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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Crime, Murder, Prisons, Hangings and Lynchings in 1891
Some Interesting Facts The 1892 World Almanac The 1892 World Almanac contains fascinating crime statistics. Putting the crime numbers in perspective to the population, in 1890 the United States total population was 62,830,361. The “colored” population was 7,488,676. So, African-Americans … Continue reading
Where Did The Saying “Up The River” Come From?
A Movie Cliche’s New York Origins If you ever watch any gangster films from the 1930′s or 40′s, one of the lines of dialogue that always pops up is: “up the river.” Somebody would utter it: a criminal; prosecutor; police … Continue reading
Posted in History, Movies, New York
Tagged Centre Street, Crime, Criminals, Edward G. Robinson, Etymology, SIng Sing, The Tombs
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Babe Ruth’s 1920 Uniform Sells For $4.4 Million At Auction
Babe Ruth, King Of The Sports Memorabilia World Nearly sixty-four years after his death, Babe Ruth set another record on Sunday May 20, 2012 . His circa 1920 Yankees road jersey sold at SCP auctions for a staggering $4.4 million. … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Photography
Tagged 1920, Attendance, Auction, Babe Ruth, MLB, New York Times, New York Yankees
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Squealer’s End
What Happens To Squealer’s This is not The Sopranos or The Godfather. 75 years ago, gangsters did really nasty things to you, if you talked to the cops. The back of this Acme news photograph sums it up: Trussed from … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Photography
Tagged 1937, Brooklyn, Crime, Crime Phtography, Criminals, Dead Body
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Classic Hollywood #13
Candid Photographs of Marilyn Monroe Instead of the typical movie publicity or glamour photographs of Marilyn Monroe, we thought we’d highlight three photographs that show Marilyn in a bit of a different light. Betty Grable and her How To Marry … Continue reading
Jim McCrary, Rock Photographer Dies at 72, Famous For Carole King Tapestry Photos
Jim McCrary Photographed Over 300 Album Covers For A&M Records Jim McCrary who will be remembered for taking in 1971 one of the most iconic album cover photos in music history, Carole King’s Tapestry, died at the age of 72 … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Obituary, Photography
Tagged A&M Records, Album Covers, Carole King, Herb Alpert, Jim McCrary, Los Angeles Times, Tapestry
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1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna
You’re Going To Like The Laguna. A Lot. Or so the last line of the advertisement says. After all, it is the top-of-the-line with such advanced features as: new front disc brakes, flow-through power ventilation, special fabric and a special steering … Continue reading
The Excitement of BookExpo America
A BEA Exhibitor’s Exciting Booth In 2011 Publishing boring? No way! BEA is one only month away! June 5-7.
Posted in Books, Comedy
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When Lyrics Meant Something – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and “Ohio”
May 4th Marks the Anniversary of Four Kent State University Students Murdered For Protesting The U.S. Invasion of Cambodia and the Vietnam War Do today’s songs have meaning? One of the things I am confronted with in the 21st century … Continue reading
Posted in History, Music, Photography
Tagged 1970, Lyrics, Neil Young, Richard Nixon, YouTube
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Cell Providers Policies On Blocking Unwanted Cell Phone Calls
AT&T’s Terrible Policy on Blocking Harassing Marketers and Other Unwanted Cell Phone Calls Being somewhat of a Luddite, after much reluctance, I purchased my first cell phone in 2000 through AT&T. To my delight there was a great feature which allowed you … Continue reading →