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  1. ChiTownScion

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Reminds me of what we used to say about those Johnny Cash Standard Oil / Amoco commercials of the early 70's: "Buy yer gas from Standard or I'll cut ya!"
  2. ChiTownScion

    Films and shows that COULD NEVER Be Made Today!

    I can recall that brief period (about 5 years) between the wedding and the first baby when I really got into the toons of Tex Avery and Chuck Jones and collected videos of their best. Showing up at a family holiday dinner I popped them into the VCR for all of the cousins' and my sister's kids...
  3. ChiTownScion

    Films and shows that COULD NEVER Be Made Today!

    And then there are the anti- science, cosmological fate of mankind determined by a talking snake types who have to be reminded that the Flintstone- with its humans and dinosaurs coexisting premise- was comedy animation and not a documentary.
  4. ChiTownScion

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Now that you mention it, I do remember reading the most inane and slanted tripe in that particular rag. I was about 14 when I figured out that they had their own philosophical ax to grind and that objectivity was not to be presumed..
  5. ChiTownScion

    The 80s, myth and reality?

    You do, however, have the opportunity to savor a minute- and I admit, a VERY minute- taste of a few of the hardships. Wear a wool uniform in humid 100 plus (Fahrenheit) degree heat for a weekend, and you begin to appreciate why Meade's exhausted army did not pursue Lee's Army of Northern...
  7. ChiTownScion

    The 80s, myth and reality?

    Bearing in mind that the population of the entire United States was a fraction of what it is now and those numbers are even more stunning. Meade lost about 3,100 Union dead in three days at Gettysburg in 1863: that's roughly half of the entire United States fatalities of the American War for...
  8. ChiTownScion

    The 80s, myth and reality?

    Very true. The war ended right before Lister made his discoveries regarding the benefits of antisepsis during surgery.
  9. ChiTownScion

    Thurston Bros. - Official Affiliate Thread

    NICE jacket, Eric! An RAF /Irvin will be my next purchase- if for no other reason than to go with the RAF shearling lined boots I just got. I'm surviving the same Chicago cold snap in my Aero ANJ-4. Because of Thurston Bros. & Aero, I actually look FORWARD to this weather!
  10. ChiTownScion

    The 80s, myth and reality?

    I unloaded most of my Civil War reenacting gear two years ago, and a few reproduction wool blankets were part of the deal I made with a fine fellow from North Carolina who I hope will put their authenticity to good use. When you consider what Uncle Sam paid for their prototypes under contract at...
  11. ChiTownScion

    What was the last TV show you watched?

    For some reason my mom developed an old lady crush on Shatner when he was playing T.J. Hooker in the cop drama of the same name. She thought that he was "sexy" when he was running in pursuit of a bad guy. And she had a similar crush on the handyman character, Schneider, in that Bonnie Franklin/...
  13. ChiTownScion

    Did men use talc for shaving?

    This raises the topic of another source of male pleasure that was common in the Era but has all but disappeared: the barber shop shave with a straight razor. It was a wonderful, glorious ritual- and afterward one's face tingled with cleansing pleasure. The hot towel, the warm shaving cream, the...
  14. ChiTownScion

    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    I remember my grandmother calling her, "Baby Rose Marie." As I only knew her as Sally Rogers on the Dick Van Dyke show, the "baby" part seemed odd. Later I found out. What a talent- and what a loss for us all.
  15. ChiTownScion

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    The Shape of Water. Michael Shannon played the role that he seems to be best capable of pulling off well: a fourteen carat S.O.B. whose skull you'd love to see get cracked open with a pipe wrench by film's end (Plot spoiler here: it isn't.). But I found the the lady protagonist (played by Sally...
  16. ChiTownScion

    Most overrated movies?

    When Harry Met Sally. Annoying drivel beset with overindulged yuppies whining about the petty conflicts of their crotches. Hell, I had to deal with enough of that from coworkers in real life, circa 1980's.
  17. ChiTownScion

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I know that I've said this before, but Bryan is one of the most misunderstood men of history- both among those who see themselves as his supporters and his detractors. He was both ahead of, and behind, his times.
  19. ChiTownScion

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Went & saw, "It's a Wonderful Life" on Christmas Eve in a theatre. Reduced ticket prices. Even my dear wife- who loathes watching it on the TV, loved it... although I did get elbowed in the ribs for reciting dialogue with Sheldon Leonard/ Nick the Bartender ("THAT does it! OUT you two pixies go...
  20. ChiTownScion

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Heck, I love to say "Happy Holidays" simply because it ruffles the feathers of so many wannabe theocrats.
  21. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    One of my favorite Royko daily columns was the time (around 1976, if my memory serves me correctly) when he went off on Fr. Andrew Greeley for decreeing that he (Royko) was ".. crude enough to fit the stereotype of the Chicago Slav." Now, I always enjoyed reading both of their books and their...
  22. ChiTownScion

    Christmas Toy Recommendations Of 1939

    "The six year old is ready for a simple wooden construction set such as Lincoln Logs or Tinker Toys..." Tinker Toys were a part of my life well before I was six- and well after. One night after I had gone to bed (I was about four) my dad had constructed a really elaborate working ferris wheel...
  23. ChiTownScion

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    "Leopold!!"

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