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Smorgasbord Blogger Daily - Friday 20th September 2019 - Brigid P. Gallagher, John Rieber and Carol Taylor If you love bees ad would love to know more then there is a fascinating post here and if you love French food then look no further and thirdly you have me and my Whimsical Wednesdays so all in all you can add The Royal Opera House to the mix so find a comfy chair...

Sleep In A Bookshelf! "What The Friday!?!?!" Yes, A "Capsule Hotel" In A Bookstore! Incredible Photos Of A Micro-Bed!Yes, That's A Bed Amid The Books! Check out that photo above: that's a REAL hotel bed nestled in a bookshelf - because this Japanese "Capsule Hotel" is in a bookstore! See those blue squares on the shelves in the photo above? Those are the bedrooms! A "capsule hotel" literally is a bunk the size...

You Can “Sleep Over” At Downton Abbey! Highclere Castle Goes “AirBnB!”Living The “Downton Abbey” Life! Hey, who wants to “live like the lord or lady of a stately home” and stay in the castle where the show was filmed – by spending the night at Downt…

The Delicious Life Of Patricia Wells! Wednesday’s Bookmobile Heads To Provence For Her Memoir!Time To Celebrate The Terrific Cookbook Author Patricia Wells! This Wednesday’s Bookmobile is heading to France to hang out with one of the greatest and most prolific Cookbook Authors ever &#…

Kelly Clarkson’s Incredible “American Idol” Judge Reunion Wednesday! Simon Cowell! Paula Abdul! Randy Jackson! Secrets From Season One!It’s An Incredible “American Idol” Reunion On Kelly Clarkson’s Talk Show! On Wednesday, September 18, Kelly Clarkson is hosting a reunion of all of the original “Ameri…

“Forehead Selfies!” I’m Trying A New Way To Capture Images – With Part Of My Head!My Paris Hotel Stairwell Selfie! OK, don’t judge me, but this is my new favorite “selfie” – I wanted to capture the unique stairwell in my Paris hotel – with my forehe…

“The Shawshank Redemption”! “Cult Movie Monday” Heads To Zihuatanejo!“Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.” It’s a movie that you can’t turn off….because “no good thing ever di…

Kelly Clarkson’s Musical “Kellyoke”! My “Sunday Songs” Includes Steve Carell’s Intro! Kelly’s Flawless “Chandelier”! Gaga’s “Bad Romance”! Next Week’s Guest Lineup!Congrats To The Entire Kelly Clarkson Show Team! Week one is in the books, and it’s been a fantastic first week, with guests including John Legend, Dwayne Johnson, Jennifer Garner, Chance The…

“Hitch Hiking” The Brooklyn Bridge! Walking Across History In 6,016 Feet! Alfred Hitchcock’s “39 Steps!”Hiking the Brooklyn Bridge! Yes, here’s the spectacular 180 degree view of Manhattan to the left and Brooklyn to the right – with the East River in between – from atop the Brookly…

Take A Ramen Noodle Bath! “What The Friday?” Yes, It’s Real And I’ve Got Pictures!Truer Words Have Never Been Spoken! Ah internet, you continue to inspire me – this “What The Friday?!?” has a REAL thing, and you’ll never look at ramen noodles the same way…

Get Paid To Move To Italy! See Where They Give You $$$ To Live The Italian Life!Welcome To Your New Home – In Molise! This seems to be a trend – beautiful but underpopulated regions around the world are offering $$$ to move there! The Guardian has the latest exampl…

Best Chicken In Paris? Le Coq Rico Made Its Case And I Bit Down On Their Bird! A Bonus Windmill Greets You As Well!“Either the best meat or no meat at all.” — Chef Antoine Westermann With that simple motto, the terrific restaurant Le Coq Rico was born in 2012 in the Montmartre district of Paris. Le Coq Rico sit…

“Songs For Sunday” In The Key Of The Kelly Clarkson Show! Kelly Sings On Her New Talk Show – Here Are Some Of Her Best Songs!Yes, The Kelly Clarkson Show Has A Fresh Flower Wall! I love these fresh flowers! It’s just one of the many cool touches for Kelly Clarkson’s new daytime talk show, which premieres Mond…

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The “Confessions” Of Cult Horror Star Judy Matheson! A Great Career Including “Lust For A Vampire!”Time To Celebrate British Actress Judy Matheson! I love classic horror films, and posting about them led me to have a fun “twitter” conversation with the great cult film Actress Judy Ma…

NFL’s Best Movies! Kickoff The Season With These 4 Football Films + Broadway Joe’s Chopper Saga!America’s Gladiators Are Back! That’s right: it’s time for some FOOTBALL! It’s time to celebrate the upcoming NFL season – a time when ANY team can be the Super Bowl c…

“IT: Chapter Two” Is Here! Time To Countdown 7 Great Stephen King Adaptations! “Carrie” Casting! “Shining” Secrets! Zihautanejo Directions!Pennywise Is Back! Horror fans will be in heaven this weekend, as “IT: Chapter II” will break box office records around the world! Reviews have been strong for the “IT: Chapter Tw…

