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  1. Stanley Doble

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Gone and crazy both came from jazz lingo. Jazz is based on creating variations on a theme. The farther a musician could depart from the notes on the page, the better. So "far out" compliments the artist's ability to create unique variations. "Gone" indicates that the artist is so far out...
  2. Stanley Doble

    To PR or to Costume- that is the question

    If your heart isn't in it, get your ass out. If the idea of being in PR really makes your heart sink you will never be any good at it and will more than likely drop out of it anyway. If you really love costume design and you have a golden opportunity at the best school in the country, don't be a...
  3. Stanley Doble

    The Annual Affliction.

    You can have a lot of fun with a cattle prod.
  4. Stanley Doble

    Amusing quotes from people mis-dating you

    Don't they have melamine paint where you are? Sold for kitchens, bathrooms and woodwork, it smells like the old enamel and goes on like it too.
  5. Stanley Doble

    Your Favorite Sandwiches?

    Tim Horton's chocolate chunk bagel with strawberry cream cheese and a coffee. Is that even a sandwich? Doesn't matter, they don't make the chocolate chunk bagel anymore. I miss them.
  7. Stanley Doble

    Amusing quotes from people mis-dating you

    Now they call it melamine if you mean for kitchen cupboards and trim.
  8. Stanley Doble

    Amusing quotes from people mis-dating you

    I don't know if it means anything but a scientist named Bob Beck tested a lot of people with psychic abilities many years ago. Faith healers, dowsers, Pennsylvania Dutch hexenmeisters, a Polynesian Kahuna, native American shamans, the works. He found out that if they were genuine, they had one...
  9. Stanley Doble

    Unappreciated masterpieces?

    "Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) starring Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine and Anne Francis. I consider this movie a masterpiece. Though, it may not be unappreciated, I believe that it is underappreciated." I have never been able to figure this movie out. Is Spencer...
  10. Stanley Doble

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    Chuck Norris had a grandmother?
  11. Stanley Doble

    Juvenile Delinquency During World War II- One Study

    Ha ha ha like freedom is something the government gives you. Actually they were seen as selfish for taking jobs needed by millions of returning GIs who wanted to find jobs, get married and support a family. Many enlistees gave up good jobs to serve their country, with the understanding that...
  13. Stanley Doble

    Wunnerful, Wunnerful: The Champagne Music Thread.

    I understand that at one time there were 28 Paul Whiteman Orchestras playing all over the US. Not sure how you would characterize Whiteman's music but he called it symphonic jazz, and was a top draw during the twenties and thirties.
  14. Stanley Doble

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    Recently I have been reading up on the development of an electronic device for curing drug addiction, alcoholism and other mental issues. The inventor tested it out with the cooperation of some doctors at a veteran's hospital. He was surprised to find that cigarette or tobacco addiction is the...
  15. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    Semolina in the US and Canada, is used to make a hot breakfast cereal like Cream of Wheat. You can get it in the cereal aisle of grocery stores and bulk food stores.
  16. Stanley Doble

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    It was always WOMEN doing this. Your move.
  17. Stanley Doble

    How Did You Discover Old Time Radio?

    I toddled into the kitchen in my rompers and there it was. Only it wasn't old at that time.
  19. Stanley Doble

    Wunnerful, Wunnerful: The Champagne Music Thread.

    If you think Welk is bad, better stay away from Liberace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flWOH9fm7S0 Hey, I warned you.
  20. Stanley Doble

    Wunnerful, Wunnerful: The Champagne Music Thread.

    I have heard from those who attended his live performances that the Welk band could swing harder than you would think. Their first radio sponsor required them to draw it mild, and they soon developed a cornball fan base they never abandoned.
  21. Stanley Doble

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    All part of sharing the planet with other people. Unfortunately, you can't force the world to cater to your every whim, every second of the day. Sometimes the air just won't cooperate.
  22. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    Don't they sell dried mashed potatoes in little packets at the grocery store?
  23. Stanley Doble

    Hank Williams: I Saw the Light

    I understand Hank Williams was sick for a long time before he died, it is possible he got into music because he was not strong enough to work.

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