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  1. Tiki Tom

    Berlin Airlift, 75th Anniversary

    322 days. 260,000 flights into Berlin. One every 90 seconds. 78 allied pilots dead. Some remember the Berlin Airlift as the high water mark of U.S./Western prestige and unity. It was a magnificent feat; keeping a starving city alive with nothing but an air bridge. According To the article...
  2. Tiki Tom

    Under-Reported Good News

    A thread for bringing good news to our attention. I‘m tired of doom scrolling and hearing about the upcoming inevitable end of the world. What is a bit of good news you have heard lately? Can be big picture (like the recent deal that was reached to export critical wheat from Ukraine), or it can...
  3. Tiki Tom

    100th BN anniversary

    Eighty years since the beginning of the famous, highly decorated 100th Battalion. The father of one of my Aunties was a 100th vet., so I had the honor of meeting him before he died. Also, I once went to a wedding at the 100th Bn clubhouse that still exists in Honolulu. And one of these...
  4. Tiki Tom

    “Casablanca” 80th anniversary

    I expect that the 80th anniversary of Casablanca (Nov 1942) will generate a lot of enthusiasm and nostalgia this year. It is already starting. https://www.hcpress.com/front-page/cinema-classics-at-app-theatre-travels-to-casablanca-celebrates-80th-anniversary-of-films-release.html
  5. Tiki Tom

    Numismatic advice, please.

    I am going through the belongings of my father-in-law, who died over thirty years ago. He was a great guy and a WWII vet. Anyway, I have come across his coin “collection” which is probably close to twenty pounds worth of U.S. standard currency (pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and fifty cent...
  7. Tiki Tom

    Happy Summer Solstice

    Today, 21 June, is Summer Solstice in the northern hemisphere. It is the longest day of the year. Here in Vienna, the sun will set at 9 pm. In the countryside people will light bonfires to mark midsummer night, the halfway point in the growing season from spring equinox to autumnal equinox...
  8. Tiki Tom

    Want to buy Indiana Jones' authentic movie hat?

    PropStore.com is holding a live auction at the end of this month that features numerous impressive pieces from the Indiana Jones franchise. The crown jewel is Harrison Ford’s fedora from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. … Prop Store expects the fedora to sell for anywhere from $150,000 to...
  9. Tiki Tom

    Sexiest man alive turns 90

    Happy Birthday, Sean Connery. Still the best 007. https://www.dw.com/en/sexiest-man-alive-sean-connery-turns-90/g-18668821 Or maybe I should have posted this in the "You know you are getting old" thread. :rolleyes: (In other words, I associate Sean Connery with my youthful days when Connery...
  10. Tiki Tom

    V-J Day 75th Anniversary (14 Aug)

    The Allies declared victory over Japan on Aug. 14, 1945. The 75th anniversary is this Friday. Check out this link that features beautiful pictures of WWII aircraft as they prepare for celebrations in Hawai’i...
  11. Tiki Tom

    VE Day 75th anniversary: Friday May 8th

    Friday, May 8th, marks the 75th anniversary of VE Day. Although I’m still under social distancing guidelines, I will attempt to mark it by dressing in period clothing, playing my 1940s music playlist, and offering a toast to all those who sacrificed to make my current lifestyle and freedoms in...
  13. Tiki Tom

    How’s the burn-rate on your wine rack during quarantine?

    Just askin’. IF recycling were being collected, they’d probably raise an eyebrow in disapproval. But since I’m putting the empties in my neighbor’s bin, the problem is solved. But seriously, somebody has got to support the vintners in these troubled times. Umm, up by, oh, a quarter. Be...
  14. Tiki Tom

    The Good Liar

    Hmmm. Saw the preview for this at the theater the other day. Seems to meet many of my criteria: quality cast, decent hats and trench coats, and a plot that is not based on things blowing up. I plan to see it.
  15. Tiki Tom

    Notre Dame Cathedral

    Cops and Firefighters formed a human-chain to save numerous works of art and relics inside the cathedral. Words cannot express my sadness about the fire. Ugh. “Is Paris Burning?”
  16. Tiki Tom

    Audrey Hepburn - She just gets better and better

    Did you know her family hid a downed allied airman in their home during the war? Or that she distributed an anti-Nazi newsletter in her town? https://nypost.com/2019/04/09/hollywood-legend-audrey-hepburn-was-a-wwii-resistance-spy/#content-wrapper
  17. Tiki Tom

    Found: Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Hiei

    Found at a depth of 3,200 feet off the Solomon Islands. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/02/08/wreck-discovered-first-japanese-warship-lost-second-world-war/ The Hiei escorted the Japanese aircraft carriers that carried out the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Later, the...
  19. Tiki Tom

    Glenn Miller Orchestra dates 2019

    Sounds like fun. And the audience apparently frequently shows up dressed era-appropriatly. Plenty of 2019 appearances in Western Europe, the UK, and the USA. 2019 Dates and Locations: https://www.songkick.com/artists/459638-glenn-miller-orchestra/calendar Review...
  20. Tiki Tom

    Social Media for those of a certain age?

    So, for years I’ve had an e-mail list of people to whom I send a weekly mini-newsletter regarding a subject that we are all interested in. Some years ago these e-mails would generate a bit of back-and-forth discussion. Lately it has been dead silence. I mentioned this to my wife (also on the...
  21. Tiki Tom

    Tank combat story

    A friend shared this article with me. As he said “it’s too good not to share.” https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/11/10/us/ww2-reunion-us-german-veterans/index.html
  22. Tiki Tom

    Roman Holiday

    Noteworthy anniversary: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events060827/ Roman Holiday is one of my all-time favorite movies. And, I'm proud to say, it is now also on the favorites list of my daughters. Of course, Audrey Hepburn shines in the role of the wayward Princess and Gregory Peck is the...
  23. Tiki Tom

    Happy Liberation of Paris Anniversary

    What a party it must have been! If time travel were possible, I wouldn’t mind going back to Paris on August 25th 1944. My wife and I will certainly mark this anniversary with a nice bottle of French wine. Viva la Liberation...

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