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- Happy Friday the 13th!
Mr. Rogers can make even Friday the 13th a good day. - Remembering Eric Carmen
In my youth, Eric Carmen’s music moved me greatly. It still does today. - Brady Bunch House Now Historical Cultural Landmark
The City of Los Angeles has designated the “Brady Bunch House” a local landmark. - Remembering Glenn Hughes Original Village People Mustache Man
Glenn Hughes, who was the original “Leatherman” character in Village People from 1977 to 1996, died on March 4, 2001, - Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood Debuted on This Day!
On February 19, 1968, Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood first aired. - Congressman Brandon Gill Displays a Spit Curl
Congressman Brandon Gill proudly wears a Spit Curl like he’s Superman! - Leave It to Beaver and On, Wisconsin!
Did Beaver Cleaver live in Wisconsin? The answer is obviously YES! - Mr. Rogers Loved His Neighbors
Happy Valentine’s Day, Neighbor! - Philmont Scout Ranch
I hiked over 50 miles! - Life! Ugh!!
SCREAM! - All Around the World
My website is seen in countries all around the world. - AI and Me
I was surprised to find what Artificial Intelligence says about me. - RIP Ricky
Rest in Peace Ricky. You are no longer in pain. - Happy New Year!
It is my hope that next year will be better than the last. - Good-Bye MTV
It is the end of an era. - Happy New Year
All the best to you this new year. - A Melancholy New Year
Here is a New Year’s song with a somber feeling. - One Whole Year Lost
I lost a great deal of time last year. All of it was lost! - The Best of Both Worlds
Two different Christmas trees together, aluminum and Charlie Brown’s tree - The Christmas Truce of World War 1
Allied Powers and the Central Powers held impromptu truces during the war. - Irving Berlin, Bing Crosby: Sadness with “White Chrismas”
Both men found sadness connected with their wildly popular song. - The White Christmas That Ended Dark
It was the last time my father saw his brother. - Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tree
Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree was a rebellion against the fake aluminum Christmas trees of the 1960s. - Christmas Spaceship UFO! What out of this world is this song?
Was the Star of Bethlehem a flying saucer? This popular British song says yes! - My Best Christmas Present: A Toy Train
The Big Rail Work Train was my best Christmas present, ever! - A Merry or Melancholy Christmas?
This classic song gives its own meaning of Christmas Spirit. - Is “Die Hard” a Christmas Movie?
Why is this even a question? - Wham’s “Last Christmas” Becomes Number One!
Released in 1984, the song became Number One for the first time this week. - An American Mid-Century Classic: The Aluminum Christmas Tree
Nothing can be more uniquely American than the once-fashionable aluminum Christmas tree - Merry Melodies at Kmart
Kmart used festive background music in their stores at Christmas time. - Happy Heavenly Birthday to Anna Pearce
I will always call you Anna. - Happy “Psycho” Day
The movie “Psycho” is celebrated on December 11 in Phoenix, Arizona. - The Department Store Candy Counter
The candy counter was featured in most major department stores in the past. - The Family Football
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” - Riding the “Ceiling Train” at Boston Store
I remember the monorail train at the Boston Store in downtown Milwaukee. - Christmas at Woolworth’s
Woolworth’s was the go-to Christmas store. - The Story That Had to be Told
Twice, a story came into my world that I needed to write. They had to be told. - Putz Houses
My grandmother’s village of Putz houses, on the piano, always made me smile, - Bubble Lights: Unique and Unusual Christmas Decorations
My grandmother’s candelabra featured bubble lights in assorted colors. - It’s been a long, long time….
I’ve been thinking a lot about things today. - Infamous Christmas
When growing up in the home with a narcissistic mother, holidays can be days of infamy. - Handy Andy Tool Set-Merry Christmas
One Christmas I received this tool set. It gave me a good memory. - Merry Christmas, Mommie Dearest
Hear, in her own words, the shocking details of what Joan Crawford did to her children’s Christmas presents. - I Have a Dream – NOT!
What to do when all your dreams have died - The Life of a Tragic Hero
Is my life like the hero in Greek mythology or classic literature? - I Wish I Could Cry
Consider yourself fortunate if you can cry - I Wasn’t Smiling
I won First Place but I wasn’t smiling. - FIRST PLACE
I won First Place for my non-fiction essay at the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books. - Book Festival in Waukesha, Wisconsin
I’ll see you there this Friday, November 7 - I am Thankful for Julia Child
I am thankful that Julia Child taught me how to cook as a child when I was required to cook for the family. - This is TOO funny!
Joan Crawford hosting The Price is Right - Happy Halloween! Are Mark Wahlberg and Zac Efron both Witches? The third nipple mystery.
The secret of Salem Witches: The “witch’s teat” - 10,000 Views!
