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    Our own vintage town

    I think the idea of a 1930s village is sterling, but I think it would only work in one of three ways. It can work in the Field-of-Dreams kind of way: If you build it they will come. Or it works if designed by a committee of people bound to find some way to make money on it . The third option is...
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    Sometimes vintage is just ...

    :offtopic: Card catalogs! Why did they get rid of those? Every time I go to the library now I have to wait for a half an hour to get on the computer to find what I'm looking for. Just because technology can do something doesn't mean it can do it better.
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    They Say Em' From the Golden Era - Slang & Memorable Phrases

    In a recent trip to 1945, was surprised to hear on the radio shows "groovy" used by hipsters. The other that I found strange was that GI was rarely used in print, and in fact was considered an insult by some. Instead the term was doughboy or doughfoot (I thought those were only for WWI), live...
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    Summer Camp- Help!!

    All good suggestions. I teach young thugs...yes, yes, I know, but I teach in jail. You can pretty much get away with anything if it's presented right. I have found the "all real men know how to..." approach works well. It doesn't matter if its welding or flower arranging.
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    I guess there's some good in being 'eccentric'

    I've never met this mythical "normal" person. I've seen plenty with a wonderful mask, just don't look too deep. I don't get given clothes, but I did have a friend give me a set of pictures from WWII of the Pacific. I think the shots were too graphic for her but she at least had the sense to...
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    The Orginal Amos & Andy - Get This Book!

    Of course, Amos and Andy was racist but the important point is that the era was racist and the show provided a more human view of African Americans of the time. Until I started my own intensive study of the time, I always wondered why my father was so racist. Now I realize how pervasive the...
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    What's your alltime favorite movie?

    Field of Dreams. A wonderful analogy for life, death and taking your own road.
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    Moderators not doing their jobs...

    Being civil is way underrated. Too often people mistake being rude for standing up for thier rights. Unfortunately, we've come to yield to those who yell the loudest and believe that volume equals passion. Soft confidence is and always has been more impressive.
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    Television Mom & Dad?

    OK, maybe they weren't the best parents, but Laura and Rob Petrie provided a great family. Growing up around Buddy and Sally, can't beat it.
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    Maybe you were around back then?

    Don't know about the whole reincarnation thing. In fact, I really don't even think I'd want to live back in the other times. I just get bored with today and need to take short visits in a time with different sights, values and realities.
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    Your Lessons Of History

    We all know the traditional lessons that history is supposed to teach (History repeats itself...You can't know yourself without knowing your history) but since so much of this forum is about personal contact with the past, what personal lessons have you learned? I have taken a different...
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    New Ladies and Gents Step Forward

    Tip of the hat, dhermann1. Appreciate the suggestions.
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    Favorite Detective?

    Definately, Spencer. Robert B. Parker is a Chandler/Hammett scholar and it shows. How about Max Allan Collins' Heller series? Also, some of his early novels about 1930-1940 true crimes are highly entertaining. While I have read and enjoyed some of the orignial 30s and 40s writers, I...
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    vintage music!

    Hope this is the right thread for this post. Apologies, if not. Anybody have any idea how to find out the month and year popular songs came out? Currently, I'm trying to track 1945 songs, but can't seem to Google the magic words. Ideas?
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    Best quotes - Merged thread - Keep it Clean! No dashes! No Symbols!

    "Retreat? Hell, we're attacking in a different direction." Major General O. P. Smith
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    Good wartime reads....

    For a truly personal look at the war, I don't think anything beats Ernie Pyle. He even includes the towns and sometimes addresses of those he talks to... and he talks to every type of soldier you can think of. I just finished Brave Men and came away with a new depth of repsect for those...
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    New Ladies and Gents Step Forward

    Nice to meetcha, Jen. Appreciate knowing that I'm not too far gone. Ah nerts, gotta go.
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    What do you do for Living?

    Currently, I teach in a juvie jail but am soon to be demoted to regular school. :mad:
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    Benchley, anyone?

    Just finished My Ten Years in a Quandary. Light, reflective and stories short enough to be eaten like potato chips.
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    How Old Are The Members of The Fedora Lounge?

    I'm 4 twelve-year olds, at least that's what my wife would say. Don't really remember Ike but do recall the shots in Dallas.

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