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Golden Era Passtimes / Hobbies
Autographs... my mother collected hundreds of them from Golden Era movie stars. Sometime along the way, my sister grabbed them all. Probably sitting in a storage shed in the Michigan UP getting moldy. --------------------------------- As for me, I became interested in stamps after my mother...- Bugguy
- Post #208
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Favorite song....
Grace Slick, "White Rabbit" 1967 Jefferson Airplane Scene: Lemont Quarry, Lemont, IL deserted Sunday morning. White Rabbit comes on over the water from trailers parked along the quarry rim. Absolutely haunting voice - I remember it oh so clearly. Backstory: The quarry was abandoned and...- Bugguy
- Post #10
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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What art is in your home?
I received this signed/numbered Scott Mutter photomontage as a gift when I left a position in Chicago in 1990. I admired it in a gallery display and when my wife was asked for gift suggestions, she suggested the print. The background is Water Tower Place on upper Michigan Avenue in Chicago...- Bugguy
- Post #236
- Forum: Your Vintage Home
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Go fly a kite!
2 1/2 and first time out... It was a very bright day and she actually kept it up. The kite-eating-tree only snacked twice. I remember when I was little my father had a huge WWII box kite they used for target practice(?). He had rope on it and tied it to his waist. I haven't seen anything...- Bugguy
- Post #8
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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The "Annoying Phrase" Thread
Time to resurrect this thread (moan)... Since the first of the year we're hearing a whole host of new and really annoying phrases. My least favorite two are: "Out of an abundance of caution" What the h@#$% does that mean? I find that it usually means they're taking something away from me...- Bugguy
- Post #1,290
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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In the closet
Nice job keeping with the period. It reminds me of the homes of family members that I visited while growing up. This has a very comfortable aesthetic.- Bugguy
- Post #17
- Forum: The Display Case
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WW II Ephemera from the Darker Side
Three years after I posted about disposing of my father's WW II memorabilia, I've finally gotten to it. This little pennant fell out of his scrap book: Apparently the German military used these to mark the boundary or a safe path through mine fields or areas where poison gas was used. The... -
Gone fishing...
Signed up and bought tickets for myself and son-in-law to attend LL Beans fly-fishing school in Maine next month. A "bucket-list" experience and time to bond. Cancelled! Now maybe late summer.- Bugguy
- Post #51
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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Although I 'm safe-at-home in Nashville, I don't do well when left to my own devices. Praise the...
Although I 'm safe-at-home in Nashville, I don't do well when left to my own devices. Praise the Forum for distraction. All be safe!- Bugguy
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Show Us Your Mechanical Clocks!
So you're asking why I would own a 1960's, made in the USSR Slava ("Glory") wind-up alarm clock... probably because I liked the the Deco look. However, I'd like it more if it worked. To list or not to list? Shipping is more than its worth, so looks like Goodwill if I ever socialize again.- Bugguy
- Post #20
- Forum: The Display Case
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If I had to pick one girl from the golden era
Continuing thread resuscitation... I've been partial to Ingrid Bergman, sweetheart of the WW II 82nd Airborne! From my late father's WWII scrap book kept by his sister when he was overseas.- Bugguy
- Post #861
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Today in History
"With the S&P 500 closing down more than 2.2 percent Monday, the broad market index clinched its worst start to April since 1929." In early 1929 the market was somewhere south of 307 pts... the Crash wasn't till October. Friends ask me why I haven't retired... I ask back, how much is too...- Bugguy
- Post #1,611
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Families of the Lounge
Fifty years ago I delivered a presentation at the AAAS meeting in Chicago about the impact of pre-school experiences and how they stay with children as they develop. I used the irrational fear of snakes expressed and reinforced by parents' actions as an example learned during pre-school that can...- Bugguy
- Post #2,346
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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I can't believe I'm extended in Newark for 12 months. Passing through EWR is a cruel and unusual...
I can't believe I'm extended in Newark for 12 months. Passing through EWR is a cruel and unusual punishment.- Bugguy
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I can't believe I'm heading back to Newark for 6 months. Passing through EWR is a cruel and...
I can't believe I'm heading back to Newark for 6 months. Passing through EWR is a cruel and unusual punishment.- Bugguy
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Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds
I've wanted a vintage doctor's bag for a long time. I came across this one in a shop somewhere south of Iowa City. Several weeks running it was still there, so when they had a booth sale I picked it up for $20. Thing is, it has no tears or damage to the bag, However, I'm not sure what to do with...- Bugguy
- Post #5,178
- Forum: The Display Case
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Out Your Back Door
It only took me a year to find a picture I wanted to add to my post... Every weekend I took my daughter out to check her bluebird nesting run. She counted eggs, chicks, and when they fledged. It was no surprise that momma bluebird didn't appreciate the peek into the nest. First picture, my...- Bugguy
- Post #178
- Forum: Your Vintage Home
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Finally out of Newark. Packed my waders for 3 months in Iowa City.
Finally out of Newark. Packed my waders for 3 months in Iowa City.- Bugguy
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1 degree in Newark. Joy... only two more months to go.
1 degree in Newark. Joy... only two more months to go.- Bugguy
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