Show Exits

For some reason, I like it when people leave TV dramas. Clearly all characters have a fan base and they feel so bad when actors leave with or without their own volition. The last few days have been busy ones. I thought I'd mark this momentous occasion and say "Ah Verwa."






Diane Neal- She leaves us after 20 years as ADA on Law and Order. She had been on all seasons but we just didn't see her. So far, the spin from Neal's exit isn't good. She reportedly flew the F word around and that was that.

Quit or Fired: Pending






Gary Dourdan- Just as I was beginning to learn how to spell his name. Warrick is one of my favorite characters on CSI. CSI is my favorite show of all of the shows I've seen 100 times but only 3 full episodes. Folks have alluded to an "ongoing problem" much like CSI has an "ongoing problem" too, it's getting shitty.


News: Dourdan has signed on as guest writer for my diary. Isn't that great! Finally the perspective from someone who doesn't own action figures.





Khandi Alexander- Oh no, this one hurts. Reportedly, the terns of her departure are mutual or not as acrimonious, yet. Still I did enjoy her work on the show.

Oh Yeah: She was on News Radio too.










Jesse L. Martin-Law and Order- Yikes, it's like losing Marvin Gaye all over again. Well not really. Martin will be leaving L&O and leave it to NBC to capitalize on the fact. The show needed promotion the whole season they had Milena Govich. Now the ratings are down and we're stuck with Linus Roche, Jeremy Sisto, no Jesse L. Martin and Sam Waterson turning in increasingly curmudgeonly performances.


Plot Idea: Shoot Det. Green out of a canon, if he survives, it was meant to be, my solution for everything.






Adam Beach-Law and Order SVU (SUV) Yep, him too. Now this is news I can live with. Beach seems to be a good actor but his character-type on a long-running show, never works. Beach's "....." was much like the much-maligned Falsone from Homicide: Life on the Street. Perhaps that's an exaggeration, no one is that annoying.

Fast Fact: Beach's character on Law and Order was named Chester Lake. Chester Lake? Doomed.








Jason Elias- Law and Order: CSI, The Electric Company: You can add me to list of those "pursuing other opportunities." I tendered my resignation to the staffs of both Law and Order: CSI and most regrettably, the Electric Company. The good news, I'm leaving to spend time with Khandi Alexander's family.

So That's Where Shelia Kennedy Is...

You know, I often think about former Playmates and Penthouse Pets. The one good thing about the internets is that searching is fun and I usually can "catch up" with faves. By "catching up" I mean stealing the pics and keeping them in a "special" folder. Little did I know I was looking at one week after week without a clue of who in the heck she was.



Sheila Kennedy, Penthouse pet of the year from 1983, (5 covers), is presently a contestant on Big Brother 9, the same show I've been whining about being boring for weeks. I don't know how I came across the news, didn't hear it on the show, but I'd like to thank the person who mentioned it, somewhere. Oddly enough, she's mentioned it on the show but I didn't pick it up, can't really hear it when the sound is down and half-assed watching it. Here's a clip from BB. It's so interesting.







From the clip, Sheila lived with Bob Guccione in the Fun House for 10 years, 10 long years. Not surprisingly, Bob seems to be a weird character, a "ree-cloose" as Sheila puts it. He had some kind of weird setup at his stony mansion, the girls had to sign in and out. Sheila goes on to describe even more stuff but the dillweeds keep popping their chops so we can't hear all of the good stuff. Some people...


Here's one of the few pics I can show, heh heh.

"Horrors" From My Record Collection

John Travolta-John Travolta- Reunited and it feels so good! I actually had this on 8 track and I foolishly tossed it. It's been a few years and I've finally replaced this genre classic. What's to say about John Travolta besides the fact he's known as one of showbiz's best singers/actors named John Travolta.


Notes: My favorite songs from the album "Rainbows" and "Goodnight Mr. Moon" were co-written by actor/director Michael Lembeck. The rhythm, strings and horns and remix were done at Sigma Sound in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.




The Original Soundtrack From the Motion Picture "Mame."



Lucille Ball had an atrocious singing voice and by 1974 it was extra creaky. To add even more fun to the proceedings, perennial blowhard Robert Preston and a particularly grating Bea Arthur also are on the soundtrack. The graphics for this are great however, the album is in mint condition.



Verdict: I really shouldn't have this album.


Richard Harris-The Prophet/Kahlil Gilbran- By 1974, Harris's recording career had clearly peaked. He left or was jettisoned from ABC and signed with Atlantic Records. To sing? Not quite. Harris recites the words of writer Kahlil Gilbran over some really nice and smooth New York pop/R&B by Arif Mardin. Barry Manilow is listed as one of the background singers.

Sounds Like: Richard Harris making like a windbag over some poesy.





Frank Sinatra/Antonio Carlos Jobim- Sinatra Jobim- Just think about 10 years ago I was downing 40oz's of the "good stuff" like Steel Reserve and playing DMX at an ear-splitting volume. Ok, that lasted one week, but this is safe to say this is different, mature. This is a virtual acquisition, I was stumbling around the net and found all of the tracks from this storied and immediately deleted 8 track. There were only 3,500 made. Some songs have appeared, most notably on 1971 Sinatra and Company and all of them landed on a 1979 Brazilian double album that's never been reissued. There's also a box set where all of Frank's Reprise stuff surfaced.

Odd Realization: I'm talking about Frank Sinatra