Author Archives: ronannarbor

No Joke, Guys & Dolls at Encore is Super

OK, let me start this by saying, I really hate the musical Guys & Dolls — it’s boring to watch, it seems endless, and it’s always more fun to perform in than to watch its (almost) three hour length. It’s overdone, and would be my last choice of a musical if I were asked toContinue reading “No Joke, Guys & Dolls at Encore is Super”

Holy Xanadu!!

Recently saw the Broadway tour of Xanadu in Chicago — and it brought back this bizarre sweep of nostalgia for the original movie, which I hadn’t seen since 1980…So ABC Family comes to my rescue again this weekend with the movie version of Xanadu….and what a suprise… First — let’s not get carried away —Continue reading “Holy Xanadu!!”

Gabe Update…Black Labs, Vets, and Pills

Many have been asking about Gabe — thought I would dedicate today’s post to his current health and welfare. First off, here’s a photo from the other day — he looks good, but his health continues to pose problems. Gabe has liver cancer, and he’s just finished Day 141 post diagnosis. We’ve had two closeContinue reading “Gabe Update…Black Labs, Vets, and Pills”

Who’s that Boy?….could 2009 be the year…

Today’s blog — breakout actors for 2009…some are better known than others, but here’s my personal rundown… Let’s start with Yvan Pedneault….currently starring as Galileo in We Will Rock You in Toronto, Yvan has had lead after lead in French and English, from Roger in RENT to Linda Lamay’s UN ETERNEL HIVER…and his first CDContinue reading “Who’s that Boy?….could 2009 be the year…”

Another One Bites the Dust…

Goodbye Adray Camera… I’ve known you well. I’ve known you in Dearborn, Canton, and Ann Arbor — and I’ve watched Ann Arbor and Canton shutter their shops one after the other. In business for 57 years in Dearborn, Adray Camera announced their final going-out-of-business notice today.  That leaves almost no camera-specific stores left in theContinue reading “Another One Bites the Dust…”

What went wrong with MILK?…

With the Academy Awards fast approaching, this blog post takes a look at our Best Picture candidates…It was actually a strong year for movies, and except for the (bizarre) number of nominations for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, pretty accurate, at least in reflecting quality, as far as I’m concerned…   First, let’s discussContinue reading “What went wrong with MILK?…”

Current Reads….

Just a quick note on some current reading — John Grisham’s THE ASSOCIATE is the closest thing he’s written to his first commercially successful novel The Firm. If you enjoyed The Firm, you will like The Associate. There isn’t much more to say about it — except to remind people to play the Foot-Game withContinue reading “Current Reads….”