John Mariani The Virtual Gourmet: NYC Steakhouses & BENJAMIN’s

NYC can still claim a large number of truly great steakhouses…even though times have changed as Food & Travel writer, John Mariani, testifies. He describes how the supply of top beef has changed over the years and compares the quality of NY steaks to those of other countries–as well as mentioning many of the classic … Read more

Manny Pacheco’s Forgotten Hollywood: The Brilliant and Tragic Orson Welles

Hollywood Historian, Manny Pacheco, talks in detail about the meteoric rise of Orson Welles and about this tragic career. It’s the stuff of Hollywood Legends …and it’s all real! For more on Manny Pacheco go to www.ForgottenHollywood.com And listen to his podcast with over 90 episodes on Spotify Visit our website www.CelebratingAct2.com Celebrating Act 2™ … Read more

Bill Jordan’s Practice #3- the Golden Rule – MORE than you think!

Think you know the “Golden Rule”? Well, you’ll be surprised at how Bill Jordan elaborates on it’s true meaning…. For Bill, it’s one of his 15 Practices on living a better life helping him to grow older and enjoy every minute! For more on Bill Jordan and Embrace The Boom go to www.BillJordanEmbraceTheBoom.com Also be … Read more

John Mariani The Virtual Gourmet: Why Recommending Restaurants is FUTILE!

A professional Food & Travel writer often gets asked for recommendations. But John Mariani, publisher of the Virtual Gourmet newsletter has found it a NO-WIN Situation! You’ll appreciate his frustration as he sounds-off about the futility of trying to help friends with finding something to their liking…and you might ask if you see yourself as … Read more

Manny Pacheco’s Forgotten Hollywood: John & Art’s Fav Films!

Welcome your new HOST Manny Pacheco, as he turns the tables to interview John & Art of Celebrating act 2. You’ll find they have eclectic tastes in movies but nothing Manny hasn’t heard before. It’s a different approach to Manny’s favorite topic:MOVIES For more on Manny Pacheco go to www.ForgottenHollywood.com And listen to his podcast … Read more

Dr. Liz MD: Measuring Age

Do you consider yourself old? Just How old? Are you measuring in years or by how old you FEEL? In this video Dr Liz explains the different ways we can measure our age–and why we should be looking at factors other than Chronological age! Consider you LIFE span vs your HEALTH Span! Watch and find … Read more

Bill Jordan: Whatever Happened to Sandlot Baseball?

Bill Jordan, creator of the EMBRACE THE BOOM Movement, to live your life and forget your age, joins his friends Art and John of Celebrating Act 2 to wonder aloud about the unorganized sports of our childhood–including ‘sandlot’ baseball! Are today’s kids uber-organized? Did we have more fun? What do you think? For more on … Read more

John Mariani The Virtual Gourmet: Update on the World of FINE DINING

Has high-end Fine Dining survived the restrictions of COVID in the last few years? Noted food & travel writer, John Mariani, discusses life, food, and fine dining in our post-Covid world. A good overview of what you can expect from the best of the restaurant business. For more on John Mariani go to www.JohnMariani.com And … Read more

How I Beat Prostate Cancer with Holistic Options

John and Art of Celebrating Act 2 interview their friend Walter Davis about his unique way of dealing with the diagnosis of Prostate Cancer. He takes them through his initial shock and various stages of conventional medicine he learned about before he made the choice to find a better way. His journey is instructive for … Read more