Pretty Much: the Podcast

Out like a lion? Time to take a little walk, clear the mind of RRSPs and taxes and where the next gig is coming from. Your mantra for today: you ain’t the first. You won’t be the last. https://ia601503.us.archive.org/7/items/PM012GreaterDepressions/PM%20012%20Greater%20Depressions.m4a

Being the First Movie Star runs you the risk of being the First Has-Been. This is (a bit of) the story of Toronto’s Gladys Smith, also known as Mary Pickford. Honest: she ruled the world. https://ia601508.us.archive.org/16/items/PM011AmericasSweetheart/PM%20011%20America%27s%20Sweetheart.m4a

Being the First Movie Star runs you the risk of being the First Has-Been. This is (a bit of) the story of Toronto’s Gladys Smith, also known as Mary Pickford. Honest: she ruled the world. https://ia601508.us.archive.org/16/items/PM011AmericasSweetheart/PM%20011%20America%27s%20Sweetheart.m4a

A page from the floorboy’s journal. New Year’s Day 1995. Though short on sleep (from a night spent bowling, actually) our man encounters a guest from the south and gets to reconsider his surroundings. https://ia601506.us.archive.org/2/items/PM010OnDeafEars/PM%20010%20On%20Deaf%20Ears.m4a

Of quiz kids and Cagney, tunesmiths and shame, and what you consider an acceptable win/loss ratio today. https://ia601509.us.archive.org/25/items/PM009TheToppermost/PM%20009%20The%20Toppermost.m4a

Of quiz kids and Cagney, tunesmiths and shame, and what you consider an acceptable win/loss ratio today. https://ia601509.us.archive.org/25/items/PM009TheToppermost/PM%20009%20The%20Toppermost.m4a

A close listen to an audio cassette from many years ago reveals some surprises and offers some insight on the ol’ family unit. Boy howdy, I miss those people. https://ia601505.us.archive.org/2/items/PM008ButterfliesOfMississauga/PM%20008%20Butterflies%20of%20Mississauga.m4a

Think it’s hard, this show business thing? Richard B. Harrison probably had you beat. Born to fugitive slaves in London, Ontario, not quite welcomed into the fraternity of actors, he went it alone. Oh, and made his Broadway debut in a Pulitzer-winning play, when he was pushing 65. And ended up on the cover of … Continue reading Pretty Much 007: Richard B. Harrison

Canada’s Finest All-Male Hotel gets another visit as our floorboy learns a little too late that just because one has a thought doesn’t mean one should speak it. https://ia601500.us.archive.org/9/items/PM006JungleNights/PM%20006%20Jungle%20Nights.m4a

Canada’s Finest All-Male Hotel gets another visit as our floorboy learns a little too late that just because one has a thought doesn’t mean one should speak it. https://ia601500.us.archive.org/9/items/PM006JungleNights/PM%20006%20Jungle%20Nights.m4a