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THE POP EXPOSE ‘Cool Runnings’ By Mitchell Smith!

August 16, 2020August 16, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffCool Runnings, Movies, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Cool Runnings is a 1993 film about the first ever Jamaican bobsled team. It was loosely based on the true story about the real team that competed in the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, AB. The film is very funny and very inspirational. John Candy plays the coach of the team and this was the last film Candy was able to watch with himself in it before his death. Much of the story was made up to create drama in the movie, but the real Jamaican team did start out practicing on…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘John Hughes’ By Mitchell Smith!

August 9, 2020August 9, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffJohn Hughes, Movies, Pop Culture, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

John Hughes is an American Filmmaker born in 1950 and sadly passed away in 2009. John wrote, produced, and directed many major motion picture films. Hughes was born in Lansing, MI and grew up in Michigan. He started his career after dropping out of the University of Arizona by selling jokes to performers such as Rodney Dangerfield and Joan Rivers. Hughes has a long list of movies he was involved in. He was a writer for several movies including, Mr. Mom, National Lampoon’s Vacation, and Beethoven. He was also a producer…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘The Last Dance” Review By Mitchell Smith!

August 2, 2020August 2, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffMichael Jordan, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

The Last Dance is now on Netflix. This 10 episode documentary follows Michael Jordan and the dominating Bulls in the Nineties. Not only does it look at the players, but also looks at the coaching, staff, front office, fans and families of many of the players. I got into sports in general in the late eighties and nineties. The Bulls run was early on in my teen years. I didn’t have a favorite basketball team at the time and the Bulls seemed too good to hop on the bandwagon. It was easy…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Remembering Regis Philbin’ by Mitchell Smith!

July 26, 2020July 26, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffThe POP-EXPOSE, TV0 comment

Regis Francis Xavier Philbin Was born in August 1931 in Manhattan, NY, and sadly passed away Friday the 24th at the age of 88. Philbin most recognizable from his morning talk show Live with Regis and Kathie Lee and later Regis and Kelly. Regis was also the original game show host of the smash hit Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Regis graduated from the University of Notre Dame and shortly after joined the US Navy. Philbin started his career as a page at The Tonight Show. Philbin started out…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ by Mitchell Smith!

July 19, 2020July 19, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffThe POP-EXPOSE, TV0 comment

Recently I started watching season 1 of the 1962 hit show The Beverly Hillbillies. This was a staple show of my childhood, but I have never watched it from the first episode straight through. The show was created by Paul Henning and starred Buddy Ebsen as Jed Clampett, Max Baer as Jethro, Donna Douglas as Elly May, and Irene Ryan as Granny. The show ran from 1962- 1971. The show started out in black and white and switched over to color in the mid sixties. This show was just brilliant all…

THE POP EXPOSE -Robin Williams or Will Smith Who is The Best Genie?

July 12, 2020July 12, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffMovies, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Who did it better Robin Williams or Will Smith? Disney’s Aladdin came out back in 1992 and my older brother dated a girl with a 3 year, so I spent lots of time watching this movie on VHS with that little 3 year old. I didn’t mind though as this is one of my favorite movies. One of the biggest attractions in this movie was the singing, the story, and the Genie played by the late great Robin Williams. Williams is the Genie. He brought this character to life and there will never…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Sharon Tate’ By Mitchell Smith!

July 5, 2020July 5, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffPop Culture, Sharon Tate, The POP-EXPOSE, TV0 comment

Today I am going to revisit the tragic story of Sharon Tate. Recently I was watching the Pilot episode and various episodes after of The Beverly Hillbillies. This was a show I grew up watching as a kid and I had never seen any of the early episodes. What a great series this is, but that is a story for another day. I googled the cast to see who was still alive and I noticed one character that was born in 1943 and died in 1969. I wasn’t sure what had…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Star Wars Ewok Village’ By Mitchell Smith!

