There are a couple of events coming up next month in the L.A. area to mark the 50th anniversary of The Dick Van Dyke Show. The first one is on October 1 at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood and is being presented by the American Cinematheque. My pal Vince Waldron, author of the definitive — an adjective I use sparingly — book on that show, is involved with this one that will involve the presence of (at least) Carl Reiner, Dick Van Dyke and Rose Marie. They're going to show three episodes selected by Mr. Reiner and then have a Q-and-A…and really, how much more do you need to know than that?
Tickets have been selling briskly to Cinematheque members and the seats they haven't purchased have just (like an hour ago) gone on sale for the general public. I'll betcha they're sold out by this time tomorrow so if you want one, go order now. That's an unannounced link that you can't find on your own but it should work as long as tickets remain.
Vince will be there signing the new edition of his book, in which he actually manages to improve on a book that was darn near perfect. Even if you have the first version, you'll want this one. If he didn't do justice to my favorite TV series, I'd be maligning him and calling him rotten names now and terminating our friendship. Since I like Vince, I'm relieved that I can instead recommend that you order a copy. (Note: Amazon says it's in stock but I don't think it is yet. It will be very soon, though.)