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Apple Store in NY

Apple: A Household Name

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

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Hamilton: An American Musical

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

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Trader Joe’s

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

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Betty White

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

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Christopher Walken

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

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Pinterest

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

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Asheville, www.greatamericanthings.net

Asheville

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

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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....

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Coleman Cooler, www.greatamericanthings.net

Coleman Coolers

Posted by Robin on Jan 22, 2013 in Americana, Featured | Comments Off on Coleman Coolers

First, let me say up front that I’m not a camping person. One of my...

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Don Knotts, greatamericanthings.net

Don Knotts

Posted by Robin on Jan 15, 2013 in Actor, Featured | Comments Off on Don Knotts

I once worked with a great bunch of people who studied the great issues facing...

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Mario Andretti, greatamericanthings.net

Mario Andretti

Posted by Robin on Jan 10, 2013 in Featured, Sports | Comments Off on Mario Andretti

He go fast. He go real fast. If it has a motor and a wheel, Mario Andretti make...

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Neil Armstrong, www.greatamericanthings.net

Neil Armstrong

Posted by Robin on Jan 3, 2013 in Featured, People | Comments Off on Neil Armstrong

“One small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.” Like most of...

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Twas the Night Before Christmas, www.greatamericanthings.net

“Twas The Night Before Christmas”

Posted by Robin on Dec 17, 2012 in Holiday | Comments Off on “Twas The Night Before Christmas”

How does Santa Claus look? We can thank the Coca-Cola Company for giving...

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Schooners Restaurant, www.greatamericanthings.net

Schooners, Bloomington Illinois

Posted by Robin on Dec 3, 2012 in Food | Comments Off on Schooners, Bloomington Illinois

I recently had the pleasure of speaking about Great American Things with Scott...

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Teen Idol Ricky Nelson, www.greatamericanthings.net

Teen Idols

Posted by Robin on Nov 15, 2012 in Featured, Music | Comments Off on Teen Idols

In his song “The Boy in the Bubble,” Paul Simon reminded us:...

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Unchained Melody, www.greatamericanthings.net

“Unchained Melody”

Posted by Robin on Nov 8, 2012 in Featured, Songs | Comments Off on “Unchained Melody”

Remember the great 1955 prison film Unchained? Well of course you don’t....

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Close Encounters, www.greatamericanthings.net

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Posted by Robin on Oct 30, 2012 in Featured, Film | Comments Off on Close Encounters of the Third Kind

The wonky title refers to a scale of alien contact developed by ufologist...

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Jackson 5, www.greatamericanthings.net

Jackson 5

Posted by Robin on Oct 22, 2012 in Featured, Singer | Comments Off on Jackson 5

The Jackson 5 (later just The Jacksons) recorded or performed together, with...

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