February 25, 2021

Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania!

While you can take a train into the heart of the community from the heart of Philadelphia, this Musings is not about…

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February 11, 2021

XM Radio . . . the Beginning and the End!

As I write this, it’s the beginning of February … within three weeks from now, I expect to be moving “home” to…

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Bill Tynan (on left) and Bob Carpenter (right) visit Marlin at XM Satellite Radio in 2002.
January 28, 2021

Remembering WHFS …

  . . . and its two founders! Updated from the original post dated 9/13/18. The story of this station’s birth, which…

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January 14, 2021

New Zealand’s South Island – a Photo Tour!

Situated on the west coast of the island, hours from the nearest town, this is a view of Milford Sound … described…

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Trenton Bridge, Trenton Makes - The World Takes
December 31, 2020

Memories of Ernie Kovacs

This is an encore of a Musings I posted here in January of 2018, which was exactly as described … my Memories…

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December 17, 2020

MARLIN’S GOOD-TIME PICTURE BOOK! – PART 3

Even though the photos and stories in this chapter have nothing to do with Christmas, since we are in the heart of…

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December 3, 2020

The Therapeutic Power of Music!

As the calendar turned to November, the radio industry trade publications began noting that stations in different cities across the land were…

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November 19, 2020

40 Years ago … another Anniversary!

A few days ago, as I continue to sort, organize and downsize as I prepare for starting a new chapter in my…

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World War 1 Poster
November 5, 2020

Looking back 100 years!

As we are about to celebrate Veterans’ Day, I feel led to offer you this encore Musings from two years ago, originally…

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October 22, 2020

DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES … AFTER THE WAR!

This is Part Three of a pictorial review of North American railroad locomotives. Part One featured steam locomotives, mostly centered around the…

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October 8, 2020

The longest journey in life!

I heard this attention-grabbing phrase recently, uttered by an inspirational speaker saying these words on my car radio just after starting the…

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September 24, 2020

Another Radio Anniversary!

Here in 2020, as historians and radio aficionados celebrate the 100th anniversary of the beginning of radio “broadcasting” … I want to…

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