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Is “Surprise” First Kelly Clarkson Guest! Here’s The True Story + Kelly’s “9 To 5” Music Video!Here Are The Clips Of “The Rock” AND “9 To 5”! Two advance clips are burning up social media this morning! First, here’s the story of how Dwayne Johnson ended up as Ke…

JK Rowling “Strikes” As Robert Galbraith! Wednesday’s Bookmobile Has “Undercover” Thriller Series From “Harry Potter” Writer!Meet Robert Galbraith! Wait, isn’t that Jk Rolling? Well, it is – and it’s Robert Galbraith as well! It’s rare for a best-selling Author to release books under a pseudonym, …

Lazy Bear! San Francisco’s Greatest Dinner Party! Communal Dining With Two Michelin Stars! Legendary Paul Masson Wine!Welcome To The Lazy Bear Kitchen! Talk about an “open kitchen” concept! This Two-Michelin Starred restaurant in San Francisco literally cooks right in front of you – and encourage…

Bite Into Labor Day 2019! Bacon Mac’n’Cheese Cones! Ramen Burgers! Laborious Food Mashups!It’s a “Bacon Macaroni ‘n’ Cheese” Labor Day Celebration! Talk about the perfect combination! Bacon and macaroni and cheese – served in a cone and ready to take …

Dance To The Beat Of This Great “B” Music! The Musical Alphabet Continues!Reblogged on WordPress.com

RIP Valerie Harper…”Rhoda” Was Part Of A Revolution For Women On TV…RIP Valerie harper… Sad new…one of television’s most empowered women has died. As Deadline.com reports: “Valerie Harper, the Emmy-winning sitcom star whose role as the somew…

Who’s Up For Some “Piranha Ramen?” “What The Friday” Bites Down On A Dish That Bites Back!Got 3000 yen? About $28? Then You Can Have Piranha Ramen! Got your attention? Of course I do! It’s another tasty “What The Friday!?!?!?!” Because you can get REAL Piranha Ramen &#…

The Infamous Fertility Gravesite In Paris! Pere Lachaise Cemetery Has An Eligible Bachelor!Paris Has A Very Famous Gravesite – Very “Hands On!” When I visited the Pere Lachiase Cemetery in Paris recently, I was caught off guard by one grave site…because it appears…

Wine Is Life! 8 Delicious Reasons To Counter A Report That Downplays The Health Benefits Of Vino! Hall & Oates Sing “IntraVino!”Wine Reduces Your Lifespan? Take It Back! My wife Alex forwarded me a study that says that one extra glass of wine every day will cut your lifespan by 30 minutes – for each one! Well, I decid…

KFC Goes “Beyond” Fried Chicken! Here Are Three Great New Meat Products That Are “Beyond Meat!”“Beyond” Fried Chicken At KFC! I’m a huge fan of “Beyond Meats”, the plant-based alternative to burgers and sausages…and now KFC is going to make a “Beyond…

“Lost In Translation!” Bill Murray’s “Cult Movie Monday” Heads To Tokyo With Scarlett Johanson!“Let’s never come here again because it would never be as much fun.” These words are spoken between Bill Murray and Scarlet Johansson – about the incredible city of Tokyo &#…

Music With An “M”! Tom Petty’s Side Band! The “Magical” Beatles! “Naked” Alanis! The Monkees And Jack Nicholson Too!Reblogged on WordPress.com

Paris Sacre Coeur Protest! My “Hitch Hiking” Adventure Has Riot Police + The Best Hitchcock Film He Never Made!Welcome To Paris! I was in Paris in May, and was excited to see the classic beauty of the city on display. I was also happy to see that renovation on Notre Dame was already underway, with aggressiv…

Peruvian-Style Roast Chicken with Tangy Green Sauce This cumin- and paprika-spiced number gets added punch from an addictively tangy green sauce and a crisp, bright avocado and cucumber salad. Spatchcocking—an easy and fun technique that involves removing the backbone to “flatten” the bird before cooking—makes for quick roasting and produces juicy results.

It’s Time For “Pumpkin Spice SPAM!” “What The Friday!?!?!?!” I’ve Got All The Pumpkin Spice Products Coming For Fall!It’s “Pumpkin Spice” Season, and that means only one thing: SPAM! “What The Friday!?!?!” Yes, it’s that day when we shakes our collective heads at the wackiest t…

Malibu’s Paradise Cove! A Cafe With PASTA Straws! Beach Boys Surfing Spot! World’s Most Exclusive Trailer Park!Welcome To Malibu’s Legendary Paradise Cove! Paradise indeed! This is a three part tale of a magical place: it’s the story of Malibu’s unique paradise getaway called Paradise Cove…

“Death Among Us!” Wednesday’s Bookmobile Rides An Anthology Murder Mystery Train!Ready For Some Mystery In Your Life? First off, what a terrific cover! It captures perfect the sense of mystery and dread that is printed inside! This great anthology delivers some terrific stories…

