WHFS – Feast Your Ears
The month of September is now behind me … it was noteworthy, as I spent a good two-thirds of it “on the…
What, then, is Love – A Guest Commentary!
At this point, I did not anticipate or plan to publish another commentary by “Mr. Wizard of Ads,” Roy H. Williams, so…
News from the “War Years!”
Here’s the text of what those who listened to XM Radio’s 1940’s Channel — known as the Savoy Express — during its…
Jim Aylward and His “Aunt Martha”
If the name Jim Aylward is recognizable and familiar to you, it’s likely that you lived in the greater New York City…
Your Career… Words of Advice
In May of this year, I was a presenter at this week-long conference––just one of several held around the nation each summer––for…
An historic bridge with a new life!
Isn’t this a beautiful walkway? It’s known as the Walkway Over the Hudson and sits more than 200 feet above the waters…
Twisted and Bent – A Guest Commentary!
During this Freedom Week, it just seems so appropriate that I share this Monday Morning Memo commentary as written and published just…
Coca-Cola … Bill Backer … and I’d Like To Teach the World To Sing!
I doubt that “Coca-Cola” needs any further description or clarification, and a song is a song, except this story is about a…
Railroad Memories … The “Newtown Branch” – Part Two
As noted in Part One, picking up with the arrival of the 1950s … the Reading Company would begin replacing their fleet…
Railroad Memories … The “Newtown Branch” – Part One
Newtown is a borough located in the southern portion of Bucks County, Pennsylvania … an area immediately to the northeast of the…
The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s famed GG1 Locomotive!
I recently found myself in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, an area where I’ve not spent much time in recent years. And, since it’s…
A Keyboard & Its Master … Dan Troxell!
Dan Troxell is one of only two instrumentalists (the other being steel guitar player Curt Shoemaker) who still releases recordings which include…