Remembering where we have been and our experiences as a nation
Who Was Dion? Dion was a teen idol during the 1950s and early to mid-1960s. There was no real competition between Dion, Elvis Presley, Fabian and other famed youth attractions, Dion held his own audience… But then came Beatle Mania and the minds of star-struck WENT crazy. -xyz- Runaround Sue” is a pop song, in […]
Read More “Keep Away From A Runaround Sue.”Economic Context Cost of Living The median household income was approximately $11,100. Inflation was high, impacting living costs significantly. Population Growth The global population reached around 4 billion, reflecting a doubling over the next 50 years. Life in 1974 was marked by significant political upheaval, cultural milestones, and economic challenges, shaping the social fabric of […]
Read More THE GOOD OLD USA, RIGHT?Honey West is an American crime drama television series that aired on ABC during the 1965–1966 television season. Based upon a series of novels that had launched in 1957, the series starred Anne Francis as female private detective Honey West and John Ericson as her partner, Sam Bolt. As in the Burke’s Law episode introducing […]
Read More “Honey West” TV SeriesMr. Magoo’s first appearance was in the theatrical short cartoon The Ragtime Bear (1949), scripted by Millard Kaufman. His creation was a collaborative effort; animation director John Hubley is said to have partly based the character on his uncle Harry Woodruff, and W. C. Fields was another source of inspiration. In a legend circulating among […]
Read More MISTER MAGOO – INSOMNIACThe First Movie Theater When and where was the first movie theater? The first theater in the world exclusively devoted to showing motion pictures was the Nickelodeon, which was opened on June 19, 1905 in Pittsburgh, Penn. The theater was the creation of Harry Davis and John P. Harris who moved 96 seats into an […]
Read More Movie Theater BeginningsInitially titled Pantomime Quiz Time and later Stump the Stars, is an American television game show produced and hosted by Mike Stokey. Running from 1947—1959, it has the distinction of being one of the few television series—along with The Arthur Murray Party; Down You Go; The Ernie Kovacs Show, The […]
Read More STUMP THE STARS GAME SHOW 1963Sitcom Written by: Tom Adair Directed by: James V. Kern Starring: Ann Sothern, Don Porter, Ann Tyrrell No. of seasons: 3 No. of episodes: 92 Producer(s): Arthur Hoffe Cinematography: Robert Pittack Running time: 24 mins. Original release: October 6, 1958 – September 25, 1961 The Ann Sothern Show is an American sitcom starring Ann Sothern […]
Read More “The Ann Sothern Show”Directed byGeorge Seaton Produced by William Perlberg; Screenplay by George Seaton; Story by Valentine Davies; Starring: Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, and Natalie Wood. The 97-minute film was released in 1947. Miracle on 34th Street (initially released in the United Kingdom as The Big Heart is a 1947 Christmas comedy-drama film written and directed by George […]
Read More “Miracle on 34th Street (2/5) Movie CLIP – Santa Won’t Lie to Susan (1947) HD”Originally posted on: MissBackInTheDayUSA featured image source: popular mechanics CAR HOPS N’ DRIVE INS! Precious memories are eventful consisting of colors, fragrances, sounds and/or descriptive words that stimulate our senses and give vision to past experiences. Our USA times and culture are treasured in many ways. Without history there is no nostalgia; without nostalgia, there is no […]
Read More A Town Called Blue (yesterday in your heart)A BLT (Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato) is a type of bacon sandwich. The standard BLT is made up of four ingredients: bacon, lettuce, tomato, and bread. The BLT evolved from the tea sandwiches served at a similar time to the club sandwich, although it is unclear when the name BLT became the norm. HISTORY A […]
Read More The Famous BLTAMERICA’S DANCES… DO YOU REMEMBER THE FUNKY CHICKEN DANCE? “Hey baby, what do you think about my new moves?” “Beautiful! Just keep back ….” Click 2 YouTube FAD AND NOVELTY DANCES Fad dances are dances which are characterized by a short burst of popularity, while novelty dances typically have a longer-lasting popularity […]
Read More “BEND OVER LET ME SEE YOU SHAKE A TAIL FEATHER…”The Pink Panther is a British-American media franchise primarily focusing on a series of comedy-mystery films featuring an inept French police detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau. The franchise began with the release of the classic Pink Panther film in 1963. The role of Clouseau was originated by, and is most closely associated with, Peter Sellers. Most […]
Read More The Pink Panther ShowSue Thompson was an American pop and country music singer. She is best known for the million selling hits “Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)” and “Norman”, both pop hits in the 1960s. Within only a year, she had divorced Martin to marry Hank Penny, a comedian and singer. Penny and Thompson hosted a TV […]
Read More Sue Thompson “Norman”Don’t Hang Up” is a 1962 hit single produced by Cameo-Parkway Records and performed by the American R&B music group The Orlons. The song is also credited under the Ariola Records label. The song was a number-four hit on the Billboard Pop chart and reached number three on its R&B chart. One of the […]
Read More “Don’t Hang Up”Image By Pinterest TheApronMuseum/WorldRecordAcademy.org Aprons have been made and worn for centuries. The appreciation of the art, fashion and history of aprons began a few years ago and continues with magazine articles, exhibits, books, collectors and the new Apron Museum in Iuka, Mississippi. The Apron Museum is the only museum in the country dedicated to […]
Read More WHAT YOU GOT COOKIN’?Charlie the Tuna is the cartoon mascot and spokes-tuna for the StarKist brand. He was created in 1961 by Tom Rogers of the Leo Burnett Agency. StarKist Tuna is owned by Dongwon Industries, a South Korea–based conglomerate. Charlie is one of the most recognized characters in American advertising.
