When I was a kid, I was a huge fan of professional wrestling. While I conceded that matches were choreographed or even scripted, I hated it when people referred to wrestling as “fake” because you can’t pretend to be thrown off the top of a 15-foot tall cage onto a table. In the 1980s, Hulk […]
A week before I started my senior year of high school, pop culture felt a seismic shift – Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby” was released. It became the first hip hop song to top the Billboard charts and his album, ‘To the Extreme,’ became the fastest selling hip hop album of all time, spending sixteen […]
When I was a kid, I loved going to Madison for Badger games or for the State basketball tournament. I remember getting excited to see the giant Michelin Man outside a tire store. I can only assume his husky frame is attributable to trying all of the restaurants contained in his guide. In 1900, brothers […]
When I was a kid, I was a pretty picky eater. I liked peanut butter sandwiches, spaghetti and hamburgers – that was about it. So, whenever my family went out to eat, my parents invariably ended up going through the McDonald’s drive-thru to pick me up a burger. McDonald’s was, and still is, my go-to […]
Last year, my daughter and my nephew went to Summerfest to watch “Mr. Worldwide” Pitbull in concert. Born Armando Christian Pérez, Pitbull has sold over 25 million albums and over 100 million singles worldwide. He has over 15 billion views on YouTube and has won 35 Billboard Latin Music Awards. The kids loved the concert, […]
Mike Tyson took the boxing world by storm when he knocked out Hector Mercedes in his first professional fight in March of 1985. Kid Dynamite’s ferocity in the ring had not been seen before. Unfortunately, Tyson was ferocious outside the ring as well. In 1988, Robin Givens cited spousal abuse when she filed for divorce […]
When I was a kid, I remember watching commercials featuring Anita Bryant touting Florida orange juice, who told consumers that OJ “wasn’t just for breakfast anymore.” Known as ‘The Sunshine-Tree Girl,’ Bryant was the spokesperson for Florida Citrus from 1968 to 1980 and appeared in 86 TV ads. Her campaign was so successful that when […]
APPLETON, Wis. [Jan. 18, 2023] – McCarty Law LLP, a top law firm in Northeast Wisconsin, has named Katherine (Katie) Canadeo as a partner of the firm. Canadeo is a family law attorney, practicing since 2006, and primarily focused on matters such as initiating or responding to petitions for divorce, legal separation, guardianships, adoptions, family support and child […]
When I was a kid, my parents liked listening to Dean Martin. Dino had a beautiful, laid-back voice and sang numerous classics. He also had impeccable comedic timing, which is why he hosted his own variety show on NBC from 1965 to 1974. As the ratings for his show started to decline, NBC retooled it […]
The “Clear Craze” was an odd marketing fad from the 1990s. Apparently, transparency equaled purity. Colored toilet paper ended and was just sold in white. Deodorants and shaving cream came in clear gel. Even electronics, like the Apple iMac and the Nintendo Game Boy, came in clear, plastic cases so you could see the components […]