Classic Travel: Barrett Jackson classic car auctions

For THE classic car auctions see www.barrett-jackson.com.

Classic Entertainment: Screenland theatres in KC

For wonderful restored nostalgic small movie theatres in the Kansas City area see www.screenland.com.

One has a retro robot that cranks open the curtain.

Classic Entertainment: Haunted houses

See one opinion of the top 13 haunted venues for some classic fun...http://www.hauntworld.com/featured_article/americas_best_haunted_houses_2008.

Classic Travel: Buick cars

Alot more Buicks in the Midwest than Jaguars.

Seems like it's the official car of Iowa.

I still want one from Weis Buick in Decorah like Dad and friends had.

See www.buick.com and www.buickclub.org.

Classic Travel: Jaguar cars

See www.jaguarusa.com for these classic cars from the UK.

As Austin Power's says "Shaguar!"

Classic Home: Better Homes and Gardens magazine

For this classic magazine full of classic styled housewares and gardens, decorating, etc. see http://www.bhg.com/.

Another great Iowa product since 1922.

Classic Travel: Brimfield MA flea market

This is the largest flea market and antique show in the country and happens three times a year, the next in May '09.

See www.brimfieldshow.com. I'd love to go sometime.

Classic Entertainment: The Rocky movies

The Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series last night and of course the music playing in the background as the players mobbed each other was the Rocky theme, Philadelphia's theme music ever since the first movie came out in 1976.

See http://www.totalrocky.com/. Amazing the websites out there.

Adrian!

Classic Travel: The Ford Thunderbird

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Thunderbird for history and pictures of the many versions this classic car.

Also www.fordvehicles.com.

Classic Home: Thermador ovens

Celebrating 50 years of the Built-In Oven created by Thermador.

See www.thermador.com for "An American Icon."

Classic Travel: The Pontiac Firebird

The aforementioned sasquatch seeing, oreo catching, center, Cyclone, lawyer, and ice cream magnate had one. So did the aforementioned Bandit.

See http://www.musclecarclub.com/musclecars/pontiac-firebird/pontiac-firebird.shtml.

Will a retro version come out soon?

Classic Entertainment: Changeling movie

From director Clint Eastwood and starring Angelina Jolie.

Reviews have been good. A true story based in old Los Angeles.

See www.changelingmovie.net.

Classic Entertainment: 25 year anniversary of the Thriller song video

With singer Michael Jackson and the voice of actor Vincent Price. The zombie dance scene is being reenacted worldwide this week including a video I saw from a Korean prison.

See the original at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtyJbIOZjS8.

Happy Halloween.

Classic Home: Maytag washing machines

See www.maytag.com for great washers and other appliances. Now part of Whirlpool.

An Iowa company, so has to be good!

Remember the great Maytag repairman commercials...nothing to repair.

Classic Home: Noma Nostalgic Christmas Bubble-Lights

See Shopping.com at http://www99.shopping.com/xFS?KW=Noma+bubble+lights&CLT=SCH.

These are reproductions of the candle-looking lights that bubble. Neat.

For some history see www.oldchristmaslights.com.

Classic Sport: Happy 100th Birthday to "Take Me Out to the Ballgame"

This great song was written 100 years ago...see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Me_Out_to_the_Ball_Game.

This is the first song I remember. Dad sung it to me.

Classic Sport: Monday Night Football

A good game this week. See http://sports.espn.go.com/mnf/.

And search Wikipedia for MNF history.

Classic Entertainment: singer Aretha Franklin

Another classic entertainer is on The View television show this week...the classic singer Aretha Franklin.

She has a Christmas album out this year. See www.abc.com/theview.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

Classic Entertainment: actress Betty White

See this classic actress on The Bonnie Hunt Show this week...http://www.bonniehunt.com/.

Her credits include The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls television shows and she can currently be seen on some episodes of Boston Legal.

She's always been very funny and she's still sharp.

Classic Entertainment: Novelist Tony Hillerman passes

See http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/4488/Tony_Hillerman/index.aspx about his life and books.

Classic Travel: Model T rentals in Yosemite National Park

Speaking of Yosemite, rent a Model T or Model A. I think some come with vintage camping equipment with the tents that connect to the car.

See www.driveamodelt.com.

Classic Travel: Ahwahnee Lodge

For one of our great national park hotels see http://www.yosemitepark.com/Accommodations_TheAhwahnee.aspx.

I love these places.

Classic Travel: Zeppelin airship rides

"Oh the humanity!" Not to worry, these have gas that doesn't explode. How's that for a promotion?

Does look cool and will start in the San Francisco area soon.

See www.zeppelintours.com.

Classic Sport: National Basketball Association

As baseball ends this week, basketball begins.

See www.nba.com.

Classic Sport: The World Series

America's Classic. Could be over tonight.

See http://www.mlb.com/.

Classic Travel: Cadillac automobiles

See the U.S. luxury cars at www.cadillac.com.

Classic Entertainment: Cheers television show

"Where everybody knows your name" see the classic show at http://www.tvland.com/shows/cheers/.

One of my all time favorites.

Classic Home: Traditional Home magazine

For classic decorating, cooking, etc. see www.traditionalhome.com.

Classic Entertainment: Walk the Line movie about Johnny Cash

See http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/walktheline.html for movie details about one of our great entertainers.

Reese Witherspoon won the Oscar.

Classic Home/Entertainment/Travel: Scouts

For information on the great children's organization see www.scouting.org and www.girlscouts.org.

Classic Travel: McDonalds restaurants

Whether breakfast, lunch, or dinner the first place my boys want to go is McD's. We used to live within walking distance.

See www.mcdonalds.com for locations, sports, corporate, etc.

Classic Home: Barbie dolls

For THE doll and games, etc. for girls see http://www.barbie.com/ and http://www.barbiecollector.com/.

