#2 in a Series on Old-Time Radio Trivia Take a walk down Memory Lane and take our radio trivia. True Crime, Mysteries and Horror – 1930s to 1950s Trivia 1. THE SHADOW, debuted 1930. The show was based on a series of novels entitled “SHADOW“ by Walter Gibson. Contrary to the title, the show had…
One of the perks of dufferdom is an increased capacity to appreciate people. This article is in praise of older women especially. However, I also appreciate friends, spouses, and, for me, women. All women. Andy Rooney’s article on “In Praise of Older Women” When I was 20, I had eyes only for girls my age….
Every summer I drove past those big revival tent meetings. I thought about how interesting it’d be to check out the celestial activities advertised on roadside signs: “DUSTY BIBLES LEAD TO DIRTY LIVES“ “GOD IS ALWAYS ON TIME. TONIGHT HE’LL BE HERE AT 8” “WELCOME. PRAYER TENT REVIVAL MEETING AT 7” The Lord’s Prayer: A…
Many of us lost a dear friend yesterday (April 29, 2004) as the final and last Oldsmobile rolled off the Lansing assembly line. The oldest automotive brand name in US history died at age 106. My grandfather owned our family’s first Olds, a 1941 two-door, two-tone with Hydra-Matic transmission. Grandpa had lost the use of…
I‘ve been reading the obituaries lately. Once you hit 70, it’s required. What strikes me is how they make the recently deceased so vanilla, so plain and soulless. Obituary writers must see this as a dull, dull world. Death of Common Sense: An Obituary Everyone dies. They leave loving husbands and wives and children and…
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