My website has reached 10,000 views! - A Horse with No Name
The lyrics speak to me. - Tony… Tony… Tony…
Wikipedia lists three Tony Perkinses, and I’m not one of them. - “I Can’t Live without You…” HOPE!
How can someone live without Hope? - Trekkies Are Too Forgiving!
Trekkies are too forgiving. They are so forgiving that they tolerate poor writing! - What is wrong with these people? Final Jeopardy Stupidity!
I got this one in two seconds! - The Year Without a Summer
I realize this year I had no summer. - James Allen Rideout, Jr. – Memorial
A beautiful young man who died too soon. - Anhedonia: I Knew Something Was Wrong
I felt nothing and then I knew - “Lonely People:” I’m feeling that way lately
Lately? I always feel this way! - “I’m Tired of Living, but Scared of Dying….” Judy Garland
Hearing Judy sing those words greatly moved me. I can relate to her emotions. - My New Favorite Activity–Cussing out that PUNK, Young Sheldon!
I love to hate this kid! - Kindergarten Teachers
Kindergarten teachers liked me, as an adult - I Wanted to Learn to Play Golf
When I was 6 and 7 years old, I wanted to learn how to play golf. - Remembering a Landmark
The Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project is honoring the former This is it, Milwaukee’s oldest gay bar. - Thank You for the Music
Connie Francis RIP July 16, 2025 - Breaking News! Kathy Bates nominated for a historic Emmy Award
Bates has the honor of being the oldest person nominated in her category. - The Only Way to Go… Death by Ice Floe!
My mother made a plan for her old age to go the “Eskimo” way! - Free Fallin’
I feel like I’m in the sky falling backwards… - I am a thief. I stole a book!
Once, I stole a book from a hotel display like this and brought it home. - Drinking Schlitz and Smoking Swisher Sweets
There was a time, decades ago, when I smoked Sweets and drank whiskey cokes and Manhattans every Saturday night at LaCage Niteclub - What is a Father? Happy Father’s Day!
What is a father? Is it a fast-swimming sperm that won the race, or is it something else? - One Thousand Comments
An ENORMOUS thank you to all the people who have commented on my blog posts! - On Wisconsin – Hello Trixie Mattel!
Born in Milwaukee and raised in Marinette (my hometown), Trixie Mattel is a Wisconsin drag icon. - Wisconsin-The Orginial Gay Rights State
If you think New York and L.A. were the first in LGBTQ History, think again! Wisconsin has MANY firsts! - It Is Ok to Hate a Terrible Mother
In the cult classic film Mommie Dearest, Joan Crawford is portrayed as an abusive mother. It is ok for a child to hate a terrible mother. - I Will be Glad too when My Mom Dies!
What more can I say? Jennette McCurdy was glad her mother died. Someday, I will be glad too. - Mother Was the Psycho One-UnHappy Mother’s Day
How do you celebrate a day when the woman who birthed you wasn’t a mother? - Kathy Bates’ Matlock Isn’t a Misery to Watch
Kathy Bates’ Matlock is a welcome exception to a long line of disappointing reboots. - Amphicar
My parents bought an Amphicar like this one in 1968. - Drones Swarmed Me Today
At least two drones stalked me today! - Rosie O’Donnell Flees to Ireland, Leaves Four Grandchildren in Grave Danger Behind
O’Donnell’s four grandchildren lived in a drug house with deplorable conditions - Brideshead Rewatched
Watch this excellent video commentary on the BBC TV series Brideshead Revisited. - Nothing Really Matters…
I found myself saying the other day, “Nothing really matters to me,” when someone asked me my opinion - “Never Gonna Fall in Love Again” – Surviving Valentine’s Day
Eric Carmen’s song “Never Gonna Fall in Love Again” perfectly expresses my feelings about love. - “YMCA” Finally Hits Number One 45 Years after Its Release!
The Village People’s song YMCA recently hit number one on Billboard’s Chart for the first time! - High Hopes
I held high hopes for this submission, but my hopes were dashed. - “Lucy Writes a Novel”-I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy-“Lucy Writes a Novel” Lucy teaches a valuable lesson to all writers! - My Doppelganger Gerard Depardieu?
The other day, someone asked me if I had ever watched the movie Green Card. - The Old Piano Roll Blues
I grew up with an old player piano. My parents bought it when I was five years old. - Jay Leno’s Garage, a 1953 Ford F100 Truck, and Me
On the Jay Leno’s Garage show, Leno features a 1953 Ford F100 Truck. I owned a similar truck when I was in high school. - The Fear of Pain
Why are some children fearless? Is it because they don’t experience the pain of abuse? - Green Bay Revisited
I revisited my alma mater, the University of Wisconsin Green Bay to read a poem I wrote. - Should I keep licking my wounds?
Should I lick my wounds, get up and keep going, or give up?
About the author
My name is Tony Perkins
Mother named me
