Monthly Archives: December 2011

The James Dean Story (1957)

This 1957 documentary, which was directed by Robert Altman, is about the life and too short career of movie icon James Dean. This feature is in the public domain, so get a copy of your own at the Internet Archive.

Remember Fruit Wrinkles? They were Fruit-tastic!

If you were a Fruit Roll up fan back in the 1980s you might remember that in July of 1986, Fruit Corners introduced Fruit Wrinkles nationwide in the US. Each box contained six pouches of bite-size pieces of real fruit … Continue reading

How about some Chicken Delight?

After posting about Burger Chef yesterday, I started thinking of other fast food that I ate as a kid. It is hard to believe, but for many years we did not have Kentucky Fried Chicken near our home. So all … Continue reading

Lego Cthulhu by ((Primus))!

There are many things I hope for in this coming New Year but having a Lego Cthulhu rise up to usher in the end of humanity is not one of them! A big thanks to ((Primus)) for posting this wonderful … Continue reading

The Enid Blyton Book of Brownies

Enid Blyton’s, The Enid Blyton Book of Brownies, follows the adventures of three brownies, Hop, Skip and Jump. I had a copy of this book when I was a kid, but had not thought about these wonderful hobs until Jolly … Continue reading