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Meet "old faithful", my trusty 1998 Honda Accord. It gets regular maintenance, a car wash after snowstorms and waxed four times a year. The car's still quite zippy with its VTEC engine. At 135,000 miles, it's just broken in. New York. March 2021
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Back in the 1960s, Comet and Ajax were portrayed in TV ads as fierce competitors. In some of the animated black and white commercials, they actually "duked it out". Do you still have a favorite, or just buy the cheapest one at the Dollar Tree store?
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Now that my computer programming career is pretty much washed up here in New York, I've been thinking of taking a transcontinental train out to the promised land, Los Angeles, and seeking work in the silent movie business. Any suggestions? 1925
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Not one, not two, but THREE McDonald's McRibs! I've traveled far and wide to find these (well, the adjacent town, anyway). This is one of McDonald's most clever marketing schemes. Its not a national product, but appears at random stores across the country
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I had a love/hate relationship with this 1979 Pontiac Sunbird. Anything that could possibly go wrong eventually did. Still, the 231 V6 was fast and the four speed manual was a blast to drive. It looked kind of like a baby Firebird. Nyack, NY. June 1986
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OK, fellow media history fans. What controversial commercial is this 35mm film frame taken from? It was aired only once on TV in November 1964.
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Just texted to me by friends: Today's snowstorm from their apartment on Riverside Drive across the street from Riverside Park. The Hudson River and New Jersey in the background. New York. Feb 2 2021
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The solitude of the Hudson River in the winter as seen from the shoreline of Piermont, NY. Before all the gentrification yet to come, I used to love being here and exploring. Remnants of the old Robert Gair paper plant still existed. Feb 1990
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OK, fellow old-times. We all saw this PSA (Public Service Announcement) from 1968 to 1973. It was aired incessantly on TV during that time period. Can YOU identify what this was all about and what was the message being shown??
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The only photo I still have from my prior life. Her name was Elizabeth and we dated for about nine months in 1925 until we went our separate ways. She was the "cat's meow" and loved putting on the Ritz!
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Who needs a Dollar Store when you could buy chuck roast at 37 cents a pound, 3 pounds of hamburger meat for $1.35 and potatoes in a 20 pound bag for 99 cents? And... they gave out Plaid Stamps (remember those?) Somewhere in America. 1961.
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Train tracks deep in the heart of New Jersey by late afternoon light. Two chemical cars in the background. I was down there over the weekend and this view caught my eye. The place reminded me of a similar photo from 1973 shown below. Jan 2021
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Cruising the streets of 1940s Los Angeles in the Bunker Hill neighborhood. Lots of colorful cars, palm trees and bright SoCal skies. The city completely leveled this entire area during the mid 1960s under the guise of urban renewal.
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I was extremely pleased to receive a copy of this recently declassified photo from a source who wishes to remain anonymous. It finally proves my long-held suspicion that women really DO control the entire world! Taken in 1943 at an undisclosed location.
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Ever wonder what the view from Garret Mountain in Woodland Park, New Jersey looks like? Well, here you go. Lots of suburbs in the foreground while the Manhattan and Jersey City skylines hover in the distance. October 2020.
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Warm incandescent light illuminates the on-air studio as a fellow DJ cues up the next tune while doing his radio show on WPKN-FM. Bridgeport Connecticut. May 2001.
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89.5... Just SMACKIN' down those groovy '60s tunes on a Saturday night! Hey, we've got the discs and know how to spin 'em! Rockin' out for real with Jimi Hendrix for Tom in North Haven off the 'PKN Hitline!
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A horrible incident at a lobster-bake party and YOU are there to witness it! Apparently, the crustacean wasn't quite ready to be cooked and let my friend know about it. That's an old girlfriend of mine on the left. She was cute! Milford, CT. August 1988
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Will the REAL Pete Levy please stand up! Remember the "To Tell The Truth" TV show where 3 contestants claimed to be the same person. I took a photo of Pete, had two copies made and glued them to a cardboard backing to create masks for a Halloween party.
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The new, even MORE beautiful Bonneville for '65! Only Pontiac can bring you a car this sporty and attractive! Styling with flair and innovation - sleek and powerful. Youthful and Zesty! Unmistakably Pontiac! Get behind the wheel at your dealership now.
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Cruisin' home on the new Tappan Zee Bridge to Rockland County, New York after visiting friends in Connecticut. This bridge is SO much nicer than the old, rickety, rusty pile of bolts which it replaced. July 2020
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For the Fourth of July 2003, my radio station, WPKN-FM, did a live remote and music programming from a street festival in South Norwalk, Connecticut which lasted all day and well into the night.
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A colorful carnival ride hovers over the placid blue waters of the Hudson River. Piermont was in the process of converting from abandoned paper plants to luxury condos and restaurants. Piermont, NY. June 1991
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So here we have this vintage 1971 beauty. It was very popular in Europe and the UK in the early 1970s. In America, the Capri was sold through Ford dealerships. All this one requires is a little Bondo and some tender loving care. June 2020.
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Oooops... I think I used just a little too much lighter fluid when barbecuing. Would you believe that some of the neighbors actually complained? Next time, I''ll read the directions more carefully.
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Probably the best TV show I watched as a kid. Completely alone up in my room on the third floor of the house, my small 12 inch screen black and white Panasonic took me to frightening worlds I couldn't even begin to imagine. Milford CT. Nov. 1969.
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OK, old-timers... who else remembers seeing lots of ads on TV for "Janitor In A Drum" back in the 1960s and early 1970s? My Mom used this cleaner. It was cleverly packaged in what looked like a green plastic version of a 50 gallon drum. Great marketing!
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Fascinated with radio, I joined the Rutgers University radio station on the very first day of school. The program director at WRNU-FM gave me a daily two hour show which lasted for 4 years. Needless to say, I didn't play ANY disco! Sept. 1978
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Looks like we have yet another fine Moss Mobile here in town. This 1998 Saturn is slowly becoming a habitat for all sorts of mold as well as insect and bacterial life which thrive in humid environments. Quite a beauty! May 2020
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"89.5! The Hitbound Sound in Southern Connecticut on a Smokin' 70s Weekend! Andy Blair with ya till ten, sendin' out a request to lovely Janice in New Haven for Led Zeppelin and Whole Lotta Love! Keep it right here for the HEAVY sounds in STEREO at WPKN!
