The soaring, otherworldly voice behind the Star Trek theme has died. Loulie Jean Norman was the soprano who lent the futuristic, spacey wordless voice to the Star Trek theme in 1966.
In order to save money on royalties, the music was re-recorded for the final season, removing her voice. Frankly, I think it’s no coincidence that it was the last season…
State Farm, in my annual car insurance bill, is making me feel like a responsible old man — something my 16 year old self didn’t think would ever be possible.
I was supposed to go to San Francisco’s big pride festival this weekend, but I just… well, for so many reasons, I just decided not to. First off, I am suddenly swamped with work that needs to be finished at [more...]
How did I miss this? The delightful actor Eddie Albert died on Friday. I had no idea of his commitment to ecological and humanitarian issues until I read his obituary; in fact: Albert, who in 1963 served as special [more...]
