Nostalgia

pennyIllustration of an old candy store. Image sent by author. Baby boomer R. G. Begora recalls a youthful trip to the penny candy store, the woman who helped him choose, and nostalgic experiences of the past.
From Our Readers

A Trip to the Penny Candy Store

A fond memory from the early 1950s

By R. G. Begora | August 2, 2022
Author of the new Beatles book, Laurie Jacobson, surrounded by some of her Beatles memorablia - photo credit Jon Provost
Books

A New Beatles Book: ‘Top of the Mountain’

Laurie Jacobson compiles a new Beatles book, with a little help from her friends

August 1, 2022
vinyl disks and turntable Viktor Nagornyi Dreamstime. While Richard Abramson first embraced music on vinyl disks, he moved on to digital music. Yet still he hangs on to his vinyl albums.
From Our Readers

Requiem in Vinyl

Hanging on to the old disks

By Richard Abramson | July 26, 2022
The brady bunch house Michele Pirrello Dreamstime. Just like nostalgic TV shows stir our memories, so the settings and characters can make us smile and carry us back to earlier times. Here are five iconic TV homes, with a contemporary twist.
Nostalgia

Iconic Homes from Old TV Shows

Three houses that will bring back memories

By Charlie Fletcher | July 22, 2022
necklace with peace pendant, from the 1960s. Photo by Lcswart, Dreamstime. From his teen years to young adulthood, writer and baby boomer Robert Koehler reflects on self-determinism and growing up.
Nostalgia

Growing Up, Becoming a Man

Writer Robert Koehler reflects on self-determinism and growing up

By Robert Koehler | July 22, 2022
old comic books photo by Joseph Perone Dreamstime. Writer Julia Nunnally Duncan fondly recalls a youthful pastime: “On warm days I would climb into the bed of the [Studebaker pickup] truck and surround myself with model horses and my comic books.” She notes stories and favorites among those classic comics, her companions for years.
Books

My Comic Books

Memories from long ago

By Julia Nunnally Duncan | June 27, 2022
A young Johnny Mathis recording in NYC in the 60s - credit Columbia Archives, provided by publicist
Nick Thomas

Singing Legend Johnny Mathis Still Touring at 86

Bringing his smooth, rich voice to audiences since 1956

By Nick Thomas | June 13, 2022
cover of the book, 'Popeye The Sailor: The 1960s TV Cartoons' by Fred Grandinetti
Books

Those ‘Quickie’ Popeye Television Cartoons

Behind the variability of 1960s ‘Popeye’ on TV

By Fred Grandinetti | May 24, 2022
Donna Loren, right, next to Annette Funicello on The Mickey Mouse Club in 1958 - ABC Disney. Whatever happened to Donna Loren, prolific performer in the 1960s, Mouseketeer, and the Dr Pepper girl? Why did she disappear? Is she back?
Nick Thomas

’60s Pop Singer Donna Loren Traded Fame for Family

But what about Act Three?

By Nick Thomas | May 16, 2022
Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes in their living room filming Secrets of Soap Opera Lovers - provided by publicist - for article on Bill and Susan Hayes
Nostalgia

Bill and Susan Hayes Still Enjoying the ‘Days of Our Lives’

The soap opera couple are still together, on screen and off

April 22, 2022

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