Category Archives: Passages

“I’d rather have fewer spectacular theaters than tons of cheap little multiplexes.” –Douglas Trumbull

Posted on February 18, 2022 by ksedinger

Filmmaker and special effects guru Douglas Trumbull died earlier this month. His body of work is not large, but its influence is gigantic. For filmgoers of a certain age and a certain disposition to genre–say, 50ish and inclined to fantasy and … Continue reading →

Posted in On Movies, Passages | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on “I’d rather have fewer spectacular theaters than tons of cheap little multiplexes.” –Douglas Trumbull

For Mr. Teachout

Posted on January 16, 2022 by ksedinger

I’ll take an earnest person over a hip person every day, because hip is short-term. Earnest is long-term. –Randy Pausch, “The Last Lecture” Terry Teachout died the other day, at the age of 65. Mr. Teachout was a critic, playwright, … Continue reading →

Posted in Passages | Tagged , | Comments Off on For Mr. Teachout

Tony and Patsy

Posted on January 15, 2022 by ksedinger

Two giants of my early eating and drinking life, Tony Marra and Patsy Collins, died in 2021. Patsy ran a bar. Tony ran a restaurant. Patsy’s bar was called The Burton Hotel, or The Burton for short. It’s located on … Continue reading →

Posted in On Buffalo and The 716, On Travels and Adventures, Passages | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Farewell, Paddy Moloney

Posted on October 15, 2021 by ksedinger

Paddy Moloney, the great front-man for the Celtic band The Chieftains, has died. He was 83. In my musical life, Paddy Moloney ranks very high. Very high. When I list musical figures who shaped my world and the way it … Continue reading →

Posted in music, Passages, Uncategorized | Tagged | 1 Comment