The working title of this FTV started out as a take on Agent Maxwell Smart’s iconic line, “Missed it by that much” from the espionage comedy Get Smart.  Upon further inspection…

       Surfing music sites as I do on occasion, I ran into a series of interviews done by ‘The Professor of Rock’.  PoR’s site (real name Adam Reader) has quite a back catalog and jud…

       When the new Marquette Senior High School opened for the 1964-65 school year, people were still asking, “Why do they need a planetarium?”  The popular rumor at the time was the s…

       One of the dirtiest tricks in the music business evolved when record label owners and publishers began routinely adding their names to the credit line on songs.  Most artists went al…

       The name ‘Micky Braddock’ not ringing any bells?  His father was a film star probably most widely known for his portrayal of The Count of Monte Cristo.  His mother was also ‘i…

       There are so many things to learn.  As a retired teacher, I still marvel at the volume of knowledge waiting out there to be absorbed.  As I frequently told my students, “The key t…