PIONEER CLUB: The honest Casino
The famed historic Pioneer Club lays it on the line in this 1948 gaming guide
September 2023
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That whistling sound…
NOCTURNAL NOISES I had a bit of a hard time sleeping last night… Had the radio on classical music to try to soothe the mental torment, but something about that violin concerto wasn’t quite right. It took probably 20 minutes of careful listening, occasionally holding my breath, being very still, to determine that the discordant…
I have AMAZON GUILT
I really miss going to the mall and various stores, but doggone it, say what you will about Amazon, but it is convenient! The bulk of our Christmas shopping goes in the Bezos’ swiss bank account. I wonder if my mom had “Sears guilt”. Us kids would circle items in the yearly “wish book”. and…
OH. Those Christmas cards.
When I was a kid, I sold Christmas cards door to door, from a sample catalog. They were beautiful cards, with all manner of sparkly crap and embossed gold or silver bits.
Ben-gay side effects
This article says if you put Ben-gay on your forehead and on the back of your neck, it will make your headache go away. Your head will stink, but you won’t have a headache anymore.
Model Rocket Mishap
WHEN I WAS a kid, I would get the Estes model rocket catalog, and of course I wanted to get into this hobby. I would try and try to get my dad and his wallet to join in.
Better Homes and ghettos? Sounds legit.
I forgot I had this magazine on order from a dude on ebay. Better homes and ghettos? Then I remembered, when I flipped it around; it was the SICK magazine that I ordered. As a longtime reader of Mad magazine, I was somewhat disappointed. The bit on the cover, where a guy wearing a “Sock…
These are the sounds of your life
This was one of those yard sales with dozens of boxes o’crap on tables in the yard, most with no price. They had I think grandma sitting in the carport taking payment. She had no idea what this little box was, pushed the “Yee Haw” button and cracked up. I lumped it in with all…
A mighty menagerie estate sale?
This old 1967 Grit magazine featured Mrs. Fred Erwin and her collection of souvenir dogs, over 1000 of them, taking up an entire wall in their suburban home.
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