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Daily Dirt for Saturday, April 12, 2025 Were the 1970s actually a better decade movie-wise than the 1980s? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,254 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The 1970s represented a decade that brought us truly great movie moments. Yesterday in this space, we looked at how inspiring the…
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The name is Plisskin. Snake Plisskin. Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,253 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The decade of the 1980s saw some incredible movies hit the theaters. Here are my medal-worthy choices to see a remakes of three specific films from that marvelous decade: 2. Did you know (Part…
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Daily Dirt for Wednesday, April 9, 2025 On a completely different topic, have you ever considered a camel to be a sand moose? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,252 of The Daily Dirt. 1. For those of us who have reached their “senior years,” have you ever stopped and thought…
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Daily Dirt for Tuesday, April 8, 2025 And then there’s the “American Woman” thing … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,251 of The Daily Dirt. 1. I’m as guilty as the next person when it comes to listening to song lyrics. I mean REALLY listening to lyrics and absorbing what the…
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Daily Dirt for Monday, April 7, 2025 I kind of like the term “jacket potato” … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,250 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Outside of that nasty Revolutionary War thing, England and the U.S. have always been pretty good friends. For example, the British gave us the…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, April 6, 2025 Most signs seem to still point to Taylor-Johnson … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,249 of The Daily Dirt 1. Those James Bond fans who have waited four years to learn the identity of the next 007 may soon learn who that person will…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, April 5, 2025 Selecting the best-ever single episode of “Seinfeld” is a difficult task, but my vote is for George, the whale and the blowhole … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,249 of The Daily Dirt 1. Maybe, just maybe … I always wanted to be a…
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Daily Dirt for Friday, April 4, 2025 “Not that there’s anything wrong with that” … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,248 of The Daily Dirt 1. “Seinfeld” is generally regarded as one of the greatest — and most influential — television programs ever. Absolutely no argument here on either of those…
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Daily Dirt for Thursday, April 3, 2025 Great Plate Debate IV has a new look … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,247 of The Daily Dirt 1. Call it a clean sweep. The Great Plate Debate IV has an entire new cast of medal-worthy finds this week, thanks to an avalanche…
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Daily Dirt for April 1, 2025 Why was I hooked on a feeling? Because I was in a New York groove, silly. Has anyone seen my Sharona? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,245 of The Daily Dirt 1. Keeping with our recent 1970s music theme, how about a look at…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, March 30, 2025 I truly wish I had been able to see Meat Loaf in concert. Al Green, too … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,243 of The Daily Dirt 1. Musically speaking, the 1970s produced some of the rock era’s most spectacular albums. I think we…
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Daily Dirt for Thursday, March 27, 2025 How could a decade that gave us Al Bundy be anything but great? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,240 of The Daily Dirt 1. When we look back to the 1980s, the first word, I think, that crosses many minds is “big”. Big…
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Daily Dirt for Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Whatever happened to that Metric Conversion Act? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,239 of The Daily Dirt 1. After we survived the tumultuous ’60s, we spent the following 10 years in another equally interesting decade. In yesterday’s Daily Dirt, we looked back at…
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Daily Dirt for Tuesday, March 25, 2025 And let’s not forget, “Bond. James Bond.” … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,238 of The Daily Dirt 1. The years that made up the decade of the 1960s were filled with cultural change, music, fashion and major events like no other period before…
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Daily Dirt for Monday, March 24, 2025 Mack Robinson was overlooked while running in the shadow of Jesse Owens in the famous 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,237 of The Daily Dirt 1. This was one of the most fascinating stories I have ever come…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, March 23, 2025 Sometimes just listening to the NCAA play-by-play and analyst guys is much better than the game itself … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,236 of The Daily Dirt. While working through another day’s worth of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Saturday, one of…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, March 22, 2025 Other than, of course, being old … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,235 of The Daily Dirt 1. I had a younger friend send me the following this week. I assume he thought it was funny. The message dealt with “the perks of being…
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Daily Dirt for Friday, March 21, 2025 Pitino, the graybeard, may not have received the credit he is due … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,234 of The Daily Dirt 1. Here are 10 things to consider as the NCAA Tournament enters day two on Friday. 1. I know Rick Pitino…
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Daily Dirt for Thursday, March 20, 2025 Wilson was always the driving force behind the band’s “surf sound” … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,233 of The Daily Dirt 1. I remember a particular Friday afternoon like it was yesterday. It was the early fall of 1966 and I went to…
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Daily Dirt for Wednesday, March 19, 2025 WHUT IF becomes fourth plate to hold the gold medal position this year … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,233 of The Daily Dirt 1. There’s a new sheriff in town. WHUT IF becomes the fourth license plate to hold the gold medal position…
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Daily Dirt for Tuesday, March 18, 2025 I predict that when digesting the following the “been there, done that” thought will pop into your head a minimum of four times … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,231 of The Daily Dirt 1. Remember back in the day when one of those…
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Daily Dirt for Monday, March 17, 2025 Well, shake it up baby. Twist and shout! … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,231 of The Daily Dirt 1. And now, we look at the other side of the Beatles’ coin. About 24 hours ago, I provided you with 10 of the better-known…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, March 16, 2025 For the record, my guitar has never wept, gently or otherwise … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,230 of The Daily Dirt. 1. First of all, I grew up with the Beatles. And I’ve listened to their music since the early-to-mid 1960s. But I…
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Daily Dirt for Friday, March 14, 2025 Once my wife reads this, I guarantee you she’ll be calling me “Blister” within five minutes … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,228 of The Daily Dirt. 1. We all know them. And at one time or another, we have all worked with them.…
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Daily Dirt for Thursday, March 13, 2025 Rather harsh, I think … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,227 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The weather’s getting warmer, and those personal license plates seem to be getting more plentiful. We have a new gold medal recipient this week. OLDNSLO now tops the Great Plate…
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