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    May 22, 2013 |Column| Daily American

  1. The Good Ole Days

    Every once in a while, I’m swept up in nostalgia and the very real memories of my youth: floating lazily in a cold, spring-water pond snugly tucked inside a multi-patched rubber inner tube; being chased by the gander in my grandparents' backyard; standing in front of my Aunt Mildred’s store drinking orange Nehi soda while listening to the firemen's band marching down the street; oh, and happily playing badminton in the backyard with my brother, while Dad sat in his multi-colored, nylon-strap lawn chair smoking asbestos-filtered Kent cigarettes.
    Every once in a while, I’m swept up in nostalgia and the very real memories of my youth: floating lazily in a cold, spring-water pond snugly tucked inside a multi-patched rubber inner tube; being chased by the gander in my grandparents' backyard;...

    Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Ed Sullivan, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    2. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  2. JEFF BAHR COLUMN: 85-year-old mother can be surprising

    Even though I've known her my whole life, my mother can be surprising.  The other day, she said she's tired of Lawrence Welk. That's not something you expect to hear from an 85-year-old.  Welk isn't the only public TV personality she's down on. Her...

    Tags: Donald Driver, Culture, Vanna White, Arts and Culture, NFL Draft

    3. Mar 12, 2013 |Column| Tribune Media Services

  3. Pubs, Parades, and St. Patrick's Day in Dublin

    Rick Steves' Europe
    Several years ago, I served as the Grand Marshal for Seattle's St. Patrick's Day parade. That year, the visiting dignitary was Noel Dempsey, then the Irish minister for communications. Noel explained to me that each St. Patrick's Day, the demand for Irish...

    Tags: Customs and Tradition, Arable Farming, Holidays, Dining and Drinking, Arts and Culture

    4. Feb 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Rediscovering a Laurel High coach and Irish pizza pub's 'leprechaun'

    <em>Occasionally this column </em><em> takes a look at what happened to a person or thing that was a memorable part of Laurel's past. This month it looks at two Laurel icons from the late 1960s and early 1970s.</em>
    Occasionally this column takes a look at what happened to a person or thing that was a memorable part of Laurel's past. This month it looks at two Laurel icons from the late 1960s and early 1970s. Laurel High coach set the standard Laurel High...

    Tags: Services and Shopping, Maureen Stapleton, Radio City Music Hall, Real Estate Sellers, High Schools

    5. Feb 21, 2013 |Story| New Rushmore Radio

  5. Lola Josephine Miller

    <span style="font-size: medium; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Lola Josephine Thompson Miller, 94, of Spearfish, passed away early Tuesday morning February 19, 2013, at Spearfish Regional Hospital. </span>
    Lola Josephine Thompson Miller, 94, of Spearfish, passed away early Tuesday morning February 19, 2013, at Spearfish Regional Hospital. Lola was born on August, 16, 1918, at her grandparent’s farm in Sterling, Idaho. Her parents were Marvin and...

    Tags: Edgewood

    6. Jan 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Yoshiki of X-Japan teases new Golden Globe theme song

    No doubt most citizens of the world awakened this morning with the following question burning in their minds: "I wonder what the theme to the 2013&nbsp;Golden Globes this year will be?"&nbsp;
    No doubt most citizens of the world awakened this morning with the following question burning in their minds: "I wonder what the theme to the 2013 Golden Globes this year will be?"  No? Regardless, it's called "Golden Globe Original Theme" and was...

    Tags: Louis C.K., Culture, Arts and Culture, Music, Awards and Prizes

    7. Jan 1, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  7. The Rose Parade grows up

    It's just a parade, after all, a once-a-year parade, so in the grand scheme of things, the Tournament of Roses Parade doesn't matter &mdash; until it does. And it does.
    It's just a parade, after all, a once-a-year parade, so in the grand scheme of things, the Tournament of Roses Parade doesn't matter — until it does. And it does. There's a paradox at the core of Pasadena's pretty street party. What began in...

    Tags: George Lucas, The Women (movie, 2008), Media Industry, Harry S. Truman, Mark Twain

    8. Dec 18, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  8. Twelve Great Connecticut Local Band Christmas Songs

    - The Gravel Pit, Sucking on a Holiday Treat. An avowed tribute to the bubblegum pop of The Archies (who didn’t release their own Christmas album until just a few years ago), this mid-‘90s pop confection arrived as The Gravel Pit was...

    Tags: Mel Torme, Opera (genre), Luther Vandross, Placido Domingo, LAT WofF 20100708

    9. Dec 12, 2012 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  9. Christmas: Angriest time of the year?

    I love Christmas.
    I love Christmas. How much? Well, last year we had three trees in the Maxwell house — one real, one fake and one with a nautical theme. It looked like someone unleashed a drunken department-store decorator in our living room. So much that, back...

    Tags: Religious Festivals, Times Square, Holidays, Golf, Entertainment

    10. Dec 10, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  10. Lawrence Welk returning to WUCF; ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ set for Jan. 1

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    Larence Welk, left, with accordionist Myron Floren. Sentinel Archives On PBS, you can find everything from Lawrence Welk to the Beatles. How do you like that variety? “The Lawrence Welk Show” will return to the WUCF TV lineup this week....
    11. Dec 7, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. John D. Silva dies at 92; introduced news helicopter

    John D. Silva was the chief engineer for KTLA-TV in 1958 when he outfitted a helicopter with a TV camera and changed television news coverage forever.
    John D. Silva was the chief engineer for KTLA-TV in 1958 when he outfitted a helicopter with a TV camera and changed television news coverage forever. He turned a rented Bell helicopter into the Telecopter, essentially a flying TV studio. The first of...

    Tags: Media Industry, Pneumonia, Electronics, Engineering, Science and Technology

    12. Jul 13, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Accordion: Not just for polkas anymore, say fans

    Blame it on Lawrence Welk.
    Blame it on Lawrence Welk. If you're unfamiliar with that name, members of the American Accordionists' Association will give you an extra-warm welcome to their festival in Baltimore this week. Accordionists in this country have long struggled with the...

    Tags: Billy Joel, Second City Television (tv program), Culture, Carnegie Hall, Concerts

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