“To Kill a Mockingbird” – A Classic Tale of Southern Discomfort

(Gregory Peck, Mary Badham photo from "To Kill a Mockingbird" courtesy: Universal Pictures)

This presentation, lasting a little more than an hour and including PowerPoint images and film clips, takes a look at the 1962 Southern classic that earned Gregory Peck his only Best Actor Academy Award.

Larry will talk about the Great Depression-era drama’s exceptional acting ensemble, including Robert Duvall in his debut big screen performance as “Boo” Radley, and Mary Badham, who drew a Best Supporting Oscar nomination at the age of 10 as Scout. 

There’s much to admire and investigate about a classic drama based on Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and adapted for the screen by beloved Texas author Horton Foote.

For availability and speaking fees, call 214-364-7364 or email [email protected]

If I'm lion, you dirty rats are dyin'

Must-have items on today's shopping list:  Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla ice cream (half gallon now only $8.99!), a big ol' bag of Halloween candy and mountain lion urine.

What, you're shocked?

Courtesy: wildlifecontrolsupplies.com

Me, too.  I can remember when a half gallon of Blue Bell was $2.99, or on sale for 3-for-$5.  That's at least a dollar less than what they're getting for a pint now.  If my math is right, there are four pints in a half gallon.  Shouldn't a pint be about $2.25?  Of course not.  That would make too much sense, and, apparently, way too little cents.

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What, that's not what shocked you?  Must be the Halloween candy.  The best bargain in town this week has to be leftover Halloween candy.  One of those giant gut-buster bags of bite-sized morsels such as BabyRuths, Whoppers, KitKats and Butterfingers, my personal favorite, are marked down to half-price now.  That means only 25 or 30 bucks a bag.