Promontory Great Race Logo
May 5, 2019

Golden Spike!

On what is being called the Golden Spike celebration, a week from now — on Friday, May 10th … rail historians and…

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April 25, 2019

A Radio Station & its Mistress! – Chapter Three

Now, with 10,000 watts of power — which, in the big picture, is relatively equal to 50,000 watts — and located down…

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April 11, 2019

A Radio Station & its Mistress! – Chapter Two

There were three key individuals involved in the creation and ascension of WNEW to the position of being one of America’s greatest-ever…

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BNSF Raleway Locomotive
March 7, 2019

BNSF Railway & Its Heritage!

If you love “trains” and have at least some interest in railroad history as I do … you likely know everything I’m…

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Longwood Gardens Interior
February 7, 2019

Flowers, Water & Lights = Longwood Gardens!

If you have not heard the name, Longwood Gardens is one of the largest botanical gardens in the United States, featuring an…

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Glenn Miller AAF Band
January 31, 2019

Bandleader Glenn Miller!

Due to an unanticipated issue that developed here at Master Control, we bring you an Encore of an earlier Musings: If you…

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January 17, 2019

MARLIN’S GOOD-TIME PICTURE BOOK! – Part 1

This is how I look today, now in my 84th year of residency on earth! The giant poster, though, is from 2005…

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Stories From the Road: WBCN Boston
January 3, 2019

Stories & Photos from the Road!

Having gotten restless and ready for a new “challenge,” I left Philadelphia in 1966 to join classical music station WBCN in Boston….

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The Year 2019
December 27, 2018

2019 … a Year to behold?

As we look forward to, maybe the word is anticipate, what this forthcoming new year holds … I literally sit here with…

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Christmas Album Cover - Alicia Taylor
December 20, 2018

Peace & Love

That is the sum of my Christmas wishes and prayers for 2018 and the forthcoming New Year. At the top of my…

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December 6, 2018

Pearl Harbor … December 7th, 1941!

Even if you are familiar with the Second World War history, you may not be aware of the story, the facts surrounding…

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Radios - AM, XM, and Marlin's Book
November 1, 2018

Marlin’s Story

When one looks at the radio pictured on the dust cover of my memoir, some likely think that the contents are about…

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