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Tom Moulton’s Best Unreleased Mixes: Madonna, Donna & More

Tom Moulton’s Best Unreleased Mixes: Madonna, Donna & More
Producer Tom Moulton is the legend whose remixing in the Disco Era led to virtually every pop single receiving the full remix treatment, revolutionizing dance music and the music industry itself by providing new creative — and revenue — opportunities for artists. Now, the 79-year-old remixed has released a $20 album of what he considers…
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Remembering Frances Farmer, Muppet Mania & More!

Remembering Frances Farmer, Muppet Mania & More!
Links to the past, with relevance today: Pork on the hoof! (GIF via GIPHY) NYT: The Muppets are back! https://youtu.be/NljzIRETftY YOUTUBE: Are you a Judy Garland fan? Seth Sikes definitely is — and he's covering a Judy tune in a 2020 way to promote Fire Island. This parody/tribute is based on a song from 1946's…
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So Many Men, Bowie Kicks, Mercurochrome Nostalgia & More!

So Many Men, Bowie Kicks, Mercurochrome Nostalgia & More!
Links to the past, with relevance today: A gigolo, but not just ... (Image via Paramount) MY NEW PLAID PANTS: The many men of ... Paul Shrader?! Go with it. NYT: Read about John Roney, who has been a waiter at the same NYC restaurant since ... 1986! EXTRATV: Mick Rock, legendary photographer, is out…
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Memories of … ‘Jennifer Slept Here’

Memories of … ‘Jennifer Slept Here’
In honor of the 52nd birthday of actor John P. Navin Jr. on July 24, a little flashback to the mostly forgotten Jennifer Slept Here (October 21, 1983-September 5, 1984). Navin had appeared in such projects as Taps (1981), Losin' It (1983), National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) and had the honor of uttering the first line…
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Olivia Newton-John’s New Movie, Trump Gets Spanked & More!

Olivia Newton-John’s New Movie, Trump Gets Spanked & More!
Links to the past, with relevance today: In a strange twist of fate, ONJ makes a cameo! (Image via Amazon Prime) GREG IN HOLLYWOOD: Olivia Newton-John is appearing in a brand-new movie, The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee, which is out now. Yes, it stars 80-year-old Paul Hogan, and it's all about a fictionalized proposed comeback.…
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Whatever Became Of … Richard Lamparski?

Whatever Became Of … Richard Lamparski?
Here's one from the vaults, my 2012 interview with author Richard Lamparski: As a kid, I discovered a '60s and '70s book series called Whatever Became Of...? by Richard Lamparski. If you've never read them, they each contain about 100 profiles of and/or interviews with celebrities of yesteryear, meaning 20 to 50 years prior to their publication.…
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Biehn Too Long, Classic Commercials & More!

Biehn Too Long, Classic Commercials & More!
Links to the past, with relevance today: Biehn was suh-mokin'! (GIF via GIPHY) THR: Don't miss this long, long Q&A with Michael Biehn, 63, who speaks about how his role in The Terminator (1984) came about, saying his first reaction to the script and to the news that an Austrian bodybuilder was attached was decidedly…
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Valerie’s Emmys, Gladiator Wardrobe Malfunctions & More!

Valerie’s Emmys, Gladiator Wardrobe Malfunctions & More!
Links to the past, with relevance today: Something to see here! (Images via Peplum TV) PEPLUM TV: The "Wardrobe Malfunction" page of Peplum TV is what the Internet was made for. Nothing but images of stars revealing a little too much in ways that censors mostly didn't notice or care about. Do you like gladiator…
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Diana Hyland, John Travolta’s First Tragic Loss

Diana Hyland, John Travolta’s First Tragic Loss
Upon hearing of the out-of-nowhere death from breast cancer of Kelly Preston, 57, the wife of superstar John Travolta, 66, I immediately thought of the late actress Diana Hyland. Hyland on The Twilight Zone (Image via CBS) Hyland made her TV debut in 1955, going on to appear in a wide variety of series, in…
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