The Oscar nominations for 2020 are out.

Happy Pi Day (3.14…..)

Daylight Saving Time starts tonight in the US except in Arizona and Hawaii.  There’s talk of making it permanent.

As you’ll note at the end, this was produced by the Mormons, which explains why they bleeped out “jackass.” Well, it was 1984…

The Swan

The swan can swim while sitting down.
For pure conceit he takes the crown.
He looks in the mirror over and over,
And claims to have never heard of Pavlova.

– Ogden Nash

Glenn Miller — born on March 1, 1904.

The Valdez Theatre Conference in June is on.  And I’m going.

I’ve been bingeing on “The Orville,” which is a Seth McFarlane homage to “Star Trek” with a bit or hipster fun and parody (vide “Galaxy Quest”) thrown in.  It ran two seasons on Fox TV and is slated to return on Hulu later this year.  It started off kinda goofy but matured in the second season but still with some fun stuff.  The score pays tribute to the soaring themes by Alexander Courage, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, and even some John Williams.  The main theme is by Bruce Broughton, with additional music by Joel Neely and others.