by David Krell | Sep 25, 2015 | David Krell
Sounds associated with baseball form a vital part of the spectator experience. Vendors hawking beer, fans booing and cheering, and a bat meeting a ball create an aural experience at the ballpark. For fans not watching the game in person, baseball announcers convey...
by David Krell | Jun 28, 2015 | David Krell
In the 1986 song Modern Woman, Billy Joel asks, “And after 1986, what else could be new?” Nothing, considering the return of two television legends whose personas were extraordinarily familiar. Andy Griffith debuted as Ben Matlock, a defense attorney...
by David Krell | Jun 17, 2015 | David Krell
Philadelphia is a rich setting for prime time television shows. Angie aired on ABC in the late 1970s. Donna Pescow starred in the title role, a working class waitress who falls in love with a doctor, played by Robert Hays of Airplane fame. Doris Roberts, perhaps...
by David Krell | Jun 14, 2015 | David Krell
November 13th may be known as Felix Unger day, for that is the day, as stated in the opening credits of The Odd Couple, that “Felix Unger was asked to remove himself from his place of residence. That request came from his wife. Deep down, he knew she was...
by David Krell | May 25, 2015 | David Krell
Tonight, the first full week without David Letterman in late night television begins. Letterman, the informal successor to Johnny Carson as the ruler of the late night kingdom, began his television talk show hosting career with a morning show in 1980. It won two Emmy...
