Someone sent me an e-mail that i found of interest. These are things "on their way out." Unfortunately, I liked some of them, but can definitely agree they're on the way into history.
24. yellow pages
23. classified ads
22. movie rental stores, Think NetFlix-- very rarely ever used one.
21. dial-up internet access
20. phone landlines-- still have one
19. Chesapeake Bay blue crabs
18. VCRs, VHS-- Still use 'em
17. ash trees-- emerald borer
16. ham radio (what about CB radio?
15. swimming holes (watch out for snapping turtles
14. answering machine-- still have one
13. cameras that use film-- I guess digital cameras don't use film. I've got two of them.
12. incandescent bulb-- using one right now
11. stand-alone bowling alleys-- don't much bowl anymore
10. milkmen, excuse me, milk persons-- haven't used one since growing up-- 1950 over half delivered
9. handwritten letters-- don't remember last time I wrote one
8. wild horses-- 1908-- 2 million, 2001-- 50,000
7. personal checks-- still use them, but some electronic payments
6. drive-in theaters-- 1958-- 4,000, 2008-- 485 We have one about eight miles away.
5. mumps and measles-- good riddance
4. honey bees
3. news magazines and TV news-- subscribe to Time
2. analog TV-- that's all we have in the house. Thankfully, we have cable
1. family farm
Interesting Stuff. --Da Coot
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Interesting Stuff
Just some interesting stuff I've come across in the entertainment industry.
Questions to American Profile Magazine July 26th.
GARY LEWIS & THE PLABOYS--. He has been popping up on You Tube lately. The singer of "This Diamond Ring" and "Count Me In" and a bunch of other of my favorites, hasn't stopped performing at all. Today, Gary Lewis, the son of comedian Jerry Lewis, performs about 60 dates a year with a revised Playboys. He lives in Rochester, NY with his wife, Donna.
JOHN WAYNE played more leading roles, 142, than any other star. However, Tom London of Louisville, Ky, has appeared in more than 2,000 movies between 1915 and 1961. Never heard of him. Guess I'll have to look him up.
SARA GILBERT, who played Darlene on Roseanne, is the adoptive half-sibling of Melissa Gilbert of Little House on the Prairie. They were adopted by Barbara Crane and Paul Gilbert.
Now, That's Interesting. --Cooter
Questions to American Profile Magazine July 26th.
GARY LEWIS & THE PLABOYS--. He has been popping up on You Tube lately. The singer of "This Diamond Ring" and "Count Me In" and a bunch of other of my favorites, hasn't stopped performing at all. Today, Gary Lewis, the son of comedian Jerry Lewis, performs about 60 dates a year with a revised Playboys. He lives in Rochester, NY with his wife, Donna.
JOHN WAYNE played more leading roles, 142, than any other star. However, Tom London of Louisville, Ky, has appeared in more than 2,000 movies between 1915 and 1961. Never heard of him. Guess I'll have to look him up.
SARA GILBERT, who played Darlene on Roseanne, is the adoptive half-sibling of Melissa Gilbert of Little House on the Prairie. They were adopted by Barbara Crane and Paul Gilbert.
Now, That's Interesting. --Cooter
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