Recent content by Big Joe

To: Solid Citizen We are long time civil war re-enactors'. A few of us are interested in the WW 2 era and thought we'd dip our toes in the water. At this point we are unaffiliated. Hope we can meet up with you sometime. Perhaps Gettysburg in September? We'll be in Lewisburg, Pa (Bucknell...

I portray a Teamsters union official, although in this photo the gestapo might be more like it. Big Joe

Here's something about the various types of whiskey: http://www.hungrymonster.com/FoodFacts/Food_Facts.cfm?Phrase_vch=Beverages&fid=5899 Big Joe On the house

In my travels I frequently find myself in small towns with ties to the golden era. Here's one I was in this week: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Wilkes Barre native Ham Fisher created the popular "Joe Palooka" comic strip.Benjamin Franklin Mahoney, born in Wilkes Barre in 1901 built Charles...

I thought for a minute I was on the wrong web site. Big Joe

Read the instructions: http://www.tie-a-tie.net/fourinhand.html Big Joe

Millrr's Crossing is a great movie, but I had to watch it several times to come to that conclusion. Don't give up. This one grows on you. Big Joe

Check out these vamps: http://silentladies.com/zVamps.html (Click on the picture.) Big Joe

I've seen this series previously and thought it was great. I wish they'd do an American home front version. Big Joe

Legend has it that Mark Twain once said the coldest winter he ever spent was a summer in San Francisco. Big Joe

I bought a great Fedora for about $40 bucks from Stacy Adams in Baltimore. Here's the web site: http://www.stacyadams.com/ I would also try the Bollman Hat outlet near Reading, PA BOLLMAN HAT FACTORY OUTLET 3017 N. Reading Rd. (Rt 272), Adamstown, PA 19501 717-484-4615 Big Joe

Here's another: "Damn," Ness said, rubbing his hands together, "this town?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s just as cold as Chicago. Next job I get is going to be in southern California" (Elliott Ness) Big Joe

Read about the real Elliott Ness http://www.crimelibrary.com/ness/nessmain.htm As always, truth is better than fiction. Big Joe

"...it's cold out there colder than a ticket taker's smile at the Ivar Theatre, on a Saturday night." (lyrics by Tom Waits) Big Joe http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/tom_waits/emotional_weather_report.html

Noir is French for black, giving us the concept of dark film. http://www.crimeculture.com/Contents/Film%20Noir.html http://www.crimeculture.com/Contents/RW-ThingCalledNoir.html Big Joe