Alec Baldwin played Lamont Cranston a.k.a. “The Shadow,” which also starred the late Jonathan Winters and Peter Boyle.

Nick Nolte and Julia Roberts starred as competing Chicago newspaper reporters in “I Love Trouble.”

The big hit of the summer, “Forrest Gump” filled the Showcase screens for months.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Arnold, not two of my favorite actors, were actually pretty good in “True Lies.”

Twenty years ago, “A Chorus Line” was in its 20th year. This summer it played at Theatre-by-the-Sea. They followed with the “other version” of “Phantom of the Opera.”

Connie Francis, Little Richard, Liza Minnelli, the Beach Boys and country singer Marty Stuart headlined at the Warwick Musical Theatre. Later that month Vince Gill, Chicago, Andrew Dice Clay and Regis and Kathie Lee performed.

Lanford Wilson’s “Fifth of July” was at Brown Summer Theatre.

There was a Star Trek convention at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet.

Monday nights were Boneless Prime Rib nights at The Old Grist Mill in Seekonk and Monterey in Warwick, both owned at the time by Ned Grace. A 12 oz. prime rib, baked potato, salad bar and beer or wine could be had for only $11.95.

A corned beef and pastrami sandwich at NYC’s famous Carnegie Deli was $9.50. It is now over $20.

Remember Shoney’s on Route 2 in Warwick?

Cranston’s children’s entertainer Julie Garnett performed every Sunday during the summer at Roger Williams Park Zoo.

Pendragon, still going strong on the Rhode Island circuit, played their great music at Blithewold Mansion in Bristol.