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Month: May 2014

Shame on the Food Network

Posted on May 20, 2014March 25, 2017 by Clay

Dear Food Network, I was there with you at the beginning, when the Two Hot Tamales shared their excitement for the food of…

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More memories of Mama

Posted on May 11, 2014March 24, 2017 by Clay

Mama’s been gone for six years now. It was her last minor act of cruelty that she managed to die just a few…

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Frank Sinatra, qualified

Posted on May 6, 2014March 24, 2017 by Clay

Several days ago on these pages I waxed lyrical about a certain Frank Sinatra special that appeared on television in November of 1967….

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The Burbank airport dream

Posted on May 6, 2014May 8, 2017 by Clay

I’m on the tarmac at Burbank airport, watching a commercial being made. I notice a small fire on the edge of a wooden…

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Temporary pain

Posted on May 5, 2014March 24, 2017 by Clay

All morning my foot’s been hurting. “What new infirmity has befallen me?” I asked myself. It turns out my infirmity was in the…

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Just look at Frank Sinatra

Posted on May 3, 2014July 24, 2018 by Clay

(NOTE: Today’s lesson is of the multimedia variety. Open another browser tab with this link and turn up the volume. And keep in…

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