I NEVER GOT TO MEET MOONDOGGIE!

September 4, 2024

My first idol as a teenager, James Darren, died yesterday at age 88. Who didn’t fall in love with Moondoggie when they watched the movie “Gidget” with Sandra Dee? I sent away for an autographed photo and got back a wallet size, pre-signed black and white photo of Jimmy. Little did I know that years […]

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Davy Jones is Happening Again!

May 19, 2024

From Happening in Hollywood by Groovy Duke Lewis, November 1971 See the lineup of young, good-looking, brown eyed, long-haired dudes being quizzed by a juve jury of visiting Norwegians. The MC says: “Will the real David Thomas Jones please stand up.” Up stands the outstanding TV and record star we know as Davy Jones who […]

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Standby for A New Elvis Movie

May 18, 2024

From Happening in Hollywood by Groovy Duke Lewis, December 1971 Standby for another Elvis movie–his 29th quickie FLICKIE since 1956–to be made at ghostlike MGM studios in cool December. This year’s Christmas album is one of the best he’s ever done, and he recently finished cutting a gospel album in Nashville for spring release. He’d […]

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Welcome to the Osmond Lane! By Ann Moses, 1980

May 7, 2024

For the 15th Anniversary of Tiger Beat, September 1980, Editor Sharon Lee asked me to update readers on my “neighbors” (one hour south of my new home in Sandy, Utah) the Osmonds: October ’68 was the dateline on Tiger Beat in which the Osmonds first appeared. Here’s the latest news on that world-famous family on […]

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Creedence Clearwater Revival: An 80 Buck Bummer Made Us Start Learning

May 6, 2024

Ann Moses, New Musical Express, 21 March 1970 THEY SAY that true love travels on a gravel road… that one cannot understand joy without having felt sorrow… that one does not know sweet until they have tasted bitter… Listen to John Fogerty’s ‘Lodi’ lyric and you know the members of Creedence Clearwater Revival believe in those […]

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The Chili Recipe for the Osmonds

March 6, 2024

In a recent post, a reader asked for the recipes for the chili and cornbread I made for the Osmonds at Donny’s 14th birthday party at my house. *Please note: the bay leaves should be removed before sderving! Here they are:

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Day and Night with the Osmonds!

March 6, 2024

From the Tiger Beat Archives, November 1970 Day and Night with the Osmonds Have you ever dreamed of spending a whole day and night with the Osmond Brothers? Well, here’s your chance! Just for YOU, Tiger Beat’s Editor Ann Moses traveled to Las Vegas to capture the excitement of the Osmond’s’ fantastic Caesar’s Palace stage […]

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Simon and Garfunkel: Lonely, Different and Way-Out! by Ann Moses

March 5, 2024

From the Tiger Beat Archives, September 1966 Editor’s note: Paul Simon retired from touring in 2021 after 50 years of unforgettable music. I found my interview with Paul and Art Garfunkel from 1966. I was struck by how so many things we take for grated today were so very different back then. . .like discussing […]

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Family Time in Texas

February 25, 2024

What a wild two weeks it’s been! First, my reunion with Donny Osmond in Las Vegas. Then, visiting my son Matt and my daughter-in-law, Tracy, with our son Mike joining us for a few days in the Houston area. Matt and Tracy moved to Katy, Texas last year and were so anxious to share some […]

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COME ALONG BACKSTAGE TO DONNY’S DRESSING ROOM

February 19, 2024

It was always something unique and uniquely exciting whenever I went backstage into an artist’s or idol’s dressing room. It really makes you feel special, even when it happened again and again. I was so surprised at the VIP when Donny said, “If you have time, could you come to my dressing room after the […]

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