A Pacific Ocean Harbor Seal Sanctuary! Welcome To Goat Rock And The Arch! Spectacular Pacific Ocean Wildlife!Welcome To Goat Rock! Ever been to Goat Rock? Well, next time you are on California’s Sonoma Coast, head to the ocean for a bit of nature’s finest! As the sign says, this location inclu…

Time To “Get Shorty!” This “Cult Monday Monday” Heads To Hollywood With Chili Palmer!“Rough business, this movie business. I’m gonna have to go back to loan-sharking just to take a rest.” With those words, John Travolta gives one of his best performances as Chili …

An Iceberg Threatens A Remote Greenland Village! Another Story Of The Danger Of Climate Change!A Tiny Village Endangered By A Massive Iceberg! Regardless of how you feel about climate change / global warming, it’s NOT a political issue, it’s an environmental one and here is the l…

Bruce Springsteen Great New Album “Western Stars”! Regret! Longing! Redemption…Plus, Bruce “Busks” Copenhagen 1988!“Western Stars!” Bruce Springsteen Has Stories To Tell… There have been many different versions of Bruce Springsteen in this long career: the “Born To Run” explosion o…

“Six Shot” Saturday Heads To Venice! Gondolas! Bridge Of Sighs! Flooding!Gondola Traffic Jam! Well, we know that Venice is popular, and since there aren’t any streets for cars, this is the only way to get around! Of course, you can find some offbeat streets in Ven…

Jeff Goldblum Blog-A-Thon! His Best Moments From “The Big Chill”!Behold The Smooth, Scene-Stealing Wisdom Of Jeff Goldblum! Entertainment junkies know all about “the zen of Bill Murray” – or the “Dudeism” of Jeff Bridges…but H…

The “Quan” Of Jeff Goldblum! Statues, Books And A New TV Show! “Jeff Goldblum Day”! Hollywood’s Coolest Star!Behold The “Quan” Of Jeff Goldblum! Entertainment junkies know “the zen of Bill Murray” – or the “Dudeism” of Jeff Bridges…but Hollywood’s late…

“Mistakes Were Made!” Cult Actress Fiona Lewis Drives Wednesday’s Bookmobile From The Swinging 60’s To A Chateau In France!Celebrating Cult Movie Star Fiona Lewis! Here’s how watching a movie leads me to a great new book! I came across Actress Fiona Lewis when I watched the classic 70’s Vincent Price film &…

Sushi Crunch Wraps! Sushi Burgers! Sushi Hot Dogs Too! WAVE Bistro’s Incredible Sushi Mashups!Sushi Like You’ve Never Seen It Before! I love sushi – and I love food mashups…so, as you can imagine, I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS! WAVE Asian Bistro & Sushi in Mount Dora Florida h…

“Woodstock” At 50! “Cult Movie Monday” Has This “Flower Power” Pop Culture Phenomenon! Here’s What You Missed!“Three Days Of Peace And Music” That Changed Pop Culture Forever! It is the world’s most iconic music festival of all time: Woodstock – the 1969 concert that changed pop cul…

The Music Of “V” Is For Village People! Velvet Underground! Van Halen! The Eagles “Victim Of Love!”Reblogged on WordPress.com

“The Kelly Clarkson Show” Is Almost Here! Kelly’s Sneak Peek + Bloopers! Kelly’s New Talk Show Premiering 9.9.19!The Kelly Clarkson Show Is Almost Here! Sorry for being as excited as Kelly is, but the official launch of the new Kelly Clarkson daytime talk show is right around the corner – Monday, Septem…

Eat At The “Beverly Hills 90210” Peach Pit! “What The Friday” Eats With The Gang As “BH90210” Extends Its “Pop Up” Diner!Dig Into The “Beverly Hills 90210” Peach Pit! You remember the “Peach Pit” don’t you? It’s the fictional restaurant where the original “90210” cast h…

Will You Check In To This “Haunted Hotel?” The Black Monarch Offers Rooms – And Scares As Well!Welcome To this “Haunted Hotel!” Here’s a story for adventure seekers – a hotel that is “serial killer themed!” The Black Monarch Hotel Welcomes You – To D…

A Nicolas Cage Movie Six-Pack! I Watch Six NEW Nic Cage Films In A Single Day! Here’s How It Ended…Nicolas Cage Rules! Let me get that out of the way first and foremost: for decades now, Nicolas Cage has put himself out there for movie lovers to enjoy – and by that I mean he’s never …

Danger “Down Under!” Wednesday’s Bookmobile Follows Bill Bryson To The World’s Most Dangerous Continent!Time To Head “Down Under” With Bill Bryson! Time to take Wednesday’s Bookmobile “down under” to one of the most fascinating – and dangerous – countries on …

I Ate Amazing “Glow In The Dark” Ramen! A “Neon Noodle” Feast At Legendary Yamashiro Hollywood!It’s The World’s FIRST “Glow-In-The-Dark” Ramen Shop! Ready for a magical food adventure? Buckle up! My son told me about a new “pop up” restaurant experience ma…