Yes, The Three Stooges are an acquired taste for some. But not for ME. One of my proudest moments as a staff reporter on the San Diego Union was when I convinced my editors to let me go to Hollywood to cover the historic moment when The Three Stooges (years after many of their deaths) finally got their long-sought star on Hollywood Boulevard. But how did trio begin? This You Tube clip tells you how. Info on Stooges books is here. Info on Stooges DVDs is here.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.