http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ Writer and editor Ron Rollins has covered entertainment and the Dayton arts scene for more than a decade. Find things to do In a hurry? ActiveDayton.com's twice-a-week e-mail newsletter lets you know the top five things to do in the area twice a week. Sign up en-us rrollins@daytondailynews.com 2010-05-28T13:28:54-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2010/05/28/blues_wine_base.html Ahhh, Memorial Day weekend. Hope you’re grilling and sipping something pleasant over the next few days… — I ran into local bluesman extraordinaire Eric Jerardi last weekend at Fleurs et Vin, where he was working a food table in his... 17368401@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2010-05-28T13:28:54-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2010/05/21/dayton_circus_r.html While it’s true there was lots to do at the last Urban Nights event, I think it’s also true that there was only one place downtown that evening to see an anatomically correct plastic baby doll sitting in a beat-up... 17367924@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2010-05-21T15:18:10-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2010/05/02/horror_hacks.html Fun read from today’s Daily Beast, re: the endless, and usually dumb, remakes of old horror films. Are there any new ideas? One wonders.... 17337403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2010-05-02T10:01:06-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2010/04/30/mock_turtle_pre.html Those of you whose reading lives began the dark age before Everything Digital will recall, back in the dim recesses of your literary memories, those things called ‘zines. Remember? They were scrappy collections of creative writing and artwork that were... 17331603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2010-04-30T15:03:46-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2010/04/25/these_made_me_l.html NOTE: I am NOT endorsing a product here. I’m just saying, nearly all of these made me laugh. What you want on your chest, is entirely up to you. BTW, what is it with bacon?... 17289703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2010-04-25T21:22:05-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2010/04/23/automating_cens.html Not too hard to see this one coming, if you think about it… For my money, the funniest one was Hitler hearing Michael Jackson had died… Classssssssssssic. And a shame, to be taken down. I’d think it would make more... 17284703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2010-04-23T23:24:31-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2010/04/23/get_ready_to_ar.html Really, it’s a hunt-and-gather operation. All right, it’s more than that. It’s a terrific party, too, a great place to meet-greet-see-be seen, always a good thing. And more importantly, for those of us who want to stay in the know... 17280803@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2010-04-23T14:45:31-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2010/04/22/presidents_read.html Even Dubya! Who knew?... 17275603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2010-04-22T21:18:20-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2010/04/12/are_you_what_yo.html … And if you are, what does it say about you? Do you dress up? Do you dress down? Is there a difference anymore between one or the other? This nifty little essay from The Smart Set nudges the question... 17198503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2010-04-12T22:40:46-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2010/04/11/parsing_palin.html It’s from The New Republic, sure, but this essay doesn’t concern itself with Sarah Palin’s politics … rather, it’s a consideration of her much-discussed speaking style, breaking it down linguistically, comparing it to that of other public figures and looking... 17188303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2010-04-11T12:00:46-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2010/04/09/catchin_up_with.html Because I like him and hadn’t seen him in a while, I had breakfast with Jerry Gillotti this week. I learn a lot every time I sit for a while with Gillotti — about the music business, about the ups... 17181303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2010-04-09T14:00:27-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2010/04/08/no_more_malcolm.html I would say, “Rest in Peace,” but I think this guy would have none of that… Truly, the passing of some sort of era. Not sure what sort, but some sort. The Queen outlived him, by the way.... 17177903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2010-04-08T19:54:50-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2010/04/07/no_bob_for_beij.html Hmmm, this is interesting: The Chinese have decided they won’t let Bob Dylan play in the country, according to Variety. Several thoughts come to mind: How long has it been since anybody outside China considered Bob subversive? Good for Bob!... 17163203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2010-04-07T13:57:28-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2010/04/06/to_will_or_not.html Ah, the who-wrote-Shakespeare follies continue… This is long, but pretty interesting… Enjoy!... 17153403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2010-04-06T14:16:05-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/entries/2010/04/04/in_case_you_nee.html Check this out, Izod lovers… According to the Times, new version of “The Preppy Handbook” is coming… Yikes! But then, everything old is new again, usually in 20- to 30-year cycles. Off to buy some new loafers!... 17139403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/rollins/ 2010-04-04T09:52:39-05:00 rrollins@daytondailynews.com