Category Archives: showbusiness

Just Don’t Compare Trump to Nixon: He Doesn’t Like It

Watergate: Blueprint for a Scandal (2022) We’ve been watching this limited CNN series for the past week. None of it is new, except for linking Donald Trump’s actions to those of Richard Nixon in 1972. The common denominator is insecurity. … Continue reading

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Regrets, He Had a Few…

David Cassidy (April 15, 1950 – November 21, 2017) When a person is contemporary to one’s self, there is a certain amount of feeling, “So, what’s the big deal? Just because your father was a big star, doesn’t mean you … Continue reading

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What We Saw was What We Got

George Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) I was a fan, ever since he first appeared on American television as the Hippy-Dippy Weatherman. My only claim to fame as his fan was passing him once while walking through … Continue reading

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The “Alternative” News of the World, According to:

Rupert Murdoch (March 11, 1931) Is this the face of a man you can trust? Hmm. As owner of Fox, the (at best) opinions that he has are foisted onto the United States, Britain and Australia, all in the name … Continue reading

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A Reminder of the Power of Propaganda

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The Man For All Seasons

Charlton Heston (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) I’ve written about Charlton Heston before, but didn’t go into his birth chart. I wonder why? Again, this time of birth is considered ‘excellent’. That Part of Fortune/Neptune conjunction (@ 19° … Continue reading

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The Original Blonde Bombshell

Jean Harlow (March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937) While working on Dolly Parton’s birth chart yesterday, I wondered if she had based her look on any particular actress. Lots of them came to mind, but none of them fit … Continue reading

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And We… Will Always Love Her, Forever

Dolly Parton (January 19, 1946) Not being a country music fan, I came to Dolly Parton much later than most people. If memory serves, it was 1980 when I first saw Dolly in “9 to 5”. But before that, I … Continue reading

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Was This Man the Original Hermit Playwright?

George Bernard Shaw (July 26, 1856 – November 2, 1950) From my own perspective, I find people in general fascinating, but irritating beyond measure individually. The same could be said of Bernard Shaw, as he preferred to be called. Evidently, … Continue reading

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She Should be So Lucky (Lucky, Lucky, Lucky)?

Kylie Minogue and Marilyn Monroe I touched on this yesterday, without intending to go anywhere with it, or so I thought. While falling asleep, last night, the idea presented itself: are Kylie and Marilyn karmically connected? Because I’ve been twice … Continue reading

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