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December 6, 2019

Here’s Something Cool – In A June Christy Kind Of Way

Jazz, music 1953, 1954, 1955, 1960, Blossom Dearie, Capitol, Christy, Ella Fitzgerald, jazz, Julie London, June, Kenton, music, Peggy Lee, Pete, Rosemary Clooney, Rugulo, Sarah Vaughan, Something Cool, Stan, Weep, Willow 7 Comments J P
November 29, 2019

The Tile

Life 1958, bathroom, ceramic, missing, National, oatmeal, retro, tile, vintage, Wall 20 Comments J P
November 22, 2019

On Leaves, Nuts And Squirrels

Humor, Life, Uncategorized autumn, bag, blower, car, Chew, chipmunk, compost, damage, destroy, eat, fall, Glad, Hefty, hood, insulation, lawn, leaf, leaves, mower, mulch, nest, nut, rake, ruin, squirrel, yard 19 Comments J P
November 15, 2019

Thanks-giv-A?

Humor, Life Chick-fil-a, chicken, cranberry, dinner, dressing, fried, holiday, nugget, pilgrim, potato, roast, stuffing, Thanksgiving, turkey 12 Comments J P
November 8, 2019

Claude Thornhill Plays Robbins’ Nest – Cool Jazz In Gestation

Jazz, music 1947, 1948, big band, Claude, Columbia, Evans, Gil, jazz, Konitz, Lee, music, Robbins' Nest, Robin's Nest, Snowfall, Thornhill 14 Comments J P
November 1, 2019

Slouching Into Pop Culture Obsolescence

Life Baby, Barney Fife, boomer, Burma Shave, Cal, Calvin, Clampet, Coming to take me away, Coolidge, culture, Dagmar, generation, Gilligan, ginger, Granny, greatest, Here Comes The Judge, Jed, Jethro, Mary Ann, milennial, millenial, millennial, Napoleon XIV, Pigmeat, pop, reference, silent 25 Comments J P
October 25, 2019

A New Toy – Why Is This A Thing?

Humor, Life boy, child, Claw, Combat, fresh, girl, Godzilla, improved, kid, Marx, Mattel, new, power, Shifters, toy 23 Comments J P

I was reading something over at the Curbside Classic site the other day and saw a post about a classic kids’ toy from the 1970’s.  It was a “Power Shifter Quick Change Machine” – a toy car that was a Chevy Blazer and a dragster all in one.  OK, perhaps “classic” is not the best…

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