Category Archives: WayBack Machine
Two Women (Goddesses?), with Great Minds and Great Style…Toni & Angela
I saw this pic on The Silver Girl, author Tayari Jones’ tumblr site, and HAD to share it at SCOTT TOPICS™. Partly out of respect to Tayari–if you haven’t read her beautiful first novel (and Hurston/Wright Award winner for Debut … Continue reading
Filed under books, General Fabulousness, Toni Morrison, WayBack Machine, writing
WayBack Wednesdays: The Brady Bunch
Quote of the Day: “Something always happens whenever we’re together/We get a happy feeling when we’re singing a song…” “Come On Get Happy” by The Partridge Family For some reason over the last few days, I haven’t been able to … Continue reading
Filed under Eve Plumb, music, The Brady Bunch, WayBack Machine
WayBack Wednesdays: Schoolhouse Rock
Quote of the Day: “Wave your little hand and whisper so long dearie…” — from Hello, Dolly!‘s “So Long Dearie” On February 8, it was reported that Blossom Dearie had passed away. Dearie was a singer and songwriter who was … Continue reading
Filed under Blossom Dearie, Schoolhouse Rock, TV, WayBack Machine
WayBack Wednesdays: The Flintstones (Sing!)
Quote of the Day: “And so on and so on and scooby dooby dooby…” — “Everyday People” by Sly and the Family Stone I love cartoons. When I was a kid, those few hours on Saturday morning were a kind … Continue reading
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WayBack Wednesdays: The Girl Most Likely To…
Quote of the Day: “I don’t steal and I don’t lie/But I can feel and I can cry/A fact I bet you never knew…” — “There Are Worse Things I Could Do” from Grease Long before the great Stockard Channing … Continue reading
Filed under flicks, Stockard Channing, WayBack Machine
WayBack Wednesdays (On a Thursday): SPARKLE
Quote of the Day: “Living in a world of ghetto life/Everybody around seems so uptight…” — “Giving Him Something He Can Feel” by Aretha Franklin Well folks, now that the great celebrity photo op Inauguration business is behind us, maybe … Continue reading
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WayBack Wednesdays: FAME
Quote of the Day: “I’s young, I’s single, and I loves to mingle!” — Leroy So you’ve probably heard by now that MGM is re-making one of the classic flicks in classic studio’s vault—the high school musical of musicals Fame. … Continue reading
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WayBack Wednesdays: General Hospi-tale
Quote of the Day: “A girl with those eyes/Could stare through the lies/And see what your heart was saying…” — “Think of Laura” by Christopher Cross I used to be a soap opera nut, back in the early 80s, when … Continue reading
Filed under TV, WayBack Machine
