Archive - Jacob Bielecki's Substack

50 Years of Jaws

Jaws nearly destroyed Steven Spielberg's career before it began. 50 years and a dozen classics later, it still just might be his finest film.

Jun 20 •

Hank Bauer: Second to None

Hank Bauer won 7 World Series Championships with the New York Yankees from 1949-58, but his heroics while serving with the Marines in the Pacific…

Jun 6 •

May 2025

Jack Cole: The Sad Clown of Cartooning

Over 65 years after his death, Jack Cole's suicide at the height of his career still remains one of cartooning's greatest tragedies and mysteries.

May 16 •

Two Sides of the Moon: Keith Moon's Solo Album Disaster

Keith Moon's first and only solo album was going to be a mess no matter what. It could have been an entertaining mess. Instead, its flat out boring.

May 9 •

April 2025

The Heart of a Champion: The Story of the 94-95 Houston Rockets

With Head Coach Rudy Tomjanovich at the helm, Hakeem Olajuwon & the Houston Rockets climbed the mountaintop twice & revolutionized basketball in the…

Apr 25 •

Let’s Start a Riot!: The Story of Sports Chaos in the 1970s

During the 1970s fans were ready to riot at the drop of a hat

Apr 18 •

The Life and Times of Hack Wilson

Hack Wilson was 5'6, nearly 200 pounds and was the National League's first superstar slugger, but triumph quickly turned to tragedy.

Apr 11 •

The Rough and Tough Fighting Dogs

This is about two dogs who humanity bred to help us with jobs that were so dirty and unethical we wouldn’t even want human beings today to perform them…

Apr 4 •

February 2025

Published Work on Other Platforms

This is a list of my articles which have been published elsewhere.

Feb 28 •

January 2025

HE SHALL BE RELEASED: THE GARTH HUDSON TRIBUTE

The last surviving member of The Band died last week at the age of 87. Garth Hudson may have been the best musician in rock history and nobody realized…

Jan 29 •

December 2024

The Man They Call Max: The 45th Anniversary of Mad Max

In the late 1970s, aspiring director George Miller, and a 21-year-old actor named Mel Gibson went into the Outback to shoot a low budget action film…

Dec 4, 2024 •

August 2024

The White House Tapes: Exploring the Psychology of Richard Nixon

***This article uses direct quotations from the Richard Nixon White House Tapes.

Aug 8, 2024 •

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