Bill Tush

OBITUARIES: Last week George "Goober" Lindsay died and so did Patricia Medina. Most know of Goober but Mediana? She was the female lead in the "Francis the Talking Mule" movies. Both could be considered stars of "Hee-Haw".

Mothers Day. In the 1950's my Sainted Mother smoked seven packs of cigarettes a day just to get enough coupons to buy me a winter coat. What memories! Have a wonderful day all you Mothers......

When Howard Stern announced he took a judgeship on "America's Got Talent" I thought, Well now he even realizes his star is quickly losing its glimmer. I felt that about Oprah when OWN crashed and burned. Today I pick up the latest issue of Vanity Fair and see James Wolcott thinks the same way. Great article, "Breaking Brand". When Stern went to Sirius XM I knew it was over, most of his fans couldn't come up with the monthly service fee.

I love how Turner Classic Movies prides itself as "The" classic movie station yet there 13-year old voice over announcer is doing promos, "Today TCM celebrates Theodore Bikel's (like pickle) Birthday". His name is Bic-kell. He is not related to Travis Bickel the guy DiNiro played in "King of Comedy". Why am I wasting my time?

Look, I love cats. I had one for 17 years. Before that I had two. they lived in New York City, Woodstock N.Y. and the city my stuff is in now. But I am really sick of the cute cat pictures on this damn Facebook. Okay?...It's bad enough I have to look at happy families.

What a great country. Just cleared of all charges and out of the cuntry morgue Lindsay Lohan gets to the White House Correspondents dinner. So do the Kardashian's and many more of the same ilk. Ah! If only Chuck Manson would have gotten a parole, he would have been there. All the class that Washington crowd.

"AFTRA" ANNOUNCES UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AMONG MEMBERS CONTINUES TO GROW". Ryan Seacrest signs on as correspondent for "Today" show. Oh! I guess he found an hour in the day he wasn't using? Has anyone told him that Dick Clark is dead and he can now officially take over everything.

All these photos of the Piggy Back Space Shuttle. I remember back in the 70's when the original was being sent that way. From where to where I don't remember. It flew over Atlanta and our camera men rolled one of those big old Norelco cameras out, pedestal and all to get a shot. Rolled it out of the station and up the drive way into the parking lot. There were no camera phones in those days. At least it was color.

Today is Confederate Memorial Day, I'm not kidding. Brings to mind this quote from the New York Times, August, 2004. "One of the great peculiarities of the South is the exhaustive celebration of its own defeat".

There are some celebrities that you feel like you knew personally. Dick Clark was one of those people. Honestly, it is like losing an extended family member. I have my Dick Clark stories but, I'll keep them to myself. I just wonder if he knew something about all that Mayan calendar stuff that we don't know.