‘Pat Morita’ Story By Mitchell Smith!

Good morning everybody. Today I’m talking about Pat Morita born June 28th 1932, and passed away at the age of 73. Morita is best known as Mr. Miyagi from the Karate Kid movies and series. Among his star roll movie Morita acted in several movies and TV shows over the years. In the early days of his career he has rolls in shows such as Green Acres, M.A.S.H., and Welcome back Cotter. His acting career was strong over the years and he also played rolls in more recent shows including Married With Children, Baywatch Hawaii, and…

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THE POP EXPOSE ‘Remembering Frank Bonner’ By Mitchell Smith!

Good morning everybody, today we take a look back at the life and career of Frank Bonner. Bonner, who was best known as Herbert Ruggles Tarlek Jr. on the hit sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, sadly passed away in Laguna, CA at the age of 79. Bonner made many cameos including Saved by the Bell New Class, Love Boat, and one of my childhood favorites Night Court. WKRP was a TV pioneer in putting the setting in the work place and paved the way for sitcoms like Cheers, Wings, and The Office. Bonner and his…

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THE POP EXPOSE – ‘The Falcon and The Winter Soldier’ Story by Mitchell Smith!

Hello everybody. Today we are talking about The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. It took me a while to get into the show but after watching the first episode of Loki, it got my fire going to go back and watch it. This is an interesting show. It’s much different then Wandavision that focused on more of the mystical aspect of the Marvel franchise. This series focuses more on the political and practical side. It took a couple episodes to get into it but it got good quick. I love…

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THE POP EXPOSE ‘Chris Pratt’ Story by Mitchell Smith!

Hello everybody. Today am going to discuss one of my favorite actors Chris Pratt. Chris Pratt was born in 1979 in Virginia, Minnesota and has become a household name. He has done work in Everwood, The O.C. and Parks and Recreation. Pratt hit the big screen taking a page out of Harrison Ford’s book and starring in 2 major movie franchises Jurassic World and Guardians of the Galaxy. Ford hit gold with Star Wars and Indiana Jones and those helped his tremendous career. I hope Pratt can stay in the business as long as Ford because I think he does…

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THE POP EXPOSE ‘Sega Genesis’ Story By Mitchell Smith!

Hello everybody. Today I’m taking a look at the Sega Genesis Video Game System. When Sega aimed to put out a home entertainment system, they had some obstacles to overcome. Mainly taking on the power house Nintendo who had the market on game systems. Nintendo had 8 bit games at the time so Sega developed a 16 bit system which was faster and the graphics were more realistic. The only thing Sega needed was a recognizable character that would brand the name. In comes Sonic the Hedgehog. The game was…

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