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Remembering Cindy Williams!

Story by Mitchell Smith Hello everyone, today we say goodbye to an actress who filled our homes with joy and laughter. Cindy Williams born in LA in 1947, would go to college for acting and pursue her dream. One of the biggest moments of her life came when she was cast in an episode of Happy Days in 1975. Her character Shirley Feeney was such a hit that the producer of Happy Days started a spin off series and it became one of the top shows in the seventies, Laverne…

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THE POP EXPOSE – FAVORITE NFL QB’s!

Hello everyone, Tom Brady is one of the most accomplished NFL quarterbacks, many consider him the goat, perhaps he is, but many still choose to hate his success over the last 20 + years. Todays young quarterbacks have talent that seem almost nonhuman, with abilities like Patrick Mahomes’ no look pass to Josh Allen’s hurdling other players. Over the past 40 years I have watched many quarterbacks who were maybe not always great but were fun to watch. Joe Montana was one of the first quarterbacks I enjoyed watching. He…

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THE POP EXPOSE – Burgess Meredith!

Story By Mitchell Smith Hello everyone, today I’m taking a look at one of the greatest actors of the 20th Century Burgess Meredith. Oliver Burgess Meredith was born in 1907 in Cleveland, OH. He had a career that spanned from 1929 right up to his death in 1997. Meredith joined the military during WWII and worked his way up to Captain and was in the 1945 film The Story of G.I. Joe. Meredith had many big rolls throughout his career including George in the 1939 film Of Mice and Men,…

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THE POP EXPOSE – John Candy’s ‘Canadian Bacon’!

Story by Mitchell Smith Hello everyone, today I’m taking a look at one of John Candy’s final movies “Canadian Bacon.” This is another gem that gets forgotten a lot. The cast included among Candy are Rea Perlman, Alan Alda, Micheal Moore, Kevin Pollak, Jim Belushi, Keven O’Connor, Wallace Shawn, Bill Nunn, and late great Rip Torn, who I may have to do a single story on him soon. This is a comedy released in 1995 the year after Candy passed away at the young age of 43. The basic jest…

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Remembering Lisa Marie Presley!

Story by Mitchell Smith Good Sunday Morning to everyone. Today we say goodbye to Lisa Marie Presley at the young age of 54. She is the only daughter of the late great Elvis Presley. Born into the spotlight she inherited her fathers estate in the eighties. She pursued a career in signing and songwriting and put out a few albums in the 2000’s. Presley was just at the 80th Golden Globe Awards in January 10th and it was a shock to everyone to learn of her passing. Presley’s marriage to…

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THE POP EXPOSE – Ford V Ferrari!

Story by Mitchell Smith The 2019 film “Ford V Ferrari “, is a great movie based on the true story of Ford putting their name back as one of the top car companies in the world. The cast includes Christian Bale as Ken Miles race car driver, engineer, and innovator that helped build one of the fastest cars in the sixties the GT40. Along side Carroll Shelby played by Matt Damon, Shelby helped design the fastest car to compete with Ferrari. If you are a car guy you will love…

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THE POP EXPOSE – A Look at Legendary Voice Actor John DiMaggio!

Hello everyone! John DiMaggio born in 1968 in New Jersey is an American voice actor best known for his roll as Bender on Futurama. DiMaggio started out doing various voices for shows like “The Head”, Johnny Bravo, and “The Powerpuff Girls”. In 1999 he got the roll for Bender and things took off. DiMaggio would go on to have rolls in several animated shows like Jake from “Adventure Time”, General Grievous from the 2003 Star Wars Clone Wars, Rico in “The Penguins of Madagascar” and Glenn Dolphman in “Inside Job”.…

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THE POP EXPOSE – ‘Bullet Train’ Starring Brad Pitt!

Story By Mitchell Smith Hello everyone. Today I’m talking about the movie “Bullet Train”, starring Brad Pitt. What a great movie, best way I can describe it is Pulp Fiction meets Kill Bill. Even though this isn’t a Tarantino film it really has that vibe. Along with Pitt there are some interesting characters played by actors such as Joey King, Aaron Taylor Johnson, and Brian Tyree Henry. Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, and Lady Gaga round out this cast to make this a great movie. There is lots of action and…

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REMEMBERING CHEERS LEGEND KIRSTIE ALLEY!

Hello everyone. Kirstie Alley born January 12, 1951 in Wichita Kansas has passed away. Alley who was the star of the hit sitcom Cheers, was recently diagnosed with cancer and she lost a short battle. Alley was in many movies in the eighties including some of my favorites like “look Who’s Talking”, “Star Trek”, and “Summer School”. She was on dancing with the stars and recently on the Masked Singer. I think it was a shock to everyone she passes at such a young age. Alley was an icon in…

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Remembering Sesame Street Icon Bob McGrath!

Hello everyone. Sunday Dec 4th we said good by to long time Sesame Street actor Bob McGrath. Born June 13, 1932 in Ottawa, Illinois, Bob was a main character on Sesame Street from 1969 – 2016, but also appeared in the 2019, 50th anniversary Sesame Street TV special and the 2021 Sesame Street documentary. I can remember Bob as far back as I can remember. Back in my day we only had a few stations so as a 3 year old there wasn’t many choices but honestly Sesame Street was…

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Remembering Clarence Gilyard!

Hello everyone. This week I’m taking a look back at the life of Clarence Gilyard Jr. Born Dec 24, 1955 in Moses Lake, WA. Gilyard Sr was an Air Force Officer, so they moved around some while he was growing up, but he ended up in Long Beach, CA as a young adult and ended up getting his masters in fine arts from SMU in 2003, but already had a long list of tv and movies he had been in. Gilyard started acting on tv in the early eighties. He…

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THE POP EXPOSE – Michael J. Fox!

Hello everyone! This week I’m taking a look at Michael J. Fox. Born in Edmonton Alberta June 9th 1961. Fox took off onto the big screen as Alex P. Keaton in Family Ties and Marty McFly in Back to the Future. Fox’s career exploded after that as he made movies such as Teen Wolf, Casualties of War, and Doc Hollywood. Fox’s life would take a challenging turn in 1991 when he went to get a twitching finger checked out by doctors. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. A disease that…

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THE POP EXPOSE – Top Gun Maverick!

Hello everyone, this week I’m taking a look at Top Gun: Maverick. Growing up in the eighties the original Top Gun was an awesome movie. Those who grew up watching G.I. Joe had a strong pull toward the movie do to the F-14 Tomcat that the Skystriker was based on. The original was done so well with a beautiful mesh of drama and action. My brothers and I used to play Top Gun on our Big Bear ATVs. We used to chase each other around and pretend to blow each…

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Remembering Our Batman Kevin Conroy!

Hello everyone. Kevin Conroy was born in 1955 in Westbury, NY and passed away Nov 10th 2022 do to complications from intestinal cancer. Conroy best known as voicing Batman in various Batman animated series had many other rolls throughout his career and he was still working in 2022. Conroy went to Juilliard where he worked with actors such as Robin Williams and Kelsey Grammar. He works as a stage actor and in 1980 Conroy got is first gig on the day time soap opera “Another World”. He also made a…

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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story!

Story by Mitchell Smith Hello everyone. This week I’m taking a look at Weird: The Al Yankovic Story now streaming on Roku. This is an interesting movie and I think it will be one of those movies that we will be talking about for years to come. First off the movie itself is a spoof on Weird Al’s life. Much like his music it’s a little hard to understand what is fact and what is fiction. Weird Al came on the scene and was an instant hit spoofing hit songs…

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