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The Fonz has Gone Bananas
I've written before that I was a "Dynamite" kid. No, I don't mean a great kid. I mean I read "Dynamite" magazine from Scholastic Publications. Initially, I would order them out of the monthly flyer...
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Coffee Breaks
A coffee break to me is when I'm at work and need to step away from my desk and walk to the kitchen where I generally discover the pot has been drained and I need to make a new one, return to my desk...
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Happy Homemaking through Subjugation
This guide to Happy Homemaking is clearly aimed at the lady of the house and probably dates from the late 1950's given the dead-ringer for June Cleaver on the cover. Brought to you by the editors of...
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High Flying
This "Mr. (if you please) Space" kite by Top Flite (purveyors of bad spelling for over 50 years) probably dates from the 1950's or early 60's.Unless that's a solar sail, in vacuum of space, this...
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What Was on TV June 10-16, 1978
While looking for a "Friday Flashback", I came across this TV Guide post from June 2014. It was from back when I only scanned certain pages and it was severely lacking in content. So, I decided this...
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I Want My MTV 1912
The 1912 Mt. Vernon, Illinois High School Band. Taken from an interior photo of the Jefferson County, Illinois "Facts & Folks" book published in 1978. This morning's find for seventy-five cents.
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What a Bunch of Yo-Yos
My life of crime has been well-documented on this blog here and here. Allow me to incriminate myself one more time.In the 3rd grade, my then girlfriend (yes, girlfriend. I started early) told me she...
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I'm No Chicken -- Okay... Yes I am...
I don't know why, but these posts lately all begin with an admission. For this one, it's that I was a chicken when I was a kid. Well, let me refine that a little. After all, I had no problem jumping...
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Magic Rock Envy
My sister always seemed to get all the cool stuff. Maybe it was just little brother jealousy, but I always envied the things she received for Christmas, birthdays, or "just because". She had a Pet...
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Wacky Puzzle
A couple Halloweens ago, I blogged about my memories of receiving Wacky Packages in my treat bucket one Halloween back in the 70's.I found this Jaymar Wacky Packages puzzle at an estate sale for $1 a...
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Houston, the Paper has Landed
Tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing and moonwalk. I thought I'd celebrate it with a couple copies of newspapers I've picked up from garage and estate sales over the...
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Prehistoric Road Trip
These slides were among a lot I picked up last year. They bring to mind the road trips of yesteryear when those odd roadside attractions could stop you in your tracks on your way to your destination --...
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What was on TV July 31st through August 6th, 1982
It's been a while since I've done a TV Guide post and I apologize in advance because this one is a little hum drum. I guess Summer programming had little to offer but repeats. The networks were...
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How Nancy Drew Me In
Never let it be said this isn't an EOB (Equal Opportunity Blog). I previously blogged about The Hardy Boys after picking up a few of their adventures a while back. Now it's time to give their female...
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What was on TV August 7th through 13th, 1982
Picking up the week after our last TV Guide post is this week in 1982's TV Guide featuring Carroll O'Connor and Denise Miller.With the success of the ABC's recent "Live in Front of a Studio Audience:...
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Back to School
It's back to school time once again. These days, kids go packed off literally packed. Even the youngest carry book bags nearly as big as themselves.When I was a kid, I was lucky to start off with a...
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Rule the School
With school back in session, it's a good time to review some common sense rules you can apply in your daily life, even if you're not in school. This ruler lays down the rules.Pee Wee didn't obey...
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We're Through the Looking Glass Here, People
This "Through the Looking Glass" pamphlet should have been subtitled "How to Fat-Shame Your Teenage Daughter". Look at her. SHE'S IN TEARS!!!!Look, "Fatty Patty", everyone's tired of your excuses....
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Tea for Totem
I jumped the gun  this past weekend expecting the annual Canterbury Place subdivision garage sale in Affton, Missouri to be in full swing. Normally, it's the first weekend after Labor Day, but as it...
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What was on TV September 18th through 24th, 1976 -- Fall Preview Edition
Hang onto your hats and get out your reading glasses. It's time for the Fall Preview issue of TV Guide. This time from September of 1976. I wasn't quite in my prime yet as a TV watcher at this time,...
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