June 28, 2020June 28, 2020 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, Hasbro, Star Wars, The POP-EXPOSE, toy collecting0 comment

Hello gang, it’s time for our last pop-expose for the month of June. Star Wars has put out a ton of great vehicles and playsets over the years. I had very few as a kid and still own very few vintage vehicles and play sets. One that I did have as a kid was the Ewok Village. This mold was used later for the Robin Hood Sherwood forest and had some added treetops on it, but as a kid this was an awesome play set. I did not have many Star Wars…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Sir Ian Holm’ by Mitchell Smith!

June 21, 2020June 21, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffBilbo Baggins, Lord of the Rings, Sir Ian Holm, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Sir Ian Holm was born in 1931 in Essex, England and passed away Friday the 19th at age 88. Ian is best known for his role in the Lord of the Rings trilogy playing Bilbo Baggins. Ian also had parts in some other popular films such as Aliens, Chariots of Fire, and The Aviator. He also did some voice acting such as Skinner in Ratatouille, and had some TV spots in shows such as Napoleon and Love where he played Napoleon as well as many live performances on stage. When Lord…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Tom Petty’ By Mitchell Smith!

June 14, 2020June 14, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffMusic, The POP-EXPOSE, Tom Petty0 comment

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers was formed in 1976 and they performed right up to Tom’s death in 2017. Petty was a huge influence on the music world and this was the first and last band I saw in concert. I went to see him in 1992 right after his Into the Great Wide Open album was released. This was such a great album and it was right at the end of my childhood Joes. The Great Wide Open was one of the first albums I bought with my own money…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘D-Day’ By Mitchell Smith!

June 7, 2020June 7, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffThe POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Saturday June 6th marked the 76th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy. I had a few discussions about various tanks this week and mainly for my Grandfather who landed in Normandy on the 6th with the 5th Armored division and marched into Germany. I think this a good time to reflect on those men who marched together to stop an evil. Men from all walks of life stood together and back home men and women worked making military vehicles and supplies. People rationed what they had to send food and supplies to our…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Missing Baseball’ by Mitchell Smith!

May 31, 2020May 31, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffBaseball, Sports, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Hello everybody, say goodbye to May and hello to June. I’m not sure how many but I assume a lot of us are missing professional sports. So I thought it would be fun to put together my fantasy team to play a game or 2 of baseball. There are many great catchers and names like Johnny Bench, Carlton Fisk, and Pudge Rodriguez come to mind but I’m going with the all time great and legend Yogi Berra. Berra had 10 World Series with the Yankees and his name is one…

‘MEMORIAL DAY’ By Mitchell Smith!

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffG.I.Joe, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Happy Memorial Day everyone. Today will be strange for many of us I normally go watch the local parade and get together with friends for a backyard barbecue. No parades this year but I’m going to get together a few G.I.Joe’s for some backyard fun. Barbecue, Gung Ho, and Roadblock will be cooking today. Some steak, chicken, and pork shish kabobs, salt potatoes, and a nice Italian pasta salad. We also have an arrangement of Hoffman snappy grillers & coneys, Glazier red hot dogs, and Basilio hot Italian sausage with…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Remembering Kenneth Osmond’ By Mitchell Smith!

May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffThe POP-EXPOSE, TV0 comment

Kenneth Osmond best known for playing Eddie Haskell on “Leave it to Beaver” passed away Monday May 18th. Born in 1943 in Glendale, CA. He started taking acting classes at 4 years old and was soon doing commercials. In 1957 Osmond tried out for a roll playing Wally Cleaver’s best friend. Eddie was meant to be a 1 time character but Osmond did such a good job playing the character that they added him to the show as a full time character. Eddie was such a good character. The 1957 show was a…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Boxcar Willie’ by Mitchell Smith!

May 17, 2020May 17, 2020 Serpentorslair StaffMusic, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Boxcar Willie. Lecil Travis Martin Was born September 1st, 1931. He is best know as his stage name Boxcar Willie. He also was famous for his train whistle sounds and Johnny Cash impressions. Willie was born in Texas and joined the United States Air Force in 1949. There he was a Flight engineer and part of the 136th Air Refueling Wing. He did this up till his retirement in 1976. Willie had wrote a song called Boxcar Willie in the 1950’s and years later he tried out for Chuck Barris’ The…