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Val Kilmer, Film Star Who Played Batman and Jim Morrison, Dies at 65
Val Kilmer, a homegrown Hollywood actor who tasted leading-man stardom as Jim Morrison and Batman, but whose protean gifts and elusive personality also made him a high-profile supporting player, died [...]
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The Jolly Leprechaun’s Sinister Origins
Cheerful, prank-loving leprechauns are beloved symbols of luck and prosperity in Ireland and for the millions of Americans with Irish roots. But centuries-old legends about the diminutive shoemaking creatures painted [...]
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John Schneider on The Dukes of Hazzard
“We became, and remain, part of people’s extended family. For a lot of folks, it’s more than just a television show. It’s the lessons they learned from it. Or the [...]
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Inside the Bars That Made the Sunset Strip in 1980s LA Legendary
Picture a film or TV character listening to a song by Guns n’ Roses. What do they look like? What are they doing? Is it a character played by Danny [...]
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Marina City Chicago 1964
LIFE magazine from 1964. Rent at Marina City for a one bedroom apartment was only $115 a month, now it’s $2100! The apartments are unique in containing almost no interior [...]
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Vietnam Beer Fridge
“I bought a small Japanese (Hitachi) refrigerator from the guy I was replacing, $25, Vietnam, December 1969. Beer was very cheap and what most of us depended on for liquid [...]
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Happy Birthday to Champion Flat Track Racer Tammy Sessions
Happy 69th birthday to Tammy Sessions, champion flat track and cross-country racer of the 70s! What a perfect person to help us celebrate International Women’s Day! Tammy is from Tacoma, [...]
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Space Ace: The Second Big LaserDisc Arcade Hit
Space Ace is Don Bluth’s less-successful follow up to Dragon’s Lair. Much of the same development team from Dragon’s Lair worked on Space Ace, and the arcade cabinet utilized the [...]
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a man has no destination at the end of the road
“You realize that a man can take a train and never reach his destination, that a man has no destination at the end of the road, but that he merely [...]
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Back Way Around The Scales
When you want to avoid the scales, you take the back way around which is sometimes way around… Hawk Hauling 1987 Vintage Men’s T-Shirt
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A Short History of the Pontiac Firebird
The Pontiac Firebird is a classic American ‘pony’ car – an exotic-looking sporty car with lots of power. It was a direct rival to the Ford Mustang and went for [...]
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