From Mattel.

Classic Home: Sears

For the everyman department store, the only one of its kind I remember growing up, see www.sears.com.

Where we always went for new school clothing in '70s Des Moines. Remember when jeans weren't prewashed?

K-Mart and Sears are now under the same holding company.

Classic Home: Burberry outerwear

For the classic trench coats and other wear see http://www.burberry.com/.

Established 1856.

Classic Home: Original Retro Brand T-shirts

I spied the cool Jayhawk and Cyclone ones at Nordstroms.

See http://www.retrosportapparel.com/.

Darn, this was my idea!

Classic Home: Hart Schaffner Marx men's clothing

For "America's oldest brand in tailored clothing" see www.hartschaffnermarx.com.

Classic Entertainment: Pitch card game

When Dad was with his best friend a pitch game always broke out whether on a beach, in the van, wherever. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_(card_game).

High Low Jack Game.

Classic Home: The Vermont Country Store

For classic foods, sweets, toys, gadgets, clothing, Christmas, etc. see http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/.

"Purveyors of the practical and hard to find." Since 1945.

Classic Travel: state travel sites

For great weekends and vacations don't forget what is close by. See http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Travel_Tourism/State_Tourism.shtml.

It is fun to find overlooked spots and festivals in your own region.

My mom took us to some wonderful caves at a state park in Iowa that I had never heard of.

Classic Travel: best hotel views

For classic hotels with wonderful views see http://travel.yahoo.com/p-interests-23890708;_ylc=X3oDMTF2bW5jdGVmBF9TAzI3MTYxNDkEX3MDMjcxOTQ4MQRzZWMDZnAtdG9kYXltb2QEc2xrA2hvdGVsdmlld3MtMjAwOC0xMC0xOA--.

From Yahoo! Travel.

Classic Travel: the YMCA

See http://www.ymca.org/ for fitness, swimming, kids sports, and other.

If you belong to your local Y, you belong to every location in the nation.

Another center of the community.

Classic Entertainment: your public library

See www.publiclibraries.com for great, and free, books, movies, music, classes, etc.

Always a center of the community.

Classic Travel/Entertainment: Classic London

See the United Kingdom and Ireland DVD including the Classic London show at http://www.travelvideostore.com/product_info.php?products_id=7590.

From Travel Channel's Passport to Europe show with Samantha Brown.

Classic Travel/Entertainment/Home: "Visions of" travel videos

See these wonderful (best I've seen...I watched Visions of Sicily) travel videos and classic gifts at http://www.acornonline.com/.

Classic Entertainment: Cribbage game

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cribbage.

Dad and Robin played a lot.

Got a new Hawkeye cribbage board for my boys.

Classic Entertainment: Olivia Newton John

This classic entertainer, one of my favorite singers and actresses growing up, is on Rachel Ray's talk show today. See http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/.

It says she's having some kind of reunion with John Travolta. They starred in the movie Grease of course.

Have you never been mellow?...

Classic Entertainment: author Stephen Ambrose

See info on the aforementioned great auther at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Ambrose.

And speaking of Lewis and Clark, look for Ambrose's Undaunted Courage book about their expedition at www.booksamillion.com.

Classic Entertainment: Ken Burns documentaries

I'm currently watching the one about Lewis and Clark. See info on each of his great documentary films at http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/.

Classic Entertainment: book on the late Chris Farley

Speaking of SNL greats see http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?r=1&r=1&ourl=The%2DChris%2DFarley%2DShow%2FTom%2DFarley&ISBN=9780670019236&popup=0 for the new book on Chris Farley.

Great photos of him growing up.

Classic Entertainment: Saturday Night Live

Highest viewership this weekend in many years due to Sarah Palin's appearance.

I tip my hat to SNL here with one of my favorite skits: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZOHY7Z5eaQ. With Christopher Walken, one of the top hosts, and the great Will Ferrell.

This one continue to get reference in the media..."more cowbell" and "I have a fever".

Classic Entertainment: The Internet Movie Data Base

See www.imdb.com for great info, reviews, quotes, etc. on your favorite classic movies.

Classic Home: The Internet Antique Store

For great collectibles, free online classic postcards, and other see www.tias.com.

Classic Home: Ebay

For collectibles, classic cars (www.ebaymotors.com), vintage books, clothing, music, toys, housewares, etc., etc., etc. see www.ebay.com.

Started by a founder with a need to collect and trade Pez dispensers. Used to be just collectibles, now it has about everything.

Classic Entertainment: new James Bond movie

See info on next month's release of Quantum of Solace at http://www.007.com.

FYI www.amazon.com has new Bond films on Blu Ray.

One site full of Bond info is www.commanderbond.net.

Shaken, not stirred.

My site is Robin, Cherry Robin...

Classic Travel/Entertainment: Stephen Ambrose historical tours

See the battlefield and other worldwide tours at http://www.stephenambrosetours.com/.

Named after the great author who wrote about these places. Look for his books as well at http://www.barnesandnoble.com/.

Classic Entertainment: classic movie reviews by Roger Ebert

See movie reviews including those for best classic "great movies" see http://www.rogerebert.com/.

Classic Entertainment: The Assasination of Jesse James movie

See info at http://jessejamesmovie.warnerbros.com. Now on Blu-Ray DVD.

I watched it over the weekend and enjoyed it. The movie has been cited for historical accuracy and Casey Affleck, who plays his killer Robert Ford, was nominated for a best supporting actor Oscar.

Both Brad Pitt, who plays Jesse, and Jesse James are Missouri natives.

Classic Home/Travel: L.L.Bean clothing

Speaking of classic boots and other outdoor clothing see www.llbean.com.

I think their main store is the number one tourist destination in Maine.

