Category Archives: Blast from the Past

American Wax Museum

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Yes, Philadelphia once had a wax museum, and fortunately it was AIR CONDITIONED! The wax figures never would have survived a summer in The City of Brotherly Love if it wasn’t!

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Rest in Peace Phil Everly

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Tina Garceau

Thank you for some great music and amazing harmonies. Bye Bye Love.

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Unearthing the Ornaments

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Tina Garceau

One of my favorite things about the holiday is going through our boxes of ornaments and rediscovering the treasures I’d forgotten about since last December. There’s something wonderful about the snowmen and flowers stenciled on the balls, the jewel toned … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Joe!

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Tina Garceau

This year’s card is a take-off of the game Mystery Date for all you young bucks out there. Milton Bradley debuted the game in 1965. The object was to get ready for a date by collecting various cards to assemble … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Experience?

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Joe_Williams

The early ’80s was a curious time for movies with studios chasing down the movie that they would hope would be the record-breaking blockbuster. In the wake of Star Wars, science fiction and fantasy were in and all of the … Continue reading →

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When a Kid Needs Money

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Sung to the tune of When a Man Loves a Woman?

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Collecting Chalkware

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Tina Garceau

I collect oddball things. Unlike Babe Ruth autographed baseballs, I’m never going to get rich off of anything I collect. I like things that appeal to me visually, or items that remind me of someone. If you grew up in … Continue reading →

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The Midget and the Duchess

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Tina Garceau

Scanned from a girly magazine from the late 50’s.

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BJ – Like BJ Thomas, Right?

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Joe_Williams

As I wrote last week, we had cable television in Southern New Jersey in the late 1970s so we did not have to suffer the garbage that the broadcast networks were airing in lieu of genuine entertainment. We were probably … Continue reading →

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