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TV Show: M*A*S*H
The 4077 Unit in Korea apparently was where funny doctors were stationed. Now, 26 years after the series left the air, it’s not the...
Read MoreFilm: Driving Miss Daisy
Can’t you see the pitch meeting in Hollywood for this movie? WRITER: “It’s about an old Jewish woman in Atlanta and how...
Read MoreAmericana: The SS United States
It had no rock climbing wall. No Olympic-size pools. You couldn’t play miniature golf, or go bowling, or ice skate. What you could...
Read MoreSinger: Nat King Cole
Is this the smoothest voice in American music history? I think you could make the case that it is. Nat King Cole is almost as popular today...
Read MoreFood: Kona Coffee
I was surprised to learn how small the Kona coffee-growing region actually is. It’s only in the state of Hawaii, only on the Big...
Read MoreSong: "Monster Mash"
It was the biggest hit ever for Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Cryptkickers. Okay, it was their only hit. “Monster...
Read MoreActor: James Garner
This is one cool dude. From his earliest days as Maverick, through the halcyon era of The Rockford Files, into mature roles in movies such...
Read MoreSports: Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron is Major League Baseball’s legitimate all-time leader in home runs. Of course I say “legitimate” because he...
Read MoreTravel: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
You’ll find Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the island of Hawaii, home to one of the world’s most active volcanoes (Kilauea)...
Read MoreSong: "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
Paul Simon wrote it. Art Garfunkel sang it. And America loved it. “Bridge Over Troubled Water” won the Grammy Awards for both...
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