al jolson – VoVatia (original) (raw)

Catching Up with Constance (and Others)

Not counting the one on The Lost Tales of Oz, how long has it been since I’ve done a book review post? I checked, and it looks like it’s been about a month. And on Goodreads, I’m still listed as … Continue reading →

Posted in A. Lee Martinez, Authors, Book Reviews, Brentford Trilogy, Greek Mythology, Humor, incryptid, Monsters, Mythology, Relationships, Robert Rankin, seanan mcguire | Tagged al capone, al jolson, aleister crowley, alex price, barry the time sprout, constance verity, constance verity saves the world, cryptozoology, fairies, giants, gorgons, griffins, half-off ragnarok, jim pooley, john omally, melissa grey, prince albert, queen victoria, the abominable showman, the girl at midnight, the last adventure of constance verity, the lord of the ring roads, the witches of chiswick, vegetable lamb of tartary |

I Have No Son!

While that statement is, in fact, literally true, I’m actually referring to the movie The Jazz Singer. I recently watched the 1927 original with Al Jolson and the 1980 remake with Neil Diamond back-to-back. Even if you haven’t watched either … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Judaism, Prejudice, Religion, Television, The Simpsons, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged al jolson, blackface, neil diamond, rabbi hyman krustofsky, the jazz singer |