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Today’s new Travalanche posts for September 4, 2025 are about Pete Smith Specialties, radio comedian Charlie Cantor, Waldo and Jennifer Salt, and actor Leonard Frey. Previous Travalanche posts for September 4 include ones on: Howard Morris Antonin Artaud Mitzi Gaynor Jack Duffy Louise Glaum 19th century actor Lewis Morrison Bandleader Gus Arnheim Magician and vent […]

Today’s new Travalanche posts for September 4, 2025 are about Pete Smith Specialties, radio comedian Charlie Cantor, Waldo and Jennifer Salt, and actor Leonard Frey. Previous Travalanche posts for September 4 include ones on: Howard Morris Antonin Artaud Mitzi Gaynor Jack Duffy Louise Glaum 19th century actor Lewis Morrison Bandleader Gus Arnheim Magician and vent […]

September 4 was the birthday of actor Leonard Frey (1938-88). Frey once worried aloud that all anyone would remember him for (if they remembered him for anything) was for creating the role of Harold in The Boys in the Band, both the 1968 off-Broadway play and the 1970 screen version directed by William Friedkin. GUILTY! […]

September 4 was the birthday of actor Leonard Frey (1938-88). Frey once worried aloud that all anyone would remember him for (if they remembered him for anything) was for creating the role of Harold in The Boys in the Band, both the 1968 off-Broadway play and the 1970 screen version directed by William Friedkin. GUILTY! […]

S. Samek Here are my picks for the top 25 teams for week two of the football season. Winners in bold. #1 Ohio State vs Grambling #2 Penn State vs FIU #3 LSU vs Louisiana Tech #4 Georgia vs Austin Peay #5 Miami vs Bethune-Cookman #6 Oregon vs Oklahoma State #7 Texas vs San Jose … Continue reading “2025 NCAA Football Top 25 Week Two Picks”

S. Samek Tonight, the top two teams in the MLB Draft League square off for the championship. The matchup is between the State College Spikes and West Virginia Black Bears. The Black Bears won the second half championship, while the Spikes won the first half championship. State College will host the best of one winner … Continue reading “2025 MLB Draft League Championship”

S. Samek NFL regular season starts this week. Here are my picks with winners in bold for the week one matchups. Cowboys vs Eagles Chiefs vs Chargers Buccaneers vs Falcons Bengals vs Browns Dolphins vs Colts Panthers vs Jaguars Raiders vs Patriots Cardinals vs Saints Steelers vs Jets Giants vs Commanders Titans vs Broncos 49ers … Continue reading “2025 NFL Week One Picks”

We love multigenerational show biz stories here on Travalanche, and this one is especially rewarding. It begins with screenwriter Waldo Salt (1914-1987). Having just written about Waldo Pepper a few days ago, it seems obligatory to complete the set of shakers on the table. (Believe it or not, no one is sure if the fictional […]

We love multigenerational show biz stories here on Travalanche, and this one is especially rewarding. It begins with screenwriter Waldo Salt (1914-1987). Having just written about Waldo Pepper a few days ago, it seems obligatory to complete the set of shakers on the table. (Believe it or not, no one is sure if the fictional […]

September 4 was the birthday of radio and television comedian Charlie Cantor (1898-1966). As it happens, Charlie was no relation to Eddie Cantor, whose real name was Itzkowitz. But he did start out in vaudeville, where he first discovered his knack for accents and voice work. A particular specialty was Irishmen and characters who were […]

September 4 was the birthday of radio and television comedian Charlie Cantor (1898-1966). As it happens, Charlie was no relation to Eddie Cantor, whose real name was Itzkowitz. But he did start out in vaudeville, where he first discovered his knack for accents and voice work. A particular specialty was Irishmen and characters who were […]

Hi friends! A couple of years ago, I reviewed the Sanjoki Art Markers because I was looking for an affordable set that I could recommend for my Alcohol Marker Workshop. The Sanjoki brush markers fit the bill; they were affordable, had an adequate color range, and had brush tips. However, they eventually went out of […]

Hi friends! A couple of years ago, I reviewed the Sanjoki Art Markers because I was looking for an affordable set that I could recommend for my Alcohol Marker Workshop. The Sanjoki brush markers fit the bill; they were affordable, had an adequate color range, and had brush tips. However, they eventually went out of […]

A century ago (1925), a show biz press agent named Pete Smith (Peter Schmidt, 1892-1979) got the plum job of publicity manager for MGM films. Prior to this, this son of a German-American brewery cooper had been a secretary at the vaudeville performers union, a critic and editor at Billboard, and the p.r. man for […]

A century ago (1925), a show biz press agent named Pete Smith (Peter Schmidt, 1892-1979) got the plum job of publicity manager for MGM films. Prior to this, this son of a German-American brewery cooper had been a secretary at the vaudeville performers union, a critic and editor at Billboard, and the p.r. man for […]

NonconferenceBeloit 3, Moody Bible 0 BC’s Suiter-Meyers: 11 kills. -Ricky Nelson

Illinois Wesleyan libero Kannyn Boyd was tabbed AVCA DIII Player of the Week for matches from Aug. 29-31. Boyd averaged 5.91 digs per set as the Titans went 3-0 to open the season. -Ricky Nelson

Stephen William Bragg is an English singer, songwriter, musician, author and political activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, with lyrics that mostly span political or romantic themes. His activism is centred on social change and left-wing political causes. In solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla which launches this… Continue reading BILLY BRAGG – Hundred Year Hunger (2025) →

Under moonlit terraces and in WhatsApp chats, the heart still plays the same games. In Kangra paintings, the nayika waits for her lover, she quarrels under the blossoming trees, or steals into the forest for a secret meeting. In our modern world, she checks if he’s read her message, she blocks and unblocks, she […]

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