This article was an omen! I recently experienced all the same symptoms and actually went to the doctor days later, but he couldn't find the cause. It went away by then, but I have been wondering what could have caused my fatigues, dizziness, blurry vision and all.
I gotta quit those Big Gulps and Hershey bars when I start feeling crappy!

At least "forever"

Wait... Paul McCartney is really alive?

I remember the rumor of Paul's death was taken very seriously at the time. It had obsessed Beatles fans in hysterics... dazed and bewildered. If anything, it brought another ray of publicity to the group. Now to guess who started the rumor... was it the record company? Was it Mick Jagger? Was it Forrest Lawn? We will never know.

Happy Birthday Griff!

I was always fascinated by the "Old West". Living and growing up in California I would often visit places like old western saloons in some of the ghost towns nearby. This article was very interesting and neat(orama)

This was a very interesting article Eddie! In my younger days I would only sleep 5 or maybe 6 hours a night. It wasn't hard because everything was new and exciting and I was young and wanted to do so many things in a day.

Now, in my older (more boring) age, I need to sleep more... but I can't. I still only sleep 5 hours or so then I wake up and can't go back to a deep sleep. I always blame the way I got accustomed to sleeping as a young man.

I've tried everything from Melatonin to using a white noise sound machine. I've bought a new mattress and tried sleeping in different rooms. I've tried making the room cooler and making the room warmer. I've tried sleeping with socks on and not watching TV before I go to bed. I've tried not eating anything beforehand and I've tried meditation. NOTHING WORKS!

For years I have heard that turkey will put you to sleep - and for years I've bought everything from "real" turkey to sliced turkey and tried eating before going to bed.
It seems like I don't have a huge problem "falling" asleep... I just have a problem STAYING asleep.

I'm glad to finally learn that I can quit spending money on turkey. Well... that is until after Thanksgiving!

Dawn Wells (Mary Ann) said after Russell passed away: "and the other half of 'The Rest' is gone."
Russell never thought that "Gilligan's Island" would ever last... now over 50 years later, it's still being seen by countless new generations still.
Every now and then I check in on the "Gilligan's Island Fan Club" at www.gilligansisle.com where you can buy T-shirts and listen to the Gilligan Island Theme Song. There's also a link to hear Russell actually talk about his role on the show.
Thanks for the great article Eddie!!!

It's funny... I remember hearing all the stories about the fighting between Vivian Vance and William Frawley. People seemed to have their opinions about who they liked and who they thought was the nastier of the two.

I never met William Frawley, but I did Vivian Vance a couple of times. I didn't really like her. She came off "flippit" and acted as though she was on a pedestal among those around her.

Nevertheless, it was a stroke of genius to cast both of them to play husband and wife (friends of the Ricardo's) because "I Love Lucy" became such a success.

When Vance was to rejoin Lucy in '62 on the new "Lucy Show" she agreed only to do it under the condition that her new character name was "Vivian". Part of her Ego I assume from what I remember.

In 1952, a private collector discovered a 1910 version of Frankenstein that Edison Studios produced and thought to be lost, because when people saw the 12-minute movie, it was considered sacrilegious and appalling to people.
It's interesting that Universal would consider remaking the short film into a full scale movie from the novel and then release it right before Christmas in 1931... a religious holiday.

What the H**L is a "Meme"?

Actually... I know what a meme is, but I thought I'd post this for most of the "over 55" generation who hasn't got a clue, so they don't feel alone.

I love the story where Ricou had to get out of the water to go pee and he surfaced where a mother and daughter were relaxing! Very funny!

Did you know that rocker Dave Edmunds had a song titled "The Creature From The Black Lagoon"? It wasn't my favorite. My favorite all time horror movie theme song was "The Blob"...
"It creeps, and leaps, and slides across the floor..."

Funko, the toy company that makes zillions of collectible figures even has a "Creature From The Black Lagoon" toy figure that goes for a little over $50.00

Also, since Halloween is coming very soon - now would be a good time to go Creature costume shopping!

I laughed so hard at this!

If you have kids in Middle or Senior high school, you'll shake your head and say: ... yep, it's true.

Wow... now this was an amazing article! Please tell us more products that do nothing!!! This is an amazing article!

The most interesting fact is that they used Fay Wray's voice from "King Kong" instead of Maureen O'hara's. Back in 1939 the cost to make this movie was 1.8 million dollars! In 1996, The Walk Disney version cost 100 million dollars to make and grossed 3.25 million. Still a champ!!!

I have noticed that over the last few years how Halloween has become such a prominent celebrated day in America. It's funny... yes, we all went out trick-or-treating dressed as our favorite cowboys or ghost, but now in the month of August I walk into my local 99cent store, Home Depot or Target store and they already have Halloween costumes out and the walls are decorated with TONS gruesome materials.
The costumes and paraphernalia today is that of trauma and mass horror as compared to the simple costumes we use to make at home.
The man problem is society. Television and movie glorify sex and violence to the hilt. Yes, we had our share of evil movies, but we also grew up on The Munsters and The Addams family. We rarely saw a close-up on an evil act. The shots were more focused on the faces and reactions of the actors... and that was enough to scare us to death.

Today it's horror to the MAX. To read the stories that Zeon told are horrific indeed... but to many today , people will just read this and go on without a thought to how bad these cases really were. The rate it's going, I expect to see the stores even starting to sell Halloween as early as July next year