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Author Archives: B.P.
Objects Lost and Found At Grand Central Over The Past 100 Years
Fascinating Museum Of Memories Collection Displayed At Grand Central Terminal’s Transit Museum Annex This year marks the 100th anniversary of the current Grand Central Terminal. Jane Greengold is one of a dozen contemporary artists taking part in an exhibition, On … Continue reading
Classic Hollywood #23
Censorship and Brigitte Bardot 1965 Brigitte Bardot co- starred in Viva Maria! (1965) with Jeanne Moreau. The Louis Malle film was partially responsible for the development of the MPAA ratings system for films. Viva Maria! is set in an unnamed … Continue reading
Five 1970′s Rock Songs About Losing Your Virginity
Those Naughty 70′s Songs Rock lyrics tell stories. Many times those stories are about love. Often they are about sex. Rarely are they about virginity. If they are, the lyrics are cloaked in the language of teenage angst. In the … Continue reading
Rock n’ Roll Deaths In April 2013
Andy Johns, Led Zeppelin and Rolling Stones Right Hand Man; Storm Thorgerson, Album Cover Creator Extraordinaire; Christina Amphlett, Lead Singer Divinyls; All Die in April April has been a bad month for the world of rock ‘n roll, as death … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Obituary, Photography
Tagged Album Covers, Andy Johns, Artist, Chrissy Amphlett, Divinyls, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Hipgnosis, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Storm Thorgerson, YouTube
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7 Amazing, Little Known Facts Surrounding President McKinley’s Assassination
The Assassin’s Body: Destroyed or Preserved? Silence in New York City and The McKinley Islands The McKinley Islands? It could have been, had Congress passed a bill to rename The Philippine Islands after the assassination of the 25th President of … Continue reading
Posted in History, New York
Tagged Assassination, New York Tribune, Unusual, William McKinley
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Old New York in Postcards #6
Rare Postcards Of The Upper West Side And Harlem 1900 – 1915 Most old postcards depicting turn of the century New York City usually show the typical tourist attractions, landmarks and notable buildings of the city. It was uncommon for … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Old New York In Postcards, Photography
Tagged 86th Street, Broadway, Emory Roth, Harlem, Inwood, Postcards, Riverside Drive, Seventh Avenue, Washington Heights
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Classic Hollywood #22
Hedy Lamarr and Cecil B. DeMille On The Set Of “Samson and Delilah” The 1949 biblical epic, Samson and Delilah starred the beefy Victor Mature and the beautiful Hedy Lamarr in the title roles. According to legend, when Groucho Marx was asked what … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Hollywood, Movies, Photography
Tagged Cecil B. DeMille, Groucho Marx, Hedy Lamarr
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Remembering Bobby Murcer And A Good Day At The Plate
Bobby Murcer: 40 Years Ago Today, April 11, 1973 On this date, Wednesday, April 11, 1973, the New York Yankees were at home against the Cleveland Indians and playing their fifth game of the year. They had lost their first … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Photography
Tagged 1973, Bobby Murcer, Cleveland Indians, Gaylord Perry, New York Yankees
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Old Time Ads From The 1910 World Almanac – Part 2
More Interesting Ads From The 1910 World Almanac We continue our look at the 1910 World Almanac And Encyclopedia’s advertising. The New York World newspaper used their annual publication of the Almanac as a way to advertise their own newspaper. … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Advertising, Evergreens Cemetery, New York World, World Almanac
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Mutilating The Main Branch Of The New York Public Library
Who Cares That New York’s Landmark Library Is About To Be Marred As Part Of A Sweetheart Land Grab Deal? Who cares? Apparently less than 100 people. That is about the number of protesters who showed up on Wednesday, May … Continue reading →