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The Coffee Pot Roanoke, Virginia

The Coffee Pot Roanoke, Virginia

Amid the many businesses located on the busy Brambleton Avenue area of Roanoke, Virginia, one seems to stand out. With its bright red windowed percolator sitting atop the rustic log cabin design, The Coffee Pot Roadhouse just might cause a newcomer to do a double-take. There’s no mistaking, The Coffee Pot certainly does have both a unique look and feel all its own. It was a late October evening, when I was invited to join parapsychology professor Deborah Carvelli during…

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On The Set Of Medic ZerØ: The Matt Oyler Interview

On The Set Of Medic ZerØ: The Matt Oyler Interview

Ah, the movies. We gotta love ‘em.  A haven where we can escape with a buttery bag of popcorn and a fizzy fountain drink. Where we can sit back and relax in a comfy chair and as the lights dim, be transported far away from our own life’s woes and into another realm: The world of cinema. Where we allow ourselves to be captivated by the audio and visual distractions of a story teller’s imagination, amplified and larger than life,…

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Santa Claus: The Interview

Santa Claus: The Interview

The Man. The Myth. The Legend. Aside from the birthday boy Jesus Himself, he’s the white bearded image that represents the picture of Christmas as we all know it. Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle, Father Christmas, Pere Noel (Belgium and France), Weihnachtsmann (“Christmas man,” Germany), Kanakaloka (Hawaii), Hoteiosho (Japan), Ded Moroz (“Grandfather Frost,” Russia), as well as the many other names he’s known by, children around the world look forward all year long to his December 24th visits! During a recent…

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Being “Ralphie”

Being “Ralphie”

With December approaching, our family has already started one of our favorite traditions, and that’s watching our collection of Christmas movies! Ranking in our top two favs, is “A Christmas Story,” the hilarious movie adaptation of Jean Shepherd’s anecdotes from his books, “In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash” and “Wanda Hickey’s Night of Golden Memories.” Yea, nothing quite rings in the holidays like the phrase “Oh, Fudge” (and I don’t mean the kind Aunt Edna makes), the barking…

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