Gill Man & More

RIP Ricoh Browning, 93, who played the Gill Man in the underwater scenes of Universal’s Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Revenge of the Creature (1955) and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956). A native of Florida, he was involved in TV’s Sea Hunt, The Aquanauts and Flipper, the latter of which he created, wrote scripts for and directed. He also directed 14 episodes of Gentle Ben, and the underwater sequences of 007 epics Thunderball (1965) and its remake Never Say Never Again (1983). Well done, sir. Thanks you.

Amusing headline from nypost.com: “Biden says he cut national debt by $1.7T — when he actually increased it by $3.84T.” The new math.

In a field of nine candidates, incumbent Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot received only 17% of the vote, ending her reign. Crime has been rampant on her watch. And now she is playing the race and gender cards.

Another gem from the Staten Island goombah:

March got off to a good start for the floating book shop. My thanks to the kind folks who donated, swapped and bought. Here’s what sold: Hannibal by Thomas Harris, Magic Hour by Kristen Hannah; Flying Angels by Danielle Steele; Once Were Brothers by Ronald H. Balson; Making Sense of People: Decoding the Mysteries of Personality by Samuel Barondes; Personality: What makes you the way you are by Daniel Nettle; a paperback in Russian; and this:

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