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About to see the stage production of “The 39 Steps”...

About to see the stage production of “The 39 Steps” at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights. This is our first time here.

Netflix Picks Up 'The Little Prince' From Paramount

Netflix Picks Up 'The Little Prince' From Paramount: animationforce: If you’re like me (an American...

criterioncollection:Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in CHARADE...

criterioncollection:

Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in CHARADE (1963).

My favorite actor and actress in their only film together, Stanley Donen’s terrific“Charade.”

Saint books don’t turn up very often in used book stores,...

Saint books don’t turn up very often in used book stores, but I was fortunate to find a copy of “Follow the Saint” at @halfpricebooks in Schaumburg. This is one of the few titles I didn’t own in the 1980s and one I hadn’t read before. I’m enjoying it now. Leslie Charteris’ style hasn’t dated at all! #thesaint #lesliecharteris #books #mysteries #simontemplar #whatiamreading #paperback #bookstore (at Buehler YMCA)

One thing I have in common in with Brian Parker, the hero of my...

One thing I have in common in with Brian Parker, the hero of my YA spy thriller The Boy Who Knew Too Much: We both wear black Adidas Sambas. His are probably pretty beat up by the end of the book.

I’m rereading John Buchan’s classic spy novel...

I’m rereading John Buchan’s classic spy novel “The Thirty-Nine Steps” for a program at the Arlington Heights library tomorrow night. I doubt I’ll finish in time, but I’ve read it twice before

Dinner will be ready in five hours, 21 minutes. (at Palatine,...

Dinner will be ready in five hours, 21 minutes. (at Palatine, Illinois)

I enjoyed the Han Solo book well enough, so I read its Luke...

I enjoyed the Han Solo book well enough, so I read its Luke Skywalker companion. These are short books, barely longer than novellas, so they only take a day or two to read. They are episodes more than stories, but they fill in some details to what happened to these heroes after the first movie. There is also a Princess Leia book, but sadly the @palatinelibrary doesn’t carry it. Not at the moment at least. #StarWars #LukeSkywalker #theweaponofajedi #jasonfry #philnoto #whatiamreading #books (a...

Some evenings, you just feel nostalgic for percentile dice. (at...

Some evenings, you just feel nostalgic for percentile dice. (at Palatine, Illinois)