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    Does your name date you?

    By coincidence, a former sheriff of our County (1970's-early '80's) was also named Fate (Fate Thomas). He wasn't killed, but he did go to prison for corruption. (I'd like to read that book when it's done.)
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    Does your name date you?

    One of the heroes of the Golden Age of drag racing was Connie Kallita. I think his real name was Conrad. One of our former mayors (Nashville) was Beverly Briley (male).
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    Does your name date you?

    My dad was born in 1919, so he was named "Alvin" for Sgt. Alvin York. Not too many of those these days... His middle name was Robert, as is my first name. That apparently is a family tradition, and as some have said, Robert is forever... One of my cousins did some genealogical research and...
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    Does your name date you?

    Names can mean a lot when it comes to the impression that they give, and Hollywood knows it. If you were in trouble, would you want John Wayne, Roy Rogers, and Kirk Douglas coming to to your rescue, or Marion Morrison, Leonard Slye, and Issur Danielovitch?
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    What was the last TV show you watched?

    Thanks! I think I'll pass on the vampire show but the science fiction aspects of the other show make it worth a look. The network - as far as I know - has never publicized it as SF, and as I said, the name conveys no useful information. Sounds like a portion of the plot is taken from "Walking...
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    What was the last TV show you watched?

    I guess I'm being lazy, but can you give a capsule summary discussing what these two shows are about? The names don't convey much information. Thanks
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    You know you are getting old when:

    My grandmother's house had those push button switches and they were great fun and a novelty for a kid to play with - until one of the adults yelled, "Hey, quit doing that!" As for my old schools, my kindergarten and first grade were in an OLD school - Warren G. Harding Elementary, just like...
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    If you didn't grow up with a car culture, as many of us did in the Southeast, Midwest, and especially California, the fine details probably wouldn't be as relevant. I'm somewhat surprised that the fifties tailfin-stuff outdoes the sixties performance-stuff. Perhaps there is a connection...
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    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    As a person from another country (The South), we had things a bit different here. As late as the fifth grade I clearly remember having a prayer after lunch and then the teacher would hand out actual hymnals and we (the whole class) would sing church songs. If we had any representatives in the...
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    To set the record straight concerning Baby Boomers and the "chrome-coated Insolent Chariot era of the fifties and sixties", those were NOT the choice of the Baby Boomer automotive-enthusiasts (hot rodders). Those were more the cars that our fathers and uncles drove. As the cliche goes, "do the...
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    Your "perfect" films

    An addition to the "war movie" category: "Eight Iron Men" with Lee Marvin and Richard Kiley and an excellent set of character actors It's somewhat obscure but worth seeing if you get a chance.
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    The Origin Of "The Fifties"

    Where you were in the US during the 1950's and '60's probably had some influence on whether you thought you would be blown up in a nuclear attack. I spent my early years in Detroit and there was no doubt we were a prime target - for sure. We not only did the "duck and cover" drills, but each...
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Proper tea protocol: 1) brew with lots of sugar 2) let cool 3) pour into tall glass 4) add lots of ice 5) add more sugar 6) add lots of lemon 7) drink with crispy fried chicken, mashed potatoes & gravy, green beans, and hot biscuits !!!
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    Your Most Disturbing Realizations

    This may be an idea for a new topic: Degrees of separation from famous people or events of the Golden Era. In my case I knew a guy who was a machinist for Ford back in the 1920's and '30's who shook hands with Henry Ford when he came around to visit the workers. I always thought it was a bit...
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    Vinatge Racing and Vintage Cameras

    I was a user/collector of classic cameras before I had ever heard of reenacting, so when that came along as an activity, I put one and one together and got three. (whole is greater than the sum of its parts) You're right that it's more fun to shoot real film than blank cartridges - at least I...
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    Your "perfect" films

    Since nothing is really perfect, these are movies such that the small problems are so negligible that I would not bother to change anything. (Example: Doc Holliday gets off three shots from a double-barreled shotgun at the OK Corral in "Tombstone", but that's OK, all other things considered.) A...
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    Show us your Guns!

    Among the military reenactors there is some knowledge about which of the Chinese 1897's have good parts and are reliable. Some are good others are not. If someone was looking for one of those a bit of research would be appropriate before buying.
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    Vinatge Racing and Vintage Cameras

    I do WWII combat-photo reenacting using 1930's and 1940's cameras and black and white film. It *really* makes you appreciate the skill and courage of the original photographers. It's hard enough to get good results in totally non-lethal simulated warfare. How they were able to do it in real...
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    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    One of my uncles had a tire store and he would give me sets of tires for free that had patches or other defects such that he couldn't sell them. He said if they went bad I could get out and change the tire and get some exercise. Usually they would just go flat or come apart gradually, but once...
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    Vintage Police Uniforms

    Agree 100% that the so-called "militarization" of the police is not a recent phenomenon. I have photos from the post-WWI era showing cops with Lewis light machine guns and Army trench shotguns with long bayonets attached. Another photo is of a police motorcycle with a Colt-Marlin...

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