Working 9 to 5 (or 5 to 9), What a Way to Make a Living
I’m not on social media, but I hear things.
There’s a new trend among twentysomethings where they film their boring jobs. They capture every moment of their daily work life, from the commute to the office to the typing on their computer to the eating of their snacks.
In their defense, I will say that these people don’t seem to hate their jobs; they seem to like the fact that they have normal, secure employment (at least I hope they do). In this day and age of layoffs and job hopping, that’s not something to dismiss, though I still find it kind of odd that people are making videos showing what they do every day (and millions of strangers are watching them). I’m pressing the button for the elevator! I’m making my Keurig coffee! I’m waving to a coworker! But this is probably the inevitable next step in social media after people have taken photographs of what they’re eating for lunch and what they’re doing on vacation and posting it for all of their followers to see. (I’d like to know how the companies where these people work feel about their employees filming in the building.)
When I was young, we just called our boring jobs “jobs,” and I hope that these white-collar job influencers don’t think that they’re documenting anything other generations haven’t experienced before. We just didn’t think of filming it because who would possibly be interested? Besides, dragging a giant Sony video camera and a light into the office and setting them up would have been a bit cumbersome.
The Last Photos of Buddy Holly
Here’s something I had never seen before: the last photos ever taken of Buddy Holly and his band, at their last show at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. It was just hours before the plane carrying Holly and other musicians (including Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson) crashed.
You can see Waylon Jennings in the photos. He gave up his seat to Richardson because Richardson was sick and wanted to take the plane instead of the cold tour bus.
Norman Rockwell … Come on Down!
If I were to pick a TV show that I thought would be the last place for a Saturday Evening Post sighting, it would probably be The Price Is Right. But there actually was such a sighting last week!
The show has a game called Back to ’76. It started as Back to ’72, for the show’s 50th anniversary in 2022, and each year they change it (Back to ’73, Back to ’74, etc.). Host Drew Carey shows you three items that were products on the show in 1976, and announcer George Gray reads the exact same copy as Johnny Olson did back then. The contestant has to guess what the prices were in 1976. If they guess all three and aren’t off more than $50 total, they win the prize.
One of the items last week? The Saturday Evening Post All-American Cookbook!
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Hershey
Do you like biopics? Do you like Hershey’s chocolate? Well, have I got a movie for you.
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RIP Michael Tilson Thomas, Nedra Talley Ross, Wayne Moss, Mariclare Costello, Gerry Conway, Darrell Sheets, George Ariyoshi, and Ralph Gunderman
Michael Tilson Thomas was conductor of the San Francisco Symphony for 25 years. He died last week at the age of 81.
Nedra Talley Ross was the last surviving member of the 1960s girl group The Ronettes, known for such songs as “Be My Baby,” “Baby I Love You,” “Walking in the Rain,” and their version of “Sleigh Ride.” She died last week at the age of 80.
Wayne Moss was a veteran session musician and one of the guitarists who played on Roy Orbison’s “Oh, Pretty Woman.” He also played guitar on Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” and on hundreds of other songs by people like Patsy Cline, Bob Dylan, and Waylon Jennings. He died earlier this month at the age of 88.
Mariclare Costello played schoolteacher Rosemary on The Waltons and appeared in such films as Ordinary People, Indecent Proposal, and The Execution of Private Slovik. She died earlier this month at the age of 90.
Gerry Conway was a Marvel comics writer who created The Punisher, Ms. Marvel, and Man-Thing and also worked on major storylines for Spider-Man. He died Monday at the age of 73.
Darrell Sheets was one of the original cast members of Storage Wars. He died last week at the age of 67.
George Ariyoshi was the former governor of Hawaii and the first Asian-American governor. He died earlier this month at the age of 100.
Ralph Gunderman was a voice actor who had a regular role on The Late Show with David Letterman and was the announcer on Dateline for a decade. He died in March at the age of 77.
This Week in History
Los Angeles Riots (April 29, 1992)
The five days of violence and destruction were set off by not guilty verdicts in the trial of four police officers accused of beating Rodney King.
First Handprints at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre (April 30, 1927)
The first two stars to put their handprints in the cement were Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, who were co-owners of the venue.
This Week in Saturday Evening Post History: “Spring Storm Blowing In” by John Falter (April 26, 1952)
When I was a kid, my mom put clothes out to dry on the clothesline and we had to do this every once in a while.
Hershey’s Recipes
There are some people who don’t like Hershey’s chocolate. I call these people “crazy.”
Hershey’s is great! Here are seven recipes that use the chocolate and other Hershey’s products, all from the official Hershey site. Maybe you can make one of them and bring it into the theater when Hershey opens in November.
- Kitchen Sink Cookies
- Snickerdoodle Blossoms
- S’mores Skillet
- Hershey’s Buckeyes
- Any Hershey Bar Brownie
- Payday Apple Crumble
- A Classic Hershey’s Chocolate Martini
By the way I was kidding about bringing a dessert into the movie with you. Theaters hate that.
Next Week’s Holidays and Events
Kentucky Derby (May 2)
The 152nd race airs on NBC at 2:30 p.m. ET. Here’s a bonus recipe for Kentucky Derby Pie from Insanely Good.
Star Wars Day (May 4)
Here’s the Post’s Troy Brownfield on why the movie still matters.
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