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A Brief History On December 30, 2024, we take a look back at the ones we lost this year, and instead of trying to amass a giant list of everyone and everything, we aim to keep this list limited to those of particular note, at least to us! Digging Deeper Former President Jimmy Carter, age 100, was a fine person who showed his true morals and values in the years since leaving the White House. Baseballer Rickey Henderson, age 65, Major League Baseball’s all-time base stealer, was probably the greatest lead off batter of all time. Richard Simmons, exercise and…

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A Brief History Christmas action-adventure comedy fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Red One on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Cinemark At Valley View and XD on 6001 Canal Rd. in Valley View, OH 44125!  For your chance to get a pass, please go to https://amazonscreenings.com/REDONEHH6.  Passes are first-come, first-serve.  The theater is overbooked slightly to ensure a full audience.  Therefore, seating is not guaranteed.  So, please arrive early!  Saving seats for other parties is prohibited. Digging Deeper After Santa Claus – Code Name: RED ONE – is kidnapped,…

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A Brief History On October 18, 2024, we trucked off to our local cinema to watch a re-release of a cult classic stop-motion animated film that has delighted adults and children since 1993.  This time around, the clarity and visual treat of RealD 3D made the movie even better. Digging Deeper Featuring the iconic music of Danny Elfman, the soundtrack complements the story line and action rather well.  Things move along quickly enough that the audience does not have time to drift off and the relatively short running time of 76 minutes goes by quickly. Voice acting is spot on…

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A Brief History On October 15, 1930, Herbert Dow, founder of Dow Chemical Company died.  A graduate of Cleveland’s Case School of Applied Science, the brilliant chemist and inventor turned his company into an international chemical powerhouse. Digging Deeper This iconic “American” scientist and businessman was born in Canada back in 1866.  Many other famous people considered “American” were also born in Canada, including: Senator Ted Cruz, actors Jim Carrey, Pamela Anderson, Michael J. Fox, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Eugene Levy, Phil Hartman, Martin Short, Eliot Page, Seth Rogan, Howie Mandel, Christopher Plummer, Ryan Gosling, Michael Cera, Donald Sutherland and…

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A Brief History Superhero fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Venom: The Last Dance on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Cinemark At Valley View and XD on 6001 Canal Rd. in Valley View, OH 44125!  For your chance to get a pass, please go to https://events.sonypictures.com/screenings/unsecured/main/screeningInfo.jsf?code=VENOMHH22.  Passes are first-come, first-serve.  The theater is overbooked slightly to ensure a full audience.  Therefore, seating is not guaranteed.  So, please arrive early!  Saving seats for other parties is prohibited. Digging Deeper In Venom: The Last Dance, Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of…

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