Steve Nicewanger’s Story Archive

When the Oscar Sings

This column first appeared in Feb. 2014 What do the songs “Let the River Run,” “Things Have Changed,” “ It’s Hard Out There for a Pimp,” “Last Dance,” “It Might as Well be Spring, and “It Goes Like It Goes” all have in common? Well, friends and neighbors, they all … Read More

Nostalgia TV – Everything Old is New Again

First Published 3/29/13 The article you are about to read is true, only the facts have been dramatized to protect the innocent . . . and make it more readable. I watched Robert Redford as the Angel of Death the other night. He was 26 years old. About two weeks … Read More

“The Greatest Gift” became “It’s a Wonderful Life”

First published 11/26/11 This is the time of year that the holiday classic film It’s a Wonderful Life starts appearing on television. It’s a Christmas tradition and the story of George Bailey realizing his true value as a human being has resonated with viewers since it’s release in 1946. We … Read More

A Role I Was Born to Play

First published Nov. 24, 2017 I have a Facebook buddy named Gay Lyons. Gay and I go way back. We went to kindergarten together and continued through grade school, junior high and high school at Arlington. After graduation I lost track of Gay for a very long time, but through … Read More

Samhain or Halloween

This was first published 10/27/17 October 31 is All Hallow’s Eve, the day before November 1 which is All Saints Day, a very sacred day in the tradition of the Catholic Church. So where did Halloween come from? About 3,500 B.C., the Celts, Gauls and other Germanic tribes of Northern … Read More