It all started when my mom’s friend Janet came to my house with a pack of cards in the spring of 1989.. They were the Topps brand Batman cards–packed 9 cards, a sticker, and a stick of awful bubble gum for my 8-year-old enjoyment.. She gave me this weeks before the BATMAN movie came out. And … Read moreJune 23 1989: The summer that changed my life
The Day Bill Clinton came to town. 30,000 people strong: The sea of Green in Girardville, 2008
Slumdog Sunflowers .. is it me or does Post Malone sound a lot like Paper Planes? … and BOTH songs are great! Just sayin’ is all..
The summer of 1993.. historic in nature. A new president. Bill Clinton. Lampooned by Rush Limbaugh–thus beginning the fate of future politics … Jurassic Park released… thus beginning a wave of dinosaurs movies.. And David Letterman makes his grand entrance onto the stage of the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City for his new … Read more25 years ago: All David Letterman did was take the summer off
Greetings earthlings across the pale blue dot.It’s the weekend. Are you ready? Summer seriously winding down. Winding up? Darkness is rising… The crickets are chirping loud.. I see some yellow tint to some leaves. I just can’t believe that the long hot summer was so short.. More to come. But you can feel the bewildering … Read moreAS THE FIREFLIES SHINE IN THE MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DARKNESS
This is a major blast from the past.. major being before even shopping malls killed main street USA. This is an image of Joe Popson’s store in Centralia, PA.. meat, groceries.. tobacco. Eventually the town of Centralia got destroyed by a coal mine fire, the coal region main street stores got killed by the Schuylkill … Read moreJoe Popson’s in Centralia is closed. But the memories remain
Here I go again.. One day I decry nostalgia, the next day I find it while ruffling through the junk drawer in the kitchen. This pack of matches comes from last century, back when Henry’s Family Dining inhabited the address where the current ‘Mineshaft’ in Ashland resides. I enjoyed Henry’s more than others.. I worked … Read moreMementos of yesterday: Will that be smoking, or non?
