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Saturday, July 19, 2025
Fanny
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I was vaguely aware of this group in the early 70s but had no recollection of hearing them. A few years ago clips from an appearance they m...
Friday, July 18, 2025
Anniversary
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Today is the 50th anniversary of a personal event that is significant for two reasons. The first is that on the evening of July 18, 1975 the...
Day Of Glory
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On this date in 1863 occurred the Union assault on Fort Wagner near Charleston, SC, an event depicted in the movie Glory . If you saw the...
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Cool
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On this date in 1902, Willis Carrier completed the drawings for what became the world's first modern air conditioning system. Carrier, ...
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
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A lot of us are most familiar with this song from The Mask (1994), where it's "sung" by Tina (Cameron Diaz in her movie debut...
Saturday, July 12, 2025
I Remember
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Ah, those halycon days of our holiday from history. Wandering the aisles on a Thursday or Friday to find just the right movie for the weeke...
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