RADIO… the early 1930s
This is a book I first read several years ago, having been loaned to me by my longtime radio industry friend, Ken…
NRHS Convention 2024
The National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) held its 2024 convention in Harrisburg, the capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Attendees traveled to…
Jerry & His DayStarters!
Jerry Del Colliano and I first met when he came to work for us in 1964 at Philadelphia’s fledgling FM station, WDVR….
Riding Rockets & Shooting Stars – A Guest Commentary!
While I fully expected to bring you a fresh Musing of my own, and while I have a number on the drawing…
Music, Maestro, Please…
It’s an art and a science. It’s a universal language. It stirs the senses, kindles the fires of memory, and soothes the…
Seventy-Nine Years Ago this Week!
The date was August 14, 1945 … while I knew a war was going on and that the man who would become…
Who or What is McMurdo Silver?
A while back, my longtime friend, Bill LeGall, sent me three photos — including the one above — of what he told…
Marlin’s Good-Time Picture Show # 7
First off, here are a couple of photos of the love of my life, my wife Alicia. By the time she was…
O, Say, Can You See …
America … the land of freedom, of opportunity – where for much of the past two centuries and continuing today … peoples…
Advice to My Teenage Grandsons – A Guest Commentary!
Today, I bring you another guest commentary which was recently shared by our friend Roy H. Williams, the man who’s known as…
Looking back 80 years … to D-Day: June 6, 1944!
UPDATED ENCORE PRESENTATION of original posted on May 31st, 2018 With today being June 6th, I cannot ignore what occurred on this…
Postcards from the Past!
Yes, the photo above is a scan of an old postcard. The bridge in the foreground is the one railroad bridge that…