Jim "Dr. Dim" Fitzsimons

craig ferguson doesn’t have a band… that’s awsome

When did the bands on the late night talk shows become so domineering? I’m old enough to remember Johnny Carson and I remember that he had a great band, but the band did not dominate the show the way today’s late show bands tend to do. Johnny’s band played the intro, the cuts to commercial,Continue reading “craig ferguson doesn’t have a band… that’s awsome”

my first girl is gone

Farrah Fawcett lost her long battle with cancer today. She was just 62. She left the world far too soon. When Farrah burst on the scene in 1976 on ‘Charlie’s Angels’, I was about 12 years-old. I had had a crush or two on girls my age, but…WHAM! There was Farrah. I was captivated. IContinue reading “my first girl is gone”

something soon

I just realized I haven’t written anything this month. I’m having some difficulty with coming up with ideas for topics. I’ll work on it and post something soon. I hope. Is this what they call writer’s block?

what world does curious george live in?

I have a 5 year-old son and, because I do, I end up watching plenty of children’s programming. Programming I would otherwise be very unlikely to ever watch. Now, I know it’s for kids. And I know anything is possible in cartoonland, but some of this stuff really drives me crazy. My wife and IContinue reading “what world does curious george live in?”

my awesome 80s mix tapes

Remember mix tapes? Sure you do, cassette tape technology isn’t completely dead yet. Like so many of those who grew up through the 70s and 80s, I made quite a few mix tapes. I started making mix tapes (I usually refer to them as compilation tapes) while in my second year of art school, 1984/85.Continue reading “my awesome 80s mix tapes”