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Food: Banana Splits

Posted by on Oct 25, 2009 in Food | Comments Off on Food: Banana Splits

For a small town (2000 population: 7,634), Latrobe, Pennsylvania has a lot to...

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The Arts: John Steinbeck

Posted by on Oct 24, 2009 in The Arts, Writers | 1 comment

O ye aspiring writers, harken unto the story of John Steinbeck. Who dropped out...

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TV Show: The Mickey Mouse Club

Posted by on Oct 23, 2009 in Kids Stuff, TV Show | 2 comments

This listing is for the 1955-59 series, not its reincarnations. (Justin...

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Film: Forrest Gump

Posted by on Oct 22, 2009 in Film | Comments Off on Film: Forrest Gump

Seldom has there been a movie, or at least one not written by the Coen...

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Singer: Alison Krauss

Posted by on Oct 21, 2009 in Singer | 1 comment

If you had to choose a face for modern bluegrassmusic, you couldn’t...

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Americana: Jukeboxes

Posted by on Oct 20, 2009 in Americana | Comments Off on Americana: Jukeboxes

I’d like to take this opportunity to explain how jukeboxes work....

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Actors: Abbott and Costello

Posted by on Oct 19, 2009 in Actor | Comments Off on Actors: Abbott and Costello

Today, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are best known for their wonderful...

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Sports: Muhammad Ali

Posted by on Oct 18, 2009 in Sports | 1 comment

He could “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” He invented...

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Travel: New England in Autumn

Posted by on Oct 17, 2009 in Travel | 1 comment

I don’t know why there needs to be much explanation of this, except to...

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Song: "What a Wonderful World"

Posted by on Oct 16, 2009 in Songs | Comments Off on Song: "What a Wonderful World"

This Louis Armstrong song, which has become iconic in its usage in movies and...

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