Thursday, January 10, 2013
Boston TV icon hosted a children's show in the 1950s-1970s. Do you have any photos from back in the day?
Rex Trailer, a Boston TV icon who had been recovering from pneumonia recently, has died. Trailer hosted “Boomtown,” a children’s show with a Western theme on WBZ-TV from 1956-1974. How did a Western cowboy make his mark in Boston? According to Wikipedia, his corporate overlords gave him a choice of Cleveland or Boston. But he's remembered for more than his cowboy get-up.The Boston Globe wrote in an editorial last year: Kids adored Trailer’s rodeo tricks. But mostly they adored him for his consistent kindness and competence. He also inspired a local cowpunk band to name itself "Tex Railer's Doomtown." Trailer was 84. A funeral is being planned, but no date has been set yet, according to his website. Meantime, what are your memories of Rex…
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Wakefield resident Chuck Sillari will join Wilmington's Paul Malvone and Sebastian Fricia to represent the Boston Burger Company on the Food Network show.
Making burgers isn’t the only talent Paul Malvone, Sebastian Fricia and Chuck Sillari have. They’re also pretty good at reaching high expectations. When the trio of locals, Malvone and Fricia are from Wilmington and Sillari is from Wakefield, opened Boston Burger Company in Somerville three years ago, they set a pair of goals. The trio wanted to be featured on New England culinary television program “Phantom Gourmet” within a year, and they wanted to be on Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” within five years. It took the restaurant owners just months to achieve their first goal. And by this fall, the group will be able to say they achieved their second goal as well. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives host Guy Fieri and his television …
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
This week, the esteemed moms from Mom's Talk take on the question of television and movie viewing. We're not talking about screen time, we're talking about content. How do you decide what's OK to watch and what's not?
Tasha Schlake Festel Of all of the punishments doled out in my house, one you will never hear is revocation of television privileges. I mean, really. Who does that punish? That’s right: me, far more than the children. I’m pretty sure I could not make it through the day without my children “vegging out” in front of the boob tube. The television is my friend, but we have a tumultuous relationship. While I need it as a parenting tool like I need to exercise, breathe, eat salami and drink tequila to live, I also hate it and the things it has taught my children. When I was able to limit their viewing to PBS Kids Sprout and the mindless and inane little-kid-appropriate shows like The Wiggles, Fireman Sam and Bob the Builder, it really was a win-…
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Readers asked us our thoughts on television and computer time in our children's bedrooms.
Holly DeSouza My daughter is an only child. As much as I would love to have the time to occupy her 24/7, it is not feasible. Although there are days I feel I am more of a social director for the under 4’ tall crowd, I do have other responsibilities outside of playing Barbies or dress up or veterinarian to a group of constantly sick and quickly recovering stuffed animals. Because there is no one else actually breathing who is here during the days to play with her, Lexi sometimes gets bored and lonely. And, because I am not going to have another baby simply to give my daughter a constant play date, I need to give her something to occupy her and keep her engaged in the times I can’t be. Yes, I am one of “those” mothers who uses the television…
Kathleen Malloy
3:04 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
I'm a commercial hair and makeup artist and about 15 years ago I was teaching a makeup class at an acting school to a bunch of teenagers. It was a weekend workshop so the kids had back to back classes scheduled on various subjects. As I packed my stuff to leave the teacher for the next class walked in and I couldn’t believe it was Rex Trailer! I spent so many happy hours watching Boomtown when I … more ›