Category Archives: Other Stuff

Before They Were Stars: Patrick Stewart Discusses Playing Shakespeare in 1979

Posted on April 24, 2016 by robin

Two days ago, we did a Shouts From the Back Row podcast on the career of the one and only Patrick Stewart. In 1979, Stewart was developing a solid career as a stage actor in his native Britain, but was … Continue reading →

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Before They Were Stars: Gal Gadot Wins Miss Israel in 2004

Posted on April 5, 2016 by robin

The recent release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice marks the debut of Gal Gadot in the role of Wonder Woman. Before she got into acting, Gadot started off her career as a model in her native Israel and … Continue reading →

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Before They Were Stars (2-for-1 Special): Sting and The Ultimate Warrior as The Blade Runners

Posted on April 4, 2016 by robin

This past weekend, legendary wrestler Steve “Sting” Borden was inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame and officially announced his retirement during his speech. Also, former WWE wrestler Dave Bautista teased this weekend that he was going to … Continue reading →

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Before They Were Stars: The Undertaker Wrestles as “Texas Red” in 1987

Posted on April 3, 2016 by robin

WWE Wrestlemania 32 is taking place tonight and in case you haven’t followed wrestling in a long time, I should inform you that even though he just turned 51 years old, Mark Calaway, a.k.a. “The Undertaker”, is STILL going and … Continue reading →

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Before They Were Stars: Garry Shandling Performs Stand-Up on “Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert”

Posted on March 25, 2016 by robin

Legendary comedian Garry Shandling unexpectedly passed away yesterday at the age of 66. Shandling started out his career in the 1970s by writing scripts for such popular sitcoms as Sanford and Son and Welcome Back, Kotter before crossing over into … Continue reading →

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Before They Were Stars: Hulk Hogan Arm Wrestles Andre the Giant in 1979

Posted on March 23, 2016 by robin

Long before he was appearing in sex tapes and winning multi-million-dollar lawsuits against Gawker, Hulk Hogan spent the early stages of his career wrestling under the name Terry “Hulk” Boulder. In 1979, Hogan/Boulder was working for the Continental Wrestling Association … Continue reading →

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Before They Were Stars: Hillary Clinton is Interviewed in 1979

Posted on March 20, 2016 by robin

Last week, I posted a clip of a Donald Trump interview from 1980 in which he expressed zero desire to run for President of the United States. Well, here’s an interview clip from a year earlier of Trump’s biggest opponent … Continue reading →

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I feel you, Cookie Monster

Posted on March 19, 2016 by tk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCbWyYr82BM I have been where Cookie Monster is before, and I understand his pain and suffering. Waiting for freshly baked cookies is an exercise in patience.

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Before They Were Stars: Donald Trump Claims He Will Never Run for President

Posted on March 12, 2016 by robin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5VEjF1uhYo In 1980, Donald Trump was a 34-year old millionaire real estate mogul who was already a fairly well known public figure, but nowhere near the larger-than-life personality he would become. During this interview with Rona Barrett, Trump is asked … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with Transporters

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Gill

CGP Grey’s latest video thoroughly describes why I’m kinda terrified of transporters. Philosophical blah-dee-blah be damned – I don’t want to disappear in a flash of light and be replaced by a perfect clone of myself. Sure, you wouldn’t know … Continue reading →

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