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  • Steve Martin

    Private Venue

    A common cliché in show business is to refer to someone as "one of a kind." Often that is hyperbole. But in the case of Steve Martin, it is literally true! There is no one who has a skill set … Continue reading

  • Steve Martin

    Private Venue

    A common cliché in show business is to refer to someone as "one of a kind." Often that is hyperbole. But in the case of Steve Martin, it is literally true! There is no one who has a skill set … Continue reading

  • TV By The Decades: Television in the 1960s

    Private Venue

    TV in the 1960s The 1960s were definitely one of TV's oddest decades! The 1960s began with Westerns dominating the ratings! The old West soap opera Bonanza became the most popular show on the air. One after another competing show … Continue reading

  • TV By The Decades: Television in the 1960s

    Rolling Meadows Library 3110 Martin Lane, Rolling Meadows, IL, United States

    TV in the 1960s The 1960s were definitely one of TV's oddest decades! The 1960s began with Westerns dominating the ratings! The old West soap opera Bonanza became the most popular show on the air. One after another competing show … Continue reading

  • TV By The Decades: Television in the 1960s

    Private Venue

    TV in the 1960s The 1960s were definitely one of TV's oddest decades! The 1960s began with Westerns dominating the ratings! The old West soap opera Bonanza became the most popular show on the air. One after another competing show … Continue reading

  • Steve Martin

    Lake Forest Library 360 E. Deerpath Road, Lake Forest, IL, United States

    A common cliché in show business is to refer to someone as "one of a kind." Often that is hyperbole. But in the case of Steve Martin, it is literally true! There is no one who has a skill set … Continue reading

  • TV By The Decades: Television in the 1960s

    Private Venue

    TV in the 1960s The 1960s were definitely one of TV's oddest decades! The 1960s began with Westerns dominating the ratings! The old West soap opera Bonanza became the most popular show on the air. One after another competing show … Continue reading

  • Steve Martin

    Private Venue

    A common cliché in show business is to refer to someone as "one of a kind." Often that is hyperbole. But in the case of Steve Martin, it is literally true! There is no one who has a skill set … Continue reading

  • The History Of Political Satire

    Zoom

    The History of Political Satire – From Mark Twin To Stephen Colbert “Politicians and diapers should both be changed regularly and for the same reason,” or so said America’s first great political satirist, Mark Twain.  Although the history of political … Continue reading

  • TV By The Decades: Television in the 1960s

    Glenview Senior Center 2400 Chestnut Ave, Glenview, IL, United States

    TV in the 1960s The 1960s were definitely one of TV's oddest decades! The 1960s began with Westerns dominating the ratings! The old West soap opera Bonanza became the most popular show on the air. One after another competing show … Continue reading