Tag Archives: Ocala

November 17, 2011

The 1980’s: A Decade at the Movies – Part 2

August of 1984 brought two important events for my main movie man John Hickey and me. We both started college at Central Florida Community College in Ocala and a movie Mecca opened up just a few miles down the street ...

November 11, 2011

The 1980’s: A Decade at the Movies – Part 1

 For anyone who missed my article on growing up going to the movies in the 1970’s, I highly recommend you take a few minutes to review it prior to reading this one so that you will be familiar with the ...

September 11, 2006

The True Story of The Royal Guardsmen

In 1966, six young men, most still in high school, from Ocala, Florida formed a rock and roll group with the goal of providing exacting versions of current hits in a live setting. They met with moderate success in a ...