Heather QuinlanThis Six-Year-Old vs Wall $treet WeekIn the days when a house only one TV, there was room for only one show at 4pm. And it wasn’t “Little House on the Prairie.”Oct 30, 2023Oct 30, 2023
Heather QuinlanOver Thirty Years Later and I Still Love Mike PattonI had crushes all the time. My first was John Travolta/Danny Zuko in Grease. I made my dad take me to see it twice. When Olivia…Sep 17, 20231Sep 17, 20231
Heather QuinlanThe Watcher in the Woods (1980)Disney’s First Stab at Horror Left Children Roaring with LaughterApr 4, 2023Apr 4, 2023
Heather QuinlanHeavy Metal Genealogy: Gary Holt Is Also Lord RathmoreThe metal mega-superstars of the post-Maiden era had their own personas. (I’m not writing personae.) Metallica was the big brother, Anthrax…Mar 19, 20231Mar 19, 20231
Heather QuinlanHeavy Metal Genealogy: Zakk Wylde’s Family Story Is Wild (& also heartbreaking)For this edition of Heavy Metal Genealogy I chose Zakk Wylde because he played guitar for Ozzy and is from New Jersey and what other…Feb 6, 2023Feb 6, 2023
Heather QuinlanDeath of a CemeteryHow an African-American Burial Ground in New York Became a Strip MallAug 31, 20221Aug 31, 20221
Heather QuinlanHeavy Metal Genealogy: Mike Patton Part 2 — Mistakes Were MadePreviously on Heavy Metal Genealogy, I announced to the world that Mike Patton was Finnish. This announcement was even used to throw egg…Jun 12, 2022Jun 12, 2022
Heather QuinlanPietàMy grandmother had a Pietà in her bookcase shelf, the Madonna holding the body of her broken child. It probably cost very little, yet…May 4, 2022May 4, 2022
Heather QuinlanThe Heather on the Hill — Hibernia Cemetery(Yes that’s Scottish but there was a cemetery. And a Heather!)May 3, 2022May 3, 2022
Heather QuinlanHeavy Metal Genealogy: Tawny Kitaen — From Uzbekistan to StardomMay 9, 2021May 9, 2021