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A Little Iowa Hawkeye Cribbage History
Sena played a couple of games of cribbage solitaire today and came within 8 points of making 121! And so that makes us both fans of this variation on cribbage. There was a little project I set for myself given that DeLynn Colvert’s book, “Play Winning Cribbage” has a section called Cribbage World Publication, which…
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Svengoolie Show: “The Curse of Frankenstein” No Laughing Matter
The Svengoolie show last night was the 1957 Hammer production “The Curse of Frankenstein” starring the 3 stooges. Actually, this film was no laughing matter and this was my first time (and last time) seeing it. That’s not saying it’s a “bad” movie. It’s just tough to come up with anything comical to say about…
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A Bolt from the Blues!
The title of this post is inspired by a short comment I got today from an Iowa City musician named Ed English. It’s on my blog post from April 14, 2024 entitled “KCCK Big Mo News and More.” I blog a fair amount about the Big Mo (John Heim) Blues Show and the Big Mo…
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Relearning How to Drain a Water Heater
After more than a decade of not experiencing the pleasure of gravity draining a water heater, we drained our water heater today. It’s only a year old because the house is new. We did it just because most plumbers recommend you drain your water heater annually and sometimes twice a year. I had to search…
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Svengoolie Show Upcoming Movie: “The Curse of Frankenstein”!
Svengoolie Show Intro: “Calling all stations, clear the air lanes, clear all air lanes for the big broadcast!” The Svengoolie show movie coming up this Saturday is Hammer’s 1957 production of “The Curse of Frankenstein”! Guess what? This time, Christopher Lee plays Frankenstein’s monster and—he has no lines at all. The movie is loosely based…
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Iowa State Fair Cribbage Tournament and More!
I just have a few remarks about the Iowa State Fair Cribbage Tournament which took place today. I don’t have the results and it could be a week before anything is announced about the winner. Here are the rules: Note the $1 entry fee and you have to bring your own cribbage board, cards, and…
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Svengoolie Show: “Horror of Dracula” Has a Funny Side!
Well, last night I watched Hammer Films 1958 production of “Horror of Dracula” and because we had some bumpy thunderstorm weather again in eastern Iowa, the movie had to share TV screen space with the weather report. No matter, it didn’t diminish the total creepy and comedic effect of the film. You heard right; I…
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Big Mo Pod Show: “Spiritual IV”
I’m trying to figure out what the meaning of the title is of this week’s Big Mo Pod Show. It’s “Spiritual IV” and I looked at all of his past pod shows looking for Spiritual I-III. I can’t find them. The other thing I noticed about the pod show is that the theme of many…
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Svengoolie Upcoming Movie: “Horror of Dracula”
Svengoolie Show Intro: “Calling all stations, clear the air lanes, clear all air lanes for the big broadcast!” This week’s upcoming movie on the Svengoolie TV Show is the 1958 classic “Horror of Dracula.” I don’t remember ever seeing it. Speaking of classic, I admit I read some of the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) comments…
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Svengoolie Movie: “Werewolf of London” Comedy Show
I watched the Svengoolie TV show last night and saw the 1935 Universal Pictures movie “Werewolf of London.” You can watch the movie on the Internet Archive. This film reminded me of another British movie, “Return of the Vampire” in which there was a comedy sketch between two grave diggers. In Werewolf of London there’s…
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