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Bazooka Joe, Jay Lynch & Me
It was 20 years ago that I was fortunate enough to cross paths with two pop culture legends. Here I am, circa about '64. Just the age for Bazooka Joe. In fact, is that an eyepatch strap wrapped around...
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Divining Destiny from a Year’s Worth of Fortune Cookies
Growing up an Italian–American on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio, I was wholly satisfied with my mother Mary’s glorious homemade tomato sauce, pasta, meatballs, and lasagna. As I was a...
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A Mid-Year Celebration!
If nothing else worth celebrating happened today, June 30th would still mark the mid-point of 2011 — reason alone to pop a cork. But there are some very good reasons to mark this day with fanfare and...
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Blog 2011: The Second Year’s Voyage In Review…
My 2011 concluded on a fabulously positive note as “The Vic & Paul Show” enjoyed a successful two-week run at Mayne Stage in Chicago. It was a holiday homecoming that warmed the winter chill with a...
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Vic & Paul & Obama & Mother Mary — Blog 2012: The Third Year In Review.
Days after the year 2012 ended, I was delighted to join with my wife, daughters and Cleveland relations to celebrate the 80th birthday of my wonderful mother, Mary Barrosse. I knew I was tardy in...
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ObamaCare & Italy & Everything Else — Blog 2013: The Fourth Year In Review.
For my family and me, 2013 ended on an upbeat note with “Mr. Olsen’s New Year’s Rockin’ Neighborhood” — a raucous, sold-out celebration of comedy and rock & roll at 27 Live in Evanston, Illinois....
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Blog 2014: The Fifth Year In Review.
2014 was the fifth year for this blog — and though I have to admit I was a relatively infrequent blogger this year — there were a handful of events I could not let pass without trying to say...
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