This quote delivered by Philip Seymour Hoffman in his role as rock critic Lester Bangs remains my favorite line from “Almost Famous.”
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I have some thoughts about revisiting “Ruby in Paradise” a long, long time after seeing it for the first time, unaware of who Ashley Judd was at the time.
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A co-worker’s story timed for the 30th anniversary of “A League of Their Own” inspired me to tell a story I’ve kept to myself till now.
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My connection to the home run chase for 61 literally starts at birth and continues today.
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I wrote a poem about the last Blockbuster still in operation, but it’s also about returning to a time gone by and maybe even a flame that still flickers.
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A bully, a coach and a nun did me wrong when I was a child. Sometimes, evil literally whips your ass.
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Tom Hanks is a big believer in breathing, I told a friend with PTSD seven years ago. Here are the quotes I shared with her.
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“It seems to me that the first thing we have to do is to separate out the things that are pleasant from the things that are unpleasant.” Hmm …
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Coming full circle with my long-ago desire to be like Cher in one particular scene in “Moonstruck.”
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Published June 17, 2018
Lady Bird was released in December, but I didn’t get around to watching it until awards season, just before the Oscars. I meant to write something about it sooner, but life got in the way. I loved it enough to buy it, and I re-watched it this weekend.