My next film calendar goes to press in three days, which has had me working straight through the weekend with much yet to do. As of last night I still had the hope of typing out some words on something that might be of interest to TCM viewers, but my carpal tunnel started to flare up. Now it looks like it’s my turn to play Richard Harland Smith’s Get Out of Blogging Free Card. It beats trying to play RHS himself, as his inimitable style is a hard act to follow. It’s far easier to simply follow him home; his goatee and leather-jacket make him an easy mark. “(Raspy voice) Hey, Richard, I’m calling you from… INSIDE your house!” “What’s that?” “That was only scary before cell phones when everyone only had land-lines?” Pregnant pause. “Wait, if you had a land-line and I picked up the phone and dialed your number, wouldn’t I get a busy signal?” (Click.) “Hello?”