Category Archives: Blast from the Past

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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Invasion of the Clutter Monkeys

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Once again, whilst on a mission to de-clutter, I found myself completely diverted from my mission by a chunk of clutter. In a four drawer file cabinet that has a whole story of it’s own I uncovered a forgotten folder … Continue reading →

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Plus Our Regular Features

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Three features — a BARGAIN! I doubt if Windows had anything to do with operating systems on personal computers. I wonder if Wanda the Wicked Warden was as good as it’s alliterative title.

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Fat Jack’s

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Joe_Williams
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The Bijou Cafe

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Joe_Williams

While trying to de-clutter some of the clutter around the old homestead, I came across a free publication from the Spring of 1979 called In Print. It was produced by Philadelphia-area college students aimed at Philadelphia-area college students. It was … Continue reading →

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13th Street Circa 1982

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Joe_Williams

This is another picture I shot back when I was in art school in the early 1980s. Illustration majors were required to take a pricey photography course. As a sophomore, I didn’t know my ass from my elbow so I … Continue reading →

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Miss Blanchette’s Painting

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Tina Garceau

I found this painting while searching through my flat files the other day. It was given to me on my birthday by an elderly women when I worked in a convalescent home in high school.

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Friday Five – Number Thirty

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Tina Garceau

Thirtieth in a series creating a collage using five elements.

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The Craft Movement Pioneers

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Tina Garceau

Before the internet, cable TV, Martha Stewart, and Pinterest there was Women’s Household – a wonderful little magazine published on newsprint in the mid sixties. It featured articles on sewing, knitting, gardening, cooking and crafts. They included a column where … Continue reading →

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