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Apple: A Household Name

Chances are you have one of their products in your pocket, your house or in your car. You can’t...

Hamilton: An American Musical

Have you ever thought, “I’m going to sit down at the old piano and compose a musical. I’ll...

Trader Joe’s

You don’t have to be a nonconformist or a geek to like Trader Joe’s. But it probably...

Betty White

If Betty White’s life were a TV show, it would be titled “Everybody Loves Betty”....

Christopher Walken

You either love Christopher Walken or you like him. Nobody really dislikes the man; how could you,...

Yes, Pinterest is the Lifetime Network of the Internet. I don’t know if there are studies to...

Asheville

Asheville is a little out there, sure. It surfs the waves of a rapidly changing culture, and...

Song intros, www.greatamericanthings.net

8 Best Song Intros Ever

These are the songs you wanted the disk jockey to shut up so you could hear from the start: 8....

TV Show: American Bandstand

Posted by Robin on Jul 7, 2009 in TV Show | Comments Off on TV Show: American Bandstand

Kids dancing to records. What a simple formula for a television show. And what...

Travel: Biltmore House

Posted by Robin on Jul 6, 2009 in Travel | Comments Off on Travel: Biltmore House

Suppose you visited a remote town, and you thought, “I like the view...

Actor: Dick Van Dyke

Posted by Robin on Jul 5, 2009 in Actor, Featured | 1 comment

Which part of Dick Van Dyke’s career do you like best – early TV...

Americana: Statue of Liberty

Posted by Robin on Jul 4, 2009 in Americana | Comments Off on Americana: Statue of Liberty

Lady Liberty. What a grand nickname. What a great gift from the French, back in...

Americana: The U.S. Marine Corps

Posted by Robin on Jul 3, 2009 in Americana | Comments Off on Americana: The U.S. Marine Corps

I can’t begin to appreciate the pride shared by members of the Marine...

Sports: Arnold Palmer

Posted by Robin on Jul 2, 2009 in Sports | Comments Off on Sports: Arnold Palmer

He wasn’t quite the best golfer of his era. You’d have to give that...

Kid Stuff: Popsicles

Posted by Robin on Jul 1, 2009 in Food, Kids Stuff | 1 comment

According to official Popsicle lore, these frozen treats came into being by...

Singer: Reba McEntire

Posted by Robin on Jun 30, 2009 in Singer, TV Show | 2 comments

I dare anyone to find anything bad to say about Reba. Now, you don’t have...

Film: The Shawshank Redemption

Posted by Robin on Jun 29, 2009 in Film | 3 comments

Uplifting. That’s a word you don’t usually associate with the...

TV Show: Johnny Carson

Posted by Robin on Jun 28, 2009 in TV Show | 1 comment

With this week’s passing of sidekick Ed McMahon, it’s only natural...

Travel: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Posted by Robin on 10-28-09

Person: General George S. Patton

Posted by Robin on 1-3-10

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