by David Krell | Nov 2, 2016 | David Krell
The New York Mets have a treasure chest of memories, moments, and merriment—Tom Seaver winning the National League Cy Young Award three times, Mr. Met serving as the first three-dimensional mascot for Major League Baseball, and the 1969 Mets performing a baseball...
by David Krell | Nov 1, 2016 | David Krell
Roy Campanella grew up in a section of Philadelphia called, appropriately, Nicetown. “He was like a little Santa Claus. Everybody loved Campy…This guy was just one happy, great, lovable baseball person. And that’s about the way I can describe...
by David Krell | Feb 24, 2015 | David Krell
Growing Up Brady, by Barry Williams with Chris Kreski, exposed life behind the scenes of The Brady Bunch; it was, for Baby Boomers who saw the show’s original broadcast and Generation Xers who feasted on reruns, a fascinating, revealing, and titillating look at...
by David Krell | Feb 16, 2015 | David Krell
Hard rock sounds of Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and the Doors emerged as musical touchstones in the late 1960s. A decade later, disco ruled, largely because of the phenomenon of the movie Saturday Night Fever and its soundtrack anchored by the Bee Gees. In between,...
by David Krell | Dec 1, 2014 | David Krell
America’s favorite teenager turns 73 this month. Debuting in Pep #22 (December 1941), Archie Andrews has entertained generations with his antics, his schemes, and his struggle to decide between Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge. He also gave us a sound...
