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Hoagy Carmichael, www.greatamericanthings.net

Hoagy Carmichael, Songwriter

Posted by on Mar 13, 2012 in Featured, Music | Comments Off on Hoagy Carmichael, Songwriter

Yes, I do have a soft spot for songwriters. They’re the heart of American...

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More Cowbell, Saturday Night Live, www.greatamericanthings.net

“More Cowbell” SNL Sketch

Posted by on Mar 12, 2012 in Featured, TV Show | Comments Off on “More Cowbell” SNL Sketch

Has any music producer included a cowbell as background since April 8, 2000,...

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Bonnie and Clyde, www.greatamericanthings.net

Bonnie and Clyde (1967 film)

Posted by on Mar 9, 2012 in Featured, Film | Comments Off on Bonnie and Clyde (1967 film)

Take a look at the photo of Bonnie and Clyde’s death car, below....

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Orthodontics, www.greatamericanthings.net

Orthodontics

Posted by on Mar 7, 2012 in Americana, Featured | Comments Off on Orthodontics

Whoa, where did this selection come from? America certainly isn’t the...

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Of Mice & Men, John Steinbeck, www.greatamericanthings.net

Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck

Posted by on Mar 6, 2012 in Featured, The Arts | Comments Off on Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck

It’s one of the saddest stories in American literature. Of Mice and Men,...

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Monument Park in Original Yankee Stadium, www.greatamericanthings.net

Yankee Stadium

Posted by on Mar 5, 2012 in Featured, Sports | Comments Off on Yankee Stadium

The original Yankee Stadium, of course. It didn’t have the quirky charm...

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24 TV series, www.greatamericanthings.net

24, TV Series

Posted by on Mar 3, 2012 in Featured, TV Show | Comments Off on 24, TV Series

It was a great idea: 24 hours in a day, so 24 episodes in a season. Each...

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Actor Brad Pitt, www.greatamericanthings.net

Brad Pitt, Actor

Posted by on Mar 1, 2012 in Actor, Featured | Comments Off on Brad Pitt, Actor

Sometimes you can be so good looking that people don’t want to take you...

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I Fall to Pieces by Patsy Cline, www.greatamericanthings.net

“I Fall to Pieces” by Patsy Cline

Posted by on Feb 29, 2012 in Featured, Songs | Comments Off on “I Fall to Pieces” by Patsy Cline

It was the Billboard Hot Country chart’s number one song for the year...

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NFL Quarterback Peyton Manning, greatamericanthings.net

Peyton Manning

Posted by on Feb 28, 2012 in Featured, Sports | Comments Off on Peyton Manning

He may not play another down in the NFL. But Peyton Manning has a place...

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