September 2009

Happy Birthday Lily Tomlin! And Edith Ann.... who will always be 5 1/2.

Submitted by Mary on Tue, 09/01/2009 - 1:33pm (573 reads)

When I was a little girl, I LOVED Lily Tomlin's Edith Ann character in the 70's on Sesame Street. I used to immitate her voice a lot. Kids love adults that seem to relate to them, and Lily Tomlin certainly understood kids. Thank you to sawing14s for posting one of my favorite skits from childhood on YouTube. I'd love to see that giant rocking chair to see how big it really was. read more...

Ever wonder what a Victorian Gothic breakfast picnic in Leipzig, Germany looked like?

Submitted by Mary on Sun, 09/06/2009 - 10:09pm (132 reads)

I'm sure we've all wondered from time to time what a Victorian Gothic breakfast picnic in Leipzig, Germany looks like. Well, grab a cup of tea and a Bavarian pretzel and enjoy!

If you love vintage fashion - Escada, Chanel, Halston, Charles Jourdan, Mario Valentino, and more....

Submitted by Mary on Mon, 09/07/2009 - 7:50pm (151 reads)

Then, you'll love the videos of read more...

New York Firefighters - fighting fires and saving lives for hundreds of years

Submitted by Mary on Fri, 09/11/2009 - 6:34pm (105 reads)

Today I wanted to honor all of the firefighters in New York and throughout the world who have been bravely fighting fires and saving lives for hundreds of years. read more...

Before mp3 players and before jukeboxes, there were big, beautiful music boxes

Submitted by Mary on Sun, 09/13/2009 - 4:50pm (103 reads)

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Remember watching filmstrips in school? Well, here's a Halloween one!

Submitted by Mary on Mon, 09/14/2009 - 10:19am (194 reads)

It was always a treat at school when they'd turn the lights off so we could watch a film, even if it was one of these flip filmstrips that was more like a slideshow. I remember they were often accompanied by a tape with distorted music and a narrator. Plus, a loud beep which would let our teacher (or the lucky student volunteer) know when to flip to the next scene. read more...

1950's Halloween Costume Parade

Submitted by Mary on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 11:25am (185 reads)

This 50's home movie was uploaded to YouTube by homemoviedepot who stated that it is Donald E. Boyd's home movies. In the beginning of the video, you'll see kids parading their 50's Halloween costumes (based on the info at YouTube, I believe this is from 1956). I think these home movies were all filmed in Port Huron, Michigan. read more...

What was the 1950's dream of hospitals of the future?

Submitted by Mary on Wed, 09/16/2009 - 2:13pm (147 reads)

To some people, the dream was a drawer in the wall that a baby could slide through, that way mother could hold baby whenever she'd like. Then, place baby back in the drawer and send him back over to the nurses. It reminds me of when you pull up to a bank drive thru and put your money into one of those capsules and send it off to the banker. However, baby doesn't fly through a tube, thank goodness. read more...

Let's go to Finland so we can learn how to disco dance!

Submitted by Mary on Thu, 09/17/2009 - 11:02am (154 reads)

If you want to learn disco dance moves, put on your white slacks and your striped sneakers and get your hips moving on over to Finland! We're going back to the 70's today with this Finnish couple so we can learn how to boogie and wipe our feet on the floor. No time to talk... it's time to dance!

1950 - When nightly dinner time with the family was almost as big as a Broadway theater production

Submitted by Mary on Fri, 09/18/2009 - 12:11pm (161 reads)

For some people these days, the only time they have a family dinner around the table is on Thanksgiving, and possibly Christmas. Some people eat at the dinner table with the family one day a week or a few days a week. Some people do still eat at the dinner table with their family every night, but rarely does anyone today go through a whole production like this. Mother and Daughter change their clothes to look more presentable to the family. I think it's sweet the way the daughter takes the mother's hand. There's a definite sweetness to this video. read more...