The Lost Boy
Doc Studard
Corey Haim was an actor of my generation. I first saw him in 1985s “Silver Bullet” which is of course the classic werewolf movie based on Stephen Kings book starring Haim and Gary Busey. Haim played a handicapped child trying to prove that a local preacher was a werewolf. Good stuff. (more…)
This is a tough one guys. Some of you will understand this, some of you won’t. Yesterday evening my friend, VexarDave, texted me with a single line message. “Swayze passed.” I had just got out of the shower and ran to the computer and furiously clicked the Internet Explorer icon. Yahoo comes up. Patrick Swayze dead at 57. My heart sank. My skin turned cold and I cried. Yeah I cried. (more…)
Man! It has been a busy few weeks! Booking shows on the Gulf Coast for my brothers in Mellow Down Easy, taking kids to the fair, and chasing down the hopeful new mayor of Memphis, Jerry “The King ” Lawler, for our interview. As if you did not know, the interview is up on the Vexar Entertainment Hour this week. This whole adventure just started with me asking Lawler for a written interview about his views on local entertainment and what if anything he would do to help bring the fun back to Memphis. (more…)
I have a question for all you VexHeads out there. What do MADONNA, PRINCE, JOHN MELLENCAMP, R.E.M., RUN DMC, GRANDMASTER FLASH, and U2 all have in common? Anyone? Anyone? They are all members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Now another question for you. What do KISS, BAD COMPANY, RUSH, and JOURNEY all have in common? They are NOT members of the ’so called’ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Here are some numbers for you to crunch. (more…)
June 25th, 2009. What happened that day? Something monumental. Come on. I know you know this. Was it the end of the war in Iraq? Did Israel say “peace”? Nope. Not even close. Michael Jackson died.
Sorry, but your not going to get much sympathy from me on his passing. Not saying that he was not an entertaining singer and artist, but along with The Rolling Stones, I view Michael Jackson as one of the most overrated musicians of all time. Ohhhh…did I just upset anyone? If I did, well then I am most definitely, NOT SORRY.
Just like most of you I grew up listening to MJ. When my folks bought me my first Walkman, they purchased me two tapes with it, “Thriller” and “Purple Rain”. I liked “Purple Rain” more. (more…)
Tis the soon to be season to scream! Yes yes my favorite holiday, Halloween. It gets me in the mood to talk about the movies I love, horror movies. There has not been a really good horror movie come out in awhile. There is some promise though. The new HALLOWEEN by Rob Zombie is dropping next weekend. Also on the “revamp” headlines, there is going to be a new NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET!!!!! That’s right boys and girls…..1,2 Freddy coming for you, 3,4 better lock your door, 5,6 grab a crucifix 7,8 better stay up late, 9,10 never sleep again. Now the big news. Robert Englund is not going to be playing Freddy. Yep. Not upset though. The new Freddy is none other that Jackie Earle Haley aka Rorschach from THE WATCHMEN!! (more…)
