Forever the “Commander”; Joanne Linville (1928-2021)…

You know her face. Long a mainstay of 1950s-1980s television, actress Joanne Linville passed away yesterday at age 93. She was one of those faces you’d recognize if you grew up plastered to the cathode ray tube, as so many of my generation were back in the day. While appearing on many mainstream TV series…

IMATS LA: I’m not makeup–er, making this up…

A few years ago back in 2014, my wife introduced me to a convention I’d never heard of, let alone attended; it was IMATS (International Makeup Artists Trade Show), Los Angeles (though it was actually held in Pasadena).   It was pretty much as advertised; cosmetics, beauty/glam makeups, special effects makeups, etc.   A place…