A Game of Tag Among Friends and ROW80 Check-In

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Barbara McDowell

“One, two, Freddy’s coming for you.  Three, four, better lock your door.  Five, six, grab your crucifix.  Seven, eight, gonna stay up late.  Nine, ten, never sleep again..” ~ rhyme from A Nightmare on Elm Street

The original Freddy Krueger is a classic.  Nice mix of horror with humor.  If you must watch a sequel, check out part 3, but don’t bother with any others or with the remake.

Since I’ve been tagged a few times to answer the different question lists, I’m including a blend of them below.  Shout out to Vikki, Hunter Emkay and Melissa Sugar who are some of my peeps from the 4th Writer’s Platform Campaign.  I’m also going to skew the rules and not formally tag anyone.  I open the door for any of you reading to play along if you have time and share the opportunity with your blog readers. Continue reading →

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Favorite Academy Award Winners for Best Original Song

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Barbara McDowell

Last night, we learned that “Man or Muppet” won the Oscar for Best Original Song.  Written by Bret McKenzie, it was featured in The Muppets movie.  There was some controversy this year on the category and rules process since only two songs were nominated (the other was “Real in Rio” from Rio) from a short list of 39 options.

Since I haven’t seen the muppet movie fun and am not familiar with either song, I’d rather share five of my favorite winning songs from my lifetime. Continue reading →

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