enLighten, Marlin, & his 2021 SGMA Hall of Fame Induction
The enLighten Channel on XM Radio A prime definition of “enlighten” is “to give spiritual knowledge or insight” … which certainly was…
Marlin’s Good-Time Picture Show – Part Five
As noted before, prior to leaving Maryland in the early part of this year, I sorted and sifted through many mounds of…
WNEW-AM’s Family tree!
Let’s say the trunk of the tree is the fledgling new industry of radio broadcasting. Eighteen months after KDKA Pittsburgh and WWJ…
A Radio Station & its Mistress! – Chapter One
Before we get into this story — which I will share in multiple parts over the next several weeks — I must…
Marlin’s Good-Time Picture Book! – Part 4
The significance of this message is that I needed something to fill this space … plus I believe the words speak for…
Remembering War Correspondent Tom Treanor at D-Day 1944
Encore of original from June 6, 2019. If this looks familiar, it’s an encore of a Musings shared here two years ago…
Opportunities …
… are awaiting, often dependent on how wide you open your eyes! … will sometimes drop into your lap, but you must…
FM Radio’s status … circa 1970!
Since this story begins with a gentleman named Edwin Howard Armstrong inventing and developing what we commonly call FM Radio, I thought…
Ethel Gabriel: An icon in the world of recorded music…
… especially as related to “our kind of music,” Easy Listening /Beautiful Music … passed away recently. Her name was Ethel Gabriel,…
The year: 1945, the date: April 12th! Remember!
The world is finally within months of bringing World War Two to a conclusion, as U. S. troops and Allied forces from…
DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES… End of the Early Years!
This is Part Four of this review of railroad locomotives produced in the middle decades of the 20th century … beginning with…
The King of Happy Music!
ABOUT THIS ENCORE PRESENTATION: When I first published this in January of 2019, my dear wife Alicia was still with me ……