The Christmas We Found Out Our Mom Was a Criminal
All families have secrets... but sometimes the reasons aren't what you expect. It's the latest Christmas story in Richard Andreoli's "Relative Insanity" series.
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How Rick Andreoli Became a Circus Performer
Performing in 2018 at Scot Nery's Boobie Trap. Photo by Richard Michael Johnson.
People often say to me, “Rick? How did you get into doing trapeze?” Well, it started with Robin, The Boy Wonder, and developed into one of the greatest joys in my life. Here’s the article that started it all.
Read MoreAUDIO: Science Fiction, Double FeatureMy Years at the Rocky Horror Picture Show
Tim Curry stars as Dr Frank-N-Furte, the sweet transvestite from Transsexual Transylvania in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
'We can't have anything nice!' - Mom, Chaos and Christmas
Holidays with family can drive people a little insane. They can also prove pretty enlightening. See what happens when Richard experiences both with his (somewhat) crazy Depression-era mother.
Read MoreThe Story Behind Those Photos
In 1932, Hollywood leading man Cary Grant met a handsome actor named Randolph Scott and a secret gay relationship began. The two men remained closeted, married women, and yet stayed together. Parts of their relationship were recounted in romantic images. Here are some of them, along with the tribute photos Rick Andreoli and Steve Thompson created for their wedding manniversary.
Read MoreThat Time Steve and I Appeared on HGTV's Urban Outsiders with Matt James
Back in 2005, Steve and I bought our first house in Echo Park, California, and it was the quintessential first home fixer-upper. By chance I went on the HGTV website and discovered our favorite British designer was doing a new series in the US, and so I submitted. Here's how we got on the show, and the actual episode.
Read MoreThe Night I Predicted My Father's Death... and Failed to Save Him
Though he doesn't have ESP, our author had a premonition that his father would die... and he did.
Read MoreAND THEN THEY CAME... College, Confusion, anda Case of Crabs
College. A time to escape your home life and finally become the man you were always meant to be! Unfortunately, for author Rick Andreoli, it also involved bad sex, catching an STD and realizing some harsh truths about life.
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