Category Archives: pop culture

My Bad Part One

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Ellen Ross

First a hearty congratulations to our Cubs! They now head to the National League Championship series starting this Saturday. It was very exciting around here two nights ago. And now back to the blog… Yes, Dear Readers, this is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Dating, pop culture | 25 Comments

Space Cadet

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Ellen Ross

First, I have to say that our team is coming back to Chicago from St. Louis having split the two games. Go Cubs! Okay, now back to the show. On Tuesday I saw Matt Damon as The Martian. OMG! … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, pop culture, Television | 14 Comments

Shall We Dance?

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Ellen Ross

Late Breaking Headline: Congrats to the Cubs! Onward! Do you remember when and how you learned to dance? Even though I have hazy recollections of teaching myself to jitterbug copying the kids on American Bandstand,***my formal training began at Avoca … Continue reading →

Posted in Avoca School, New Trier High School, pop culture, Television, The 60's, Winnetka | 24 Comments

Twice in a Blue Moon

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Ellen Ross

Hi, everybody! I’m back. Hope you all had a great two weeks. I was on a real whirlwind here. Out of town guests, parties, the Cubs/Pirates series and other fun extra-curricular activities made the time go by in a flash. … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, pop culture, Television, Theater | 14 Comments

Tardy

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Ellen Ross

Letter From Elba Announcement: Dear Readers, I am taking a short hiatus. The blog will return on Sunday, October 4. Have a great couple of weeks. I’m going to. Okay, back to our regularly-scheduled blog post. See that guy on … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago, pop culture, Theater, Uncategorized | 16 Comments

R.S.V.P.

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Ellen Ross

Yesterday, September sixteenth, was my daughter Natasha’s birthday. Thirty-seven years ago, she made her entrance and my life changed forever. All you parents know what I’m talking about. I- the most reluctant of would-be participants in the reproduction game- had … Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, pop culture | 10 Comments

Steamy

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Ellen Ross

Author’s Note: For many of my readers tonight marks the start of Rosh Hashanah. May the upcoming Jewish New Year bring you good health, peace and joy. Whew. The last week here in Chicago has been so sticky. And icky. … Continue reading →

Posted in pop culture, Spas | 14 Comments

Bragging Rights

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Ellen Ross

That’s my son Nick when he was fourteen and on the set of Married with Children. (The silicone-enhanced young lady on his arm was an actress who had appeared in the episode we had just watched taped.) I love this … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer games, Memoir, Nintendo, Nostalgia, pop culture | 25 Comments

Happy New Year!

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Ellen Ross

This post is dedicated to Ellen Kander and Judy Lynch. Almost sixty years ago, we were little girls who excitedly waited for the school bus on many a first day of school. Maybe it’s the inveterate student in me, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Avoca School, Memoir, New Trier High School, Nostalgia, pop culture | 18 Comments

High Fidelity

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Ellen Ross

This post is dedicated to my friend Rickey Freeman. Connoisseur of vinyl. Owner of 3500 albums…and counting. Have you seen the movie High Fidelity? In it, Rob Gordon- deftly played by John Cusack- is the owner of Championship Vinyl, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Music, New Orleans, pop culture, University of Wisconsin | 12 Comments