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Adults Only on Subscription TV

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I know it might be hard for you young kids to remember, or even you young adults, but back in the day we did not have cable TV. Television was actually broadcast from the big cities, across the air, to a huge hunk of medal on the roof of your home. Wire connected the medal, [...]

Peter Lorre Was The Man

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I used my DVR last night to record “Arsenic and Old Lace”. In the morning I decided to transfer this wonderful film onto DVD. While watching, I began to think about how much I loved watching Peter Lorre. He was the man. So, for something different, I linked up to a few YouTube clips [...]

Pinky, the Brain and the Feebles

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Pinky and the Brain was a very underrated cartoon. In this episode Pinky stars as the MOUSARISHI, the brain as THE BRAIN, The Beatles as THE FEEBLES and Yoko Ono as YOYO NONO.

Rural Civil Defense TV Spots (1965)

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It was good to know the government was thinking about us when nuclear war was one the horizon. Save your cows! A little hay goes a long way. Public service announcements by the U.S. Civil Defense office inform farmers what to do in case of nuclear attack using marionettes.
Notice the random squirrel? I couldn’t stop [...]

The Tale of Timmy from Long Chevrolet

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Way back, years ago, in 1980 Chicago, there was a car dealership called Long Chevrolet. As part of the advertising campaign, a young boy named Timmy was used as an old fashion newsboy. There were very obnoxious and, even as a young man, didn’t link them.
I had heard stories that this “Timmy” was a real [...]

The Mojave Desert’s Airplane Graveyard

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Found this interesting article about this airplane graveyard. Interesting stuff. This was from the wonderful site, Mental Floss!
The Fascinating Airplane Graveyard of Mojave Desert
I thought it was a mirage the first time I saw it. I was driving through the wastes of the Mojave Desert, two hours from anywhere, when off in the shimmering distance [...]

The Drive-In Theater

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Like to watch those old movie trailers from the worse movies ever. You know, the trailers are usually more entertaining than the actual film. Check out one of our Drive-in Theaters. You’ll find a lot worth watching. Why spend all that time searching through YouTube. Just click on our Theater and you’ll see clip after [...]

The Day the Monkees Met Jimi Hendrix

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I wish I had a time machine. I don’t think I would bother to try to change things. Maybe save my dog that was hit by a car when I was 15, but that’s it. I am not smart enough to mess with history.
What I would like is to see things like this:

It happened back [...]