There was a time when we New Seniors were kids and we knew who sponsored most of the shows, could sing every jingle and knew the ad slogans for most leading brands. This was true from the days of radio into the television area. Let’s go back to the ‘40s and ‘50s to recall some [...]
The Golden Age of comic books is thought of as the period from the late 1930s and ending in the late 1940s or a little beyond. These 10 cent escapes from reality were welcomed entertainment for most pre-boomers, even though moms generally discouraged them in favor of real books. The world of comic books got [...]
When I recently heard the thermometer would finally rise above 50 degrees in the mid-Atlantic states, it was a sign that spring was right around the corner. Narcissus and hyacinth plants as well as fresh-cut daffodils were already being sold in Southern California, where I live. But the weather breaking after such a harsh winter, [...]
As a pre-boomer growing up in Philadelphia in the ‘40s and early ‘50s, I thought winter was a two-part season and lasted four months instead of three. For me winter began on Thanksgiving and ended with the last snow storm of the year, around St. Patrick’s Day.
The first part of the season started with a [...]
Remember running home from school in the late ‘40s, pouring a glass of milk and grabbing a few cookies then plunking yourself down in front of a massive piece of furniture housing a ten TV inch screen? You’d turn it on and watch the soundless test pattern waiting for the buzz to begin. This sound [...]
