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Becoming Thelma Lou—My Journey to Hollywood, Mayberry, and Beyond By Betty Lynn With Jim Clark and Tim McAbee   Sadly, Betty Lynn passed away on October 16, 2021, while putting the finishing touches on her autobiography. In conjunction with the posthumous publication of the book, this interview is with her cowriters.   When did you first meet Betty Lynn?   Jim: I first met Betty on location during filming of the Return to Mayberry movie in 1986. In my capacity as a founder and the Presiding Goober of The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club since 1979, I had corresponded...

Obsessions & Exorcisms in the Work of Joyce Carol Oates Q & A1. What led you to write literary criticism of Joyce Carol Oates?I had been a fan of Joyce Carol Oates since I was in junior high school. I read a lot of her fiction, both short stories and novels, and saw certain themes and situations recurring. I decided to write an essay about one of them that especially troubled me, how crime victims are treated in her fiction. After writing that essay, I wrote essays on other themes in her work like how she deals with poverty, especially...

The Firehouse Theater with Richard Fish 8:00PM to 10:00PM Eastern Time 91.3 and 98.1 in Bloomington, 106.3 in Elletsville, 100.7 in Nashville, streaming live at webstream.wfhb.org or http://198.178.121.76:8096/stream Another stream (perhaps more reliable) can be found at http://radio.garden/listen/wfhb/AcJjMxXo Missed the broadcast?  Want to share it?  All our WFHB shows are archived for two weeks at https://spinitron.com/WFHB/       just set the date and time and click play! TONIGHT: WFHB went on the air at noon on January 4, 1993, and the following Sunday I hosted the first Firehouse Theatre show. Both the station as a whole, and Firehouse Theatre, will...

AVAILABLE NOW!!   AN AUDIO PERFORMANCE OF HINDSIGHT!! THE LINK: https://howiegordon.bandcamp.com/album/hindsight-true-love-and-mischief-in-the-golden-age-of-porn-the-richard-pacheco-storyHere's some information about the Audio Performance of "Hindsight" from my producer/engineer Jimmy Michaels :Many have asked for it and now it's finally here! The one-man show audio performance of "Hindsight : True Love And Mischief In The Golden Age Of Porn". It's available for purchase at Bandcamp for only $25.00 at the link you see at the top of this post. Just click the link, then click on the words "Buy Digital Album" and you're ready to go!Even if you've read the book, this is a completely different experience well worth taking the ride. Think of this...

BearManor Interview with Brian Anthony, editor of The Charley Chase Scrapbook     Q: Tell us a little about Charley Chase. BA: Charley Chase is the most underrated of the truly great comedians of the silent and early sound era. He worked on over 400 films in various capacities, as a writer, producer, director, and actor. Chase was a major force in shaping the evolution of  motion picture comedy, and he accomplished all of this before his death at the early age of forty-six. A truly remarkable man, and an incredible talent.   Q: How did you first discover him?...