Category: Life

June is bustin’ out all over

I’m not really wise. But I can be cranky. American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter, Andy Griffith, was born on this day in 1926 (died 2012). I’m not really sure what Andy meant by that, but I like the sentiment. Sort of in a “Hey, you kids! Get off my lawn!” kind of way. Speaking …

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But, that’s not all

  “That’s all folks!” American voice actor, actor, radio comedian, recording artist, and the voice of many of our beloved Looney Tunes characters, Melvin Jerome “Mel” Blanc, was born on this day in 1908 (died 1989). As a child, I had no idea who Mel Blanc was. But he was welcomed into our home on …

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