The Bricklayer’s Excuse- True story?
Fans of novelty music have all heard "The Bricklayer's Song", I have always thought of it as mere clever lyrics, so imagine my surprise...
Fans of novelty music have all heard "The Bricklayer's Song", I have always thought of it as mere clever lyrics, so imagine my surprise...
STURGEON GENERAL SAYS SMOKING IS FISHY! Imagine it’s March, 1957. You are relaxing after work, listening to a ball game on the radio, puffing a Chesterfield, and reading the paper.…
It’s 1946, the war is over, and Look magazine asks people what they want. to buy. Because apparently everyone has piles of cash now. They want a pony, a convertible,…
I don't blame Mopsy for taking the theater seat to recoup some of her money for seeing "New Play". That was a real stinker.
P.W. Berge of Reno, Nevada, was not a man to let a broken leg slow him down- he just took the door off of his car and fashioned a support…
Folks were flush with postwar cash in 1946, and they were asked what they would like to splurge on. This little girl wants a horse in the worst way, and…
Chuck saved his money and got an old Chevy. Not to be outdone, Jimmy Carpenter got a Cattle-ac.
I don’t know how old I was when the television introduced me to the “Green Giant” with his booming refrain, “HO HO HO! GREEN Giant!” It must have been before…
The paper says the Mickey Mouse Club is on at 5:30 on channel 9, and Yogi Bear on channel 13. It’s 1963, so no Tivo, no VCR. You stand there…
These “Ripple” shoes probably were fun and different to wear, and maybe changed a person’s gait in a positive way. Years later, say 1970 something, my sister had some oddly…