Category Archives: Blast from the Past

We Were Warned

Posted on August 27, 2023 by Joe

Usually we all have a good laugh at the way authors, illustrators and filmmakers of the past imagined the future. It’s usually little men from Mars or silver needle spaceships or hulking automatons serving sinister masters. That isn’t the case … Continue reading →

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With The Comico Boys

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Joe

Among the well worn stack of comics that I refer to as Barbershop Comics was an old issue of the X-Men that hit the stands late in 1981. There is nothing special about that particular issue, but the advertisement above … Continue reading →

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Friday Flashback: Dracula’s Dirt!

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Joe

Wear the Dirt of Dracula! This is an interesting post from a while back featuring an oddball piece of jewelry in the form of a necklace with a small glass coffin charm containing a small sample of earth from Transylvania! … Continue reading →

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Blackbird Society Orchestra

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Tina Garceau

Part of the Music in the Park Series – Blackbird Society Orchestra at Bardascino Park last night.

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Rest In Peace Paul Reubens

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Tina Garceau

I and many others were heartbroken yesterday to hear the news that Paul Reubens a.k.a. Pee-Wee Herman passed away at age 70. From his anarchic appearances on late night television to his hit movie Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure and ultimately his … Continue reading →

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Make Your Own Foaming Hand Soap

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Tina Garceau

Foaming Hand Soap I was recently at the supermarket with my son seeking the ingredients for my homemade foaming hand soap when a fellow shopper overheard me and was all questions as to what goes into my home brew. She, … Continue reading →

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Summer’s Here

Posted on June 11, 2023 by Joe

Although Summer is not officially here it does feel like it in terms of temperature! The postcard is a memento from the first vacation that Tina and I embarked upon.

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Memorial Day 2023

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Joe

More than half a century ago a skinny kid from Maryland found himself in a place he had probably never heard of — Phu Loi, Vietnam. This is Daniel Love who I met on a job about 25 years after … Continue reading →

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There may be OPPORTUNITY • What I Miss About Comics

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Joe

I was never a fan of poetry so I can’t imagine soliciting the amateur efforts of scribes across the continental United States and Canada. Somebody at the mail drop was going to have to read these submissions whether they were … Continue reading →

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