October 6 – October 11 (2020)
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK TWO photos this week! The recent passing of Eddie Van Halen had me remembering the time I saw them in concert. I was a HUGE Van Halen fan, and because I was in radio, I was able to contact [...]
September 28 – October 5 (2020)
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK It’s been a long time, but I’m going to post the last photo I have from this set. In case you’re a fan of the old show “Dark Shadows,” you’ll love this candid, family photo from the personal collection of [...]
September 21 – September 27 (2020)
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK This info from the CDC is VERY welcome. AT LAST! I've always loved Chicago, but "Feelin' Stronger Everyday" is one of their best, and has been stuck in my head. Now that the world is re-opening, it's a good [...]
September 14 – September 20 (2020)
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK This is one of the old photos I dug out. I know they're supposed to be mushrooms from the movie "Fantasia," but seriously...the costume design is a little bit...ummm...salty?! While working on photo albums and listening to oldies on AM [...]
September 8 – September 13 (2020)
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK Please note: Ever since I saw the opening of the film "The Blob" last weekend, sure enough, I can't get the theme song out of my head! The Five Blobs SURE did know how to craft a catchy tune! [...]
August 32 – September 7 (2020)
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK Remember, when monitoring temperatures...F is for Fahrenheit. But... This past week The Bob Baker Marionette Theater Tweeted out a video of two alien-looking bead puppets dancing to a song called "Coo Coo Ru" by the Manhattan Transfer, a song [...]
August 24 – August 30 (2020)
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK One of the slides in my collection is this terrific shot of Michael Keaton being made-up as Beetlejuice! I LOVE this shot! While listening to AM oldies overnight, as I worked away on cataloging my negatives, an old favorite [...]
August 17 -August 23 (2020)
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK While sorting through my old slides this one came up. Back to that time when our radio station got a group of people to show up to the Sioux Falls airport to welcome Cheap Trick back to town for [...]
August 10 – August 16 (2020)
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK And on the subject of Tim Burton movies, this looks REALLY fun! Halloween and Christmas together...hmmm...what a great idea! I've always been enchanted by Danny Elfman's movie scores, but I'm particularly in love with his soundtrack for "Edward Scissorhands." I've [...]
August 03 – August 09 (2020)
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK Boy what I wouldn't give for a fresh bag of these old snack treats from the 70's! YUM! I referenced this scene in the movie "Edward Scissorhands" in relation to my "kids book for adults" project I've been working [...]