Read More “1962 commercial – Charlie The Tuna AND HIS Girlfriend”New York City-born Johnny Maestro (born John Peter Mastrangelo aka Johnny Mastro, Johnny Masters; May 7, 1939 – March 24, 2010) began his career in 1957 as the original lead singer of The Crests, one of the first interracial groups of the recording industry. Patricia Van Dross, older sister to famed R&B singer Luther Vandross, […]
Read More “Step By Step – Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge [HQ]”The Dixie Cups were known in the late 1950’s and early to mid 1960s as an American pop girl doowop group. The Dixie Cups debut single was the release, “Chapel of Love,” which became their biggest hit reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in June 1964. “Chapel of Love” sold over one […]
Read More “Going To The Chapel Of Love – The Dixie Cups”“..she took whatever dancing jobs she could get, mostly in Harlem clubs. And it was in one such place that she was spotted by Sammy Davis”
Read More Whatever Happened To Lola Falana?TREAT YOURSELF WELL! ENJOY “YOUR COFFEE TODAY”!
Read More The Simplest Cup of Coffee… is the most heartwarmingMy Little Margie premiered on CBS as the summer replacement for I Love Lucy on June 16, 1952, under the sponsorship of Philip Morris cigarettes (when the series moved to NBC for its third season in the fall of 1953, Scott Paper Company became its sponsor). In an unusual move, the series—with the same leads—aired […]
Read More MY LITTLE MARGIEPeter Gunn was an American private eye television series which aired on NBC and later on ABC networks from 1958 to 1961. The arrangement on this video was performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra! The music was originally written and orchestrated by Henri Mancini.
Read More The Peter Gunn ThemeThe Untouchables is an American crime drama produced by Desilu Productions that ran from 1959 to 1963 on the ABC television network. Based on the memoir of the same name by Eliot Ness and Oscar Fraley, it fictionalizes the experiences of Ness as a Prohibition agent fighting crime in Chicago in the 1930s with the […]
Read More The Untouchables – TV SeriesPinterest Sophia Loren Alain Delon Catherine Zeta-Jones Monica Belluci Audrey Hepburn Maggie Smith Angela Lansbury Grace Kelly Brigitte Bardot Meryl Streep Angie Dickenson Sinéad O’Connor Olivia de Havilland Axl Rose (Born William Bruce Rose) Hedy Lamarr Brooke Shields Paul Newman Sean Connery Marlon Brando Sherilyn Fenn Franciose Hardy Cloris Leachman Lois Smith Jodie Foster Harry […]
Read More AS TIME PASSES BYThe Courtesy of Pinterest Roller Derby, a roller skate contact team sport comprised initially of female opponents was first televised in in the 1940s and extended well into the 1970s. The Courtesy of Pinterest The Olympic auditorium was the home for Roller Derby’s Los Angeles T-Birds. Who can forget John Hall, Red Smart; Teri Lynch; […]
Read More Remembering ROLLER DERBY… Girls fighting & bumping while skating….. and guys doing the sameOtis Campbell is the fictional “town drunk” in Mayberry on the American TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. Otis was played by Hal Smith and made frequent appearances on the show from 1960 to 1967 but stopped appearing toward the end of the series because of concerns raised by the sponsors over the portrayal of […]
Read More Otis Campbell “The Andy Griffin Show. (The Town of Mayberry)”It was Henry’s biggest U.S. hit, reaching #4 in early 1961. The B-side on the single release was “Just My Baby and Me”. The U.S. release on the Argo record label was titled “I Don’t Know Why”. The U.K. release on the Pye Records label and the Australian release on the Coronet Records label were […]
Read More Clarence “Frogman” Henry (I Don’t Know Why I Love You) But I DoORIGINALLY POSTED ON: AmericaOnCoffee Waffles,Griddle Cakes, Flapjacks or Hotcakes… Call them whatever you like they’re still an American tradition…AOC Polly’s Pancake Parlor The History The building which houses “Polly’s Pancake Parlor” was built about 1830. It was originally used as a carriage shed and was later used for storage of firewood. During the depression of […]
Read More A Most Nostalgic Pancake ParlorStock Movie magazines, did me an honor by keeping me abreast of my own stardom. Every guy at Norwood High knew that I was no paperdoll, but a gorgeous pin up. I was their cheerleading heartbeat whom they could only imagine at lovers lane. And, I was destined to become the 1958 Prom Queen at […]
Read More “Movie Memories and the Dawning of a Drama Queen”From popping corn over the cave fire to movie snack bars and in your microwaves… BY BETHANY MONCEL Popcorn has become one of America’s most beloved snack foods, but it has been enjoyed across the globe for thousands of years. Perhaps the world’s oldest snack food, popcorn is easy to cook and can be seasoned […]
Read More The History of Popcorn.. Is It Really an American Delicacy?What the World Needs Now Is Love” is a 1965 popular song with lyrics by Hal David and music composed by Burt Bacharach. First recorded and made popular by Jackie DeShannon, it was released on April 15, 1965, on the Imperial label after a release on sister label Liberty records the previous month was canceled. It peaked at number […]
Read More “What The World Needs Now Is Love / Dionne Warwick”Image: whatitmeanstobeamerican. org There Are Rules About Feudin’ in Mayberry RFD THE MAYBERRY CAST TODAY
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