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Howard Johnson’s — the Best Fried Clams in the world — or maybe I just didn’t know any better
Of all the memories I have of my grandparents (on my mom’s side — my dad’s dad died before my parents even got married, and my dad’s mom was a crappy grandmother to us because she hated our mom) one … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Personal, Uncategorized
Tagged fried clams, grandparents, HoJos, howard johnsons, love, memories, tendersweet clams, you can't go home again
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Batter up! (the end is nigh)
So, the only reason I would ever have to watch a Major League Baseball game, and I couldn’t find any way to watch it. (Cleveland in the World Series? The world must be ending.) But, why would I care? I … Continue reading
When SNL was funny
I just found the beginning of Saturday Night Live (SNL) on Netflix. Well, more precisely, I found Saturday Night. You see, back then it wasn’t called Saturday Night Live, because there was another show premiering that same year entitled Saturday Night Live with Howard … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, humor, Opinion, Vintage
Tagged 70s, 70s television, Andy Kaufman, Howard Cosell, Humor, memories, Netflix, Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live, seventies, SNL, television, The TV Generation, TV
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Confessions of a surreal killer…
When my kids were little they loved watching Veggie Tales, starring Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber. Sometimes, when preparing a meal, I would carve a face into a cucumber so it looked like Larry, and show it to … Continue reading
Posted in Family, humor, My Manips
Tagged bob the tomato, cucumber, family, kids, Larry the Cucumber, memories, Veggie Tales
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Poor boys and pilgrims with families, and we are goin’ to Graceland
My kids and I had a tradition, of a sort, when we’d head west from our home here in south central Pennsylvania, back to Ohio to visit relatives. It happened unintentionally, as I imagine most family traditions begin. While still in … Continue reading
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Tagged family, Graceland, memories, Numa Numa, Ohio, Paul Simon, road trip, traditions, travel
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