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Archive for October, 2007

The Middle Square is Spooky, or Paul Lynde meets KISS

By Boss Radio

Posted Oct 25, 2007 – 3:49 pm | 5 Comments »

With Halloween almost upon us, it seems only fitting to recall the great TV specials of Halloween past.  Everyone will instantly recall "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" and to a lesser extent, the first Fat Albert TV special. But this truly amazing year of 2007 brings us a rarely-seen gem ... More »

Orion

By Boss Radio

Posted Oct 5, 2007 – 11:49 am | No Comments »

I was watching Discovery Channel when I saw it: Orion. I froze in time, nearly dropping the remote. On the screen before me was a vision from a boyhood lived long ago - a capsule-shaped command module perched atop a towering rocket, the Ares 1. Termed the Constellation Project, ... More »

The Bionic Woman

By Boss Radio

Posted Oct 4, 2007 – 5:45 pm | 1 Comment »

First of all, there is no “the.” She is now merely Bionic Woman. And she is not the only Bionic Woman, either, because there’s a crazy Bionic Woman Gone Wild running loose in the world, and the new Jaime Summers has already met her more than once. The show is darker ... More »

The return of the Sears Wish Book

By jupiter

Posted – 3:05 pm | 1 Comment »

According to this story, the Sears Wish Book is back after 14 years on the sidelines. If you grew up in the 80s or earlier, chances are you spent a lot of time combing through a Sears Wish Book on the lookout for the latest cool toys, groovy fashions, and state-of-the-art ... More »