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Midnight At The Oasis by Maria Muldar

I remember when the song came out in 1973, the lyrics were quite controversial. I was fifteen at the time…

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He Should Be As Famous As Edison

Most of the things you use today Nick Holonyak Jr. had a hand in it. We all know Thomas Edison…

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Posted in 1950's

Easter Kodak Moments

Kodak, the memory keeper. Birthdays, weddings, Easter, you name it Kodak preserved our memories. I don’t miss waiting a week…

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Posted in 1940's

The Boy With The Green Hair Movie Poster

The Boy With The Green Hair was a fantasy-drama film release in 1948. Today it might be considered a reality…

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Robot Truth

Ain’t that the truth!! Who thought robots would be calling you about your car’s extended warrantee or better credit card…

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Kodak Instant Camera Commercial

In 1976 Kodak introduced their instant camera that turned out to violate a number of Polaroid patents. A lawsuit was…

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Alfalfa Shot To Death Over $50

Carl Dean Switzer also know as Alfalfa in the series Our Gang was one of the earlier actors who were…

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Posted in 1970's 1980's

Classical Music Commercial

If you grew up in the 70’s and 80’s you probably have all these songs committed to memory. The 120…

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Posted in 1970's 2000's

True Story of Dan Fogelberg’s “Same Old Lang Syne”

One of my “fondest” songs to end the year with is Same Old Lang Syne by Dan Fogelberg released in…

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Vavoom From Felix The Cat

I was in a restaurant with my wife celebrating our anniversary and there was a table with kids. All were…