Links to the past, with relevance today: Diamond hasn't been close with his castmates in years. (GIF via GIPHY) TMZ: Saved by the Bell's "Screech," Dustin Diamond, who just turned 44, has been hospitalized with what doctors fear may be cancer. PAGE 6: Bruce Willis, 65, left a Rite Aid in COVID-19-drenched L.A. because he…
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Debbie’s Last Wish …
Links to the past, with relevance today: Debbie at one of the very first AIDS benefits in 1983 (Image via After Dark) PEOPLE: Four years after the great Debbie Reynolds died at 84, the day after her equally great daughter Carrie Fisher had succumbed at 60, Debbie's pal Sue Cameron — author of Hollywood Secrets and…
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Smokey Robinson’s Never Heard of Chanukah?!
Cameo is a great way for fans to get to interact with stars from A-list to Z-list, all for a few bucks. Stick to singing! (Image via video still) It's also a good way for dormant stars to make some money. Living legend Smokey Robinson sweetly did one for an old neighbor, but when asked…
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A ‘Price Is Right’ Channel, 50 Years of ‘Lola,’ Dolly’s Medal & More!
Links to the past, with relevance today: Barker's beauties, including Johnny Olsen (1910-1985)! (Image via CBS) VULTURE: Pluto TV (I know — I guess it's a UHF channel) is launching an entire, 24/7 channel devoted to nothing but hundreds of hours of 1980s The Price Is Right episodes hosted by Bob Barker! (Barker, by the…
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Ricky Schroder Goes Full White Supremacy, Meryl Streep Raps & More!
Links to the past, with relevance today: White powerless (Image via Twitter) THE WRAP: Former child star Ricky Schroder, 50, contributed "significantly" to a fund to raise $2M to bond accused Kenosha killer Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, out of prison. Rittenhouse crossed state lines with an assault weapon to try to restore order to a city…
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John Tesh the Twitter Expat, ‘Home Alone’ and ‘Say You, Say Me’ Memories & More!
Links to the past, with relevance today: Wait, so right-wingers aren't vicious? (Image via Twitter) TWITTER: Is there something inherently conservative about reporting entertainment news? Do many of the reporters have a contempt for celebrity that goes hand-in-glove with tear-down gossip? Just wondering, because not only is former Entertainment Tonight host Mary Hart, 70, full…
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Remembering Mr. Trebek, Ivana This To Be Over, Ferrigno’s 69 & More!
Links to the past, with relevance today: The man with all the ... questions. (Image via video still) EXTRATV: Friends remember Alex Trebek, who died at 80 on Saturday, including some warm words from 90-year-old Ed Asner. https://youtu.be/BogIUakQOl4 CBS THIS MORNING: Could 85-year-old Sophia Loren be heading toward another Oscar?! Still loving her ... (Image…
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Patti Smith & Lenny Kaye Treat NYC to ‘People Have the Power’ Jam
Gee, I'm in NYC — which is allegedly a hellscape or ghost town — and I'm kinda bummed I missed godmother of punk Patti Smith and rocker Lenny Kaye, both 73, gifting the masses with a busking performance of her iconic take on "People Have the Power" (1988): https://youtu.be/ra1mboIiPW0 Full perf here.
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Aaugh! ‘Peanuts’ Holiday Specials Off Network TV, Chachi Hates ‘Marxists’ & More!
Links to the past, with relevance today: My security blanket, torn away! (Image via Disney+) WFAA: For the first time in decades, the classic Peanuts holiday specials like A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) and It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) will not be available on network TV. Instead, Apple+ — the Lucy of streamers…
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Coke Canning Tab, Bassey’s Bad-Ass Comeback, Lansbury’s 95th & More!
Links to the past, with relevance today: Tab's ads were calorie harpers. (Image via Coca-Cola) WSJ: Coca-Cola is pulling the Tab — the '70s-tastic, one-calorie diet soda will no longer exist by 2021. Tiara I breathe ... (Image via Chris Jackson/Canadian Government) PEOPLE: The Queen of England, 94, has posed for her first official portrait…
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