I found another list of movies, this time the most profitable movies. This is based on their return on investment. Most of these are lower budget movies that made it big at the box offices. Instead of spending money on costly hotels the producers usually sprung for a New York Bed […]

I still haven’t seen the newest Pirates of the Caribbean movie, but I hear it had a huge budget. I don’t think that necessarily makes the movie a success. If you remember, Waterworld had a big budget as well (the biggest up to that time) and it was considered a flop. The […]

Pete the Pup was the famous dog from Our Gang (later known as The Little Rascals). Pete did not have a ring around his eye. That was added for a part he had as Tige in the Buster Brown series. The director, Hal Roach, liked the ring and decided to leave […]

Does anyone remember this short-lived TV series? It aired on ABC for two seasons, beginning in 1968 and ending in 1970. There were a total of about 51 episodes. Here is the opening titles from the show.

The show was set in the future year of 1983. It tells the story of […]

When I was small, we always had the Fuller Brush Man come to our door in hopes of selling his cleaning products. My mom sometimes bought them. Today, you don’t see many door to door salesmen anymore. In the 50s, 60s and 70s you would see them all the time - trying […]

Ever wonder how much everyday items have increased in price? Here are a few items with their prices from the 1970s. What do you pay today?
Alka Seltzer, $0.39
Bananas, $0.12 per pound
Toilet Paper, $0.13
Cool Whip, $0.38
Ground Beek, $0.98 per pound
Grapefruit, $0.99 for 10
Frozen Vegetables, $0.25 for two packages
Potato Chips, $0.89 for a 24 oz […]

Bob Hope, who passed away in 2003 at the age of 100, will long be remembered for his wit, humor and service to the USO. He will also be remembered for the Bob Hope Classic, a golf tournament named for him since 1965. The Bob Hope Classic is held each January in Palm […]

My daughter’s school recently celebrated Flag Day on June 14th. Every year they have a big production with the mayor, songs and stories. How did Flag Day get started?
On June 14, 1777, the second Continental Congress adopted the use of a flag, designed by Betsey Ross, for the newly formed United State of […]

I was at the doctor the other day for a check-up and notice that she was using a littman stethoscope. That got me to wondering - when were stethoscopes first invented.
The stethoscope was invented in 1816 by a Frenchman named René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec. It had a wooden tube and looked like an ear trumpet. […]

Remember the day when celebrities who didn’t want to have the bald look wore very bad toupees. Actually, they weren’t that bad compared to the ones the general public could get, but they were still bad. You always knew who was bald. Now celebrities just go to someone like Dr. Larry Shapiro […]