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Magic Trick Gone Wrong
Unusual Death -1909 From The Washington Times March 14, 1909 BOY IS STRANGLED BY COLLAR BUTTON New York, March 14 – George A. Anderson, a ten-year-old Brooklyn lad, swallowed a collar button and died a few minutes later. He was … Continue reading
Posted in History, Strange Phenomena
Tagged 1909, Brooklyn, Magic, Unusual, Washington Times
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Five Of The Best Latin Quotations
Latin To Impress Your Friends & Improve Your Mind Certain maxims, proverbs or quotations simply sound better in Latin. Here are five simple and profound Latin quotations from great books. “Malum quidem nullum esse sine aliquo bono.” There is no … Continue reading
Your Wasted Presidential Vote
2012 Election Over, Same Problems, No Solutions Last night I tuned in briefly to watch the Presidential election results knowing full well that my candidate would not win. Not because I had voted for Mitt Romney. For the eighth consecutive … Continue reading
Christmas Starts Early – New York, 1931
New York City Post Office December 9, 1931 This photograph shows a mountain of gifts awaiting sorting and delivery in the New York City Post Office on December 9, 1931. There was a time when there was no Fed-Ex, UPS, … Continue reading
The “Artwork” Of The 110 Harbor Freeway Los Angeles
Why Go To The Museum of Contemporary Art or The Getty? If you live around Los Angeles and are too busy to go to a museum to see paintings you can always get your fill of art while driving to … Continue reading
Get Your Cheap Thrills 1960′s Style
Sinderella And The Golden Bra – 1964 This movie is so bad that they misspelled the title on the promotional still as Sinderalla. If your idea of a seductive temptress is Lily Tomlin then you are in luck. The no-name … Continue reading
The New York Times Obituaries Occassionally Celebrates Low-Lifes, Yet Ignores Deserving Artists and Notables
Who Gets A New York Times Obituary Write-up? What do legendary blues and heavy metal guitarist, Gary Moore, rock album photographer Jim McCrary and playwright, screenwriter, author and jazz champion Max Wilk all have in common? When they died, The New … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Music, New York, Obituary
Tagged Entertainment, Gary Moore, Graffiti, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Jim McCrary, New York Times, Ronnie James Dio
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Unique Antique Vampire Slaying Kit Up For Auction
Die, Dracula, Die! On June 22, 2012 at Tennants Auctioneers in Yorkshire, England, a 19th century vampire slaying kit will be auctioned off. Practically everything you would need to kill a fictional character is included. The kit, housed in a mahogany box, … Continue reading
Chimpanzees In Old News and Publicity Photographs
Monkey See, Monkey Do People find chimpanzees amusing, especially when they are doing non-chimp activities. News organizations, on a slow news day would send a photographer to see if a good photo-op would come about. Hopefully no one had their … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Strange Phenomena
Tagged Chimpanzee, Dorothy Lamour, Tommy Dorsey, Unusual
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What’s Really Important
A Reflection Of Our Stupidity As A Nation DeWitt Clinton- the main proponent of the Erie Canal; New York Governor; U.S. Senator; a man who built an infrastructure that would transform American life, enhancing economic opportunity, political participation, and intellectual … Continue reading →