Files

July 11, 2024

The Rockford Historical Files (DOG EAR)

ack in my college days in the early, early eighties, a roommate of mine could often be found in the living room, watching a late night rerun of The Rockford Files. It had only just been cancelled and he was a fan. For those who don’t know what this is, it was a series from 1974 to 1980. The story centers on Jim Rockford (played laconically by James Garner), an LA private investigator who lives in a rusted trailer sitting in beach-side public parking. He gets in all sorts of jams, uses charisma to sometimes get out of them, and […]
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August 29, 2024

Stacks (DOG EAR)

eird little story for your blogging pleasure. Of course, I love to read (no shit, right?) And since I just had a week’s vacation, I’ve been plowing through books. My review stack is about six deep right now. Funniest thing, though. I’ve been watching James Garner in The Rockford Files. Great show that echos the old Private Eye Noir of the past. I’ve never really watched it but lived in the time (1974) and the place (LA) so it’s all there for me. Curious about the main star, I picked up a book, The Garner Files, Garner’s autobiography. Enjoyed it. […]
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September 29, 2024

The Garner Files (Review)

‘m a little late to the party here. The Rockford Files played while I was in junior high and college, and that was D&D night so I never caught them. I do know that in my final year at Va Tech, my roomate watched these things and curious, I watched over his shoulder. I still carried an interest in this show for, what, forty years? Thus, in retirement, I took time to watch the series on Roku (which shows dedication, since it runs with lousy commercials that are no longer fun to dissect the tenth time around). Anyway, Garner plays […]
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