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Friday, April 26, 2024
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
When We Were Young and Gay
Old pics of young men remind us: there are only so many summers, and so many springs.
Enjoy what you have while you have it - and be grateful.
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Sunday, April 21, 2024
Sunday Drive: I Got Rhythm
The amazing Peter Nero performs the Gershwin standard at lightning speed on the Ed Sullivan Show in November of 1965.
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Labels:
Ed Sullivan,
Gershwin,
Peter Nero,
pianists,
pop standards
Friday, April 19, 2024
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Cavalcade of Food: Green Onion Dip
Spring is here and Ralph is back! He's behind the camera as Kevin shows how to make a tasty Green Onion Dip with cream cheese and lemon juice, using a vintage Sunbeam food processor. Looks yummy - think I will see if I can get M.P. to try this recipe.
P.S. - In case you missed it, you can catch a glimpse of the elusive Ralph in the video I posted last week, beginning in the Diner Museum here. I don't know these fellows personally, but they seem like great guys.
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Sunday, April 14, 2024
Sunday Drive: Words
As performed by the Bee Gees on the Ed Sullivan Show in March of 1968, with Barry rockin' that Prince Charming smile. Who could resist?
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Labels:
Bee Gees,
Ed Sullivan,
pop music,
Sunday Drive
Friday, April 12, 2024
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
What We're Watching: The Wrecking Crew
It might be old news to the rest of the world, but we just discovered this 2008 documentary about the Los Angeles studio musicians who created the sounds we all loved in the 1960s. As Dick Clark says in here, "They played for so many people in so many styles. . . . They had the magic touch." Though rarely credited for their work back then, this show honors their contributions to the "West Coast Sound" that was heard 'round the world on radio, records, TV themes, and movie soundtracks. Fascinating.
An extra interview with delightful Carol Kaye, the only woman in the group, and a fabulous bassist:
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Labels:
1960's,
California,
pop music,
What We're Watching
Sunday, April 7, 2024
Sunday Drive: Age of Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In
Your Head Trucker remembers listening to this upbeat medley on the radio in the spring of 1969 - 55 years ago. My God, where does the time go?
BTW, I saw them in concert in 1976. They put on a great show.
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Labels:
1960's,
pop music,
Sunday Drive,
The 5th Dimension
Friday, April 5, 2024
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Cavalcade of Food # 428 - Walkthrough
In anticipation of a visit by a class of 2nd-graders, Kevin takes us on a walkthrough of the fabulous Cavalcade collection, including the typewriter section. Ah, sweet memories of life B. C. (before computers)!
Bonus: From a few years ago, Kevin and Ralph cook up some yankee fried chicken on the back porch:
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BTW, I agree with everything Kevin says at the start about cursive writing.
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Labels:
20th century,
Cavalcade of Food,
food,
kitchen appliances,
typewriters
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