“Of all the icons of mainstream 20th Century, Johnny Cash was the most overrated. It was just boom-chick-a-boom over and over for forty-five years. He couldn’t pick a guitar, had no range as a singer, wasn’t worth a damn as a composer, and was a terrible actor. Of his major contemporaries, he was easily the…
Author: DavidReel
“When a council member is in office for many years, they tend to stop working for the people and only working for themselves.” Matt Lorimer
“During the Great Depression and during World War II, the Camarillo Ranch was totally self-sufficient, except for buying gas and sugar. Adolfo had his own slaughter house, his own well and a wealth of agriculture. The Camarillo Ranch relied on no government help whatsoever.” Ynez Parker LaDow
“In those days, my hair was below my shoulders. I was a grading contractor and wore a Cat hat, so every bar we hit–that hair went under that Cat hat.” Pliny Mier describing celebrating his 21st birthday in Paso Robles while simultaneously avoiding a confrontation with the badass cowboys.
“The thing that really helped us beat the Yankees in the 1963 World Series is the Dodgers had traded for Bill Skowron—from the Yankees. Skowron gave a pitching report to Koufax and Drysdale so they knew exactly how to pitch to the Yankees.” Ken McMullen “Here I sit like a piece of shit I want…
“They wanted the route of the 101 Freeway to go south of town where Oxnard Air Force Base was, but Adolfo Camarillo had enough political pull in Sacramento that he got them to put the freeway right through the middle of town. Adolfo did not want his line of eucalyptus trees to be bypassed.” Bobby…
“I’ve done over twenty productions of Showboat back to 1976 and it’s taken me to Europe, Canada, Australia, and various states in the United States.” Dan Tullis Jr.
“I loved working on the movie, Harlem Nights, because my scene was with Redd Foxx, Charlie Murphy, and Richard Pryor—and being directed by Eddie Murphy.” ~Dan Tullis Jr.
“‘Ol Man River—it’s an interesting phenomenon—to me, the best song ever written for a bass baritone. I don’t think there’s anything that can touch it. But a lot of people when they see someone that’s not black sing it—they freak out. And I’m not talking about black people, either.”