Lost in space, the salvation of classic TV online
Deer In Headlines By Gery L. Deer I’ve written in the past about the lack of creativity coming out of Hollywood these days and it seems increasingly worse. Reality television flows through the airways...
View ArticleAnnette made it cool to be good.
Deer In Headlines By Gery L. Deer Frankie Avalon & Annette Funicello (1960s) In 1955, Walt Disney personally selected, 12-year-old, Annette Funicello to become one of the first “Mouseketeers” on...
View ArticleMoney cannot buy eternal salvation
Deer In Headlines By Gery L. Deer Have you ever turned on the TV early on a weekend morning and heard something like this, “Friends, dig deep for those green rockets of salvation. Help us to lead the...
View ArticleDaredevil Performances: Is the spectacle worth the risk?
Danger as a spectacle has long been a past time of human culture. Death-defying stunts have graced stages of theatres and circus tents for centuries. Never has there been a more awe-inspiring sight,...
View ArticleThose thrilling days of yesteryear
The Lone Ranger first debuted in 1933 from the studios of WXYZ radio in Detroit, Michigan. Created by station owner George W. Trendle and writer Fran Striker, the character is said to have been based...
View ArticleJamestown business celebrates 15 years with televised ribbon cutting
Deer In Headlines author and Living Dayton business contributor, Gery L. Deer in the “Stafford Jewelers Diamond Room” at WDTN. DAYTON, OH – On Thursday, September 5th, GLD Enterprises Commercial...
View ArticleLIVE! With Michael and Kelly announces Gery L. Deer as guest host.
New York, NY – April 1, 2014 – Producers of the hit daytime television program, Live! With Michael and Kelly, announce the newest guest host. Writer, entrepreneur Gery L. Deer will join the list of...
View ArticleCause and effect of drug advertisements
According to a 2008 study by the peer-reviewed medical journal, PLOS Medicine, pharmaceutical companies spend nearly twice as much on marketing than research. In a review of the study, the consumer...
View ArticleCelebrating the paramedic and EMS
When was the last time you felt the urge to run into a burning building? What about cutting your way into a mangled car to extract an injured child after a wreck? It takes a particularly kind of person...
View ArticleZombies, the lamest monsters
Halloween is upon us and, once again, zombie-mania continues to reign supreme. From so-called, community “Zombie Walk” events to AMC’s season premier of the “Walking Dead” boasting the highest-rated...
View ArticleRemembering “Spock,” actor Leonard Nimoy
In 1982, fans of the science fiction franchise, “Star Trek,” more commonly referred to as “Trekkies,” or the more accepted, “Trekkors,” took a kidney punch when Leonard Nimoy’s character of Mr. Spock...
View ArticleLearning from McHenry’s vicious rant
Have you ever had a really bad day? I mean one of those days when the slightest thing will set you off and you bite someone’s head off for no particular reason? Having a rough day can cause anyone to...
View ArticleHogan’s hero: author celebrates life of slain actor
Deer In Headlines By Gery L. Deer In 1978 “Hogan’s Heroes” star, Bob Crane, was murdered in his Arizona hotel room. The scandalous details of his death have been the subject of speculation and...
View ArticleSharing Your Labor of Love, To Boldly Go
Deer In Headlines By Gery L. Deer I recently returned from a trip to Ticonderoga, New York where I visited one of the most unlikely attractions for an area rich in American revolutionary history....
View ArticleMourning the King of Comedy.
Deer In Headlines By Gery L. Deer The world lost a veritable comic genius this week as we mourn the passing of Jerry Lewis. From his early beginnings as a stage comic, to the magical fundraising power...
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