Wanting to find their soulmates three friends set out on a journey. Bozley, Loretta and Mitzy pack their bags, get in the car and head out on the highway. Not knowing where they are headed or where they will end up they turn on some music and just drive. Meeting new friends along the way the three friends embrace what comes their way. They have wild days and nights filled with liquor, a few drugs and some hot one night stands. Along the way they meet some people that just don\'t rub them
Theses vignettes, written in satire, describe the happenings taking place in a retirement home and in Australia. The author herself presently resides in a senior’s residence. She hopes that it is recognized by the readers—if there are any—that these essays (or whatever you want to call them) are written tongue-in-cheek and are not to be taken too seriously. The author, Dolly Delanty, has enjoyed every minute writing this book. In other words, she has had a hell of a good time being crass and rude. It has been very liberating for her. She thinks more people should do it! This book takes you to a retirement residence situated somewhere in North America and to the southern coast of Australia. The author talks about the weird fellow seniors she meets along the way. She talks about her strained relationship with her daughter’s Aussie husband and relates funny situations presented to her by the in-laws from hell. It’s light reading and fun as well. All that is required is an open mind and a sick sense of humor.
Premiering on November 18 in the 2014 season of the Discovery Channel's A Crime to Remember, this murder stole the headlines of every newspaper in 1952. It is the sordid tale of an African-American wife who murdered her white lover on a hot August Sunday in 1952, and the ensuring trial that shook the foundations of the Segregationist South. The murder was a crime of passion, as Ruby McCollum burst through the "colored" entrance of Dr. Adams' office and shot him 4 times during a heated argument, shortly after he was elected to the Florida State Senate. Rumors spread that the murder was over a doctor bill, yet the McCollums were wealthy operators of the illegal gambling operation known as "bolita," and were always known for paying their bills. It was only later that "outsiders" were to discover the true motive for the murder, and rip through the thin veneer of Southern civility to expose the sordid world of liquor, gambling, drugs, sex and illicit dealings between "whites" and "coloreds" that lay beneath the surface. The ensuing high profile trial in Live Oak, Florida hit the headlines of all the major newspapers of the time, and marked the first time that a woman of color was allowed to take the stand and witness against a white man who forced her to have his children. Now readers can review the full testimony allowed Ruby McCollum during her trial. Zora Hurston covered the trial for the Pittsburgh Courier, the newspaper with the largest circulation to African-Americans at that time. Largely lost to history, this landmark trial was given new life when Dr. C. Arthur Ellis, Jr., who knew all of the characters in the story, published the first edition of this work in print, proving to the world that McCollum actually testified during her trial while all other sources deny that she did (Full transcript in State of Florida vs. Ruby McCollum, Defendant, available on Amazon). Now, readers can enjoy the beauty of this color illustrated Kindle Fire edition, and download it free through the Kindle Matchbook program if they have previously purchased the print edition on Amazon. Drawing on Hurston's newspaper coverage of the trial and interviews with town residents, Ellis-a Live Oak resident himself-recounts the sensational trial. He alternates between the first-person voice of Hurston herself and a narrative of the backstory of the love affair and fortunes made in a small town on illegal gambling and drugs. --Vanessa Bush Booklist (American Library Association)
"This work represents decades of research and television's entire history. While documentation regarding cast and personnel is now often found online, descriptions of the shows from authoritative sources are still not widely available. Terrace fills that gap with this work, which covers more than 9,350 shows and constitutes the most comprehensive documentation of TV series ever published"--Provided by publisher.
THE STORY: Creator of HBO's Emmy Award-winning Six Feet Under and the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of American Beauty , Alan Ball's ALL THAT I WILL EVER BE is a darkly funny tale of cultural provocation and our eternal search for
Not nearly as provocative as the title would have you believe, Three Guys Naked from the Waist Down is the story of three guys attempting to make something of themselves in the world of comedy. Overly melodramatic at times, the Michael Rupert and Jerry Colker musical is entertaining and boasts a performance by Scott Bakula of Quantum Leap fame.
Alice Kramden's (The Honeymooners) first job was as a jelly donut stuffer before she was promoted to donut taster. John Robinson (Lost in Space) was a professor at the University of Stellar Dynamics and his daughter Penny had an IQ of 147. Sam Malone (Cheers) graduated from Boston Prep and then was a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox (jersey number 16) before he bought the bar where everybody knows your name... Detailed biographical information on 1,485 television characters who appeared from 1947 through 2004 is provided in this extensive reference work (more than 200,000 facts). Character entries (primarily from prime time network, cable and syndicated series) provide full names, years and place of birth, education, home address, marital status, jobs and much more. There is an index of performers and two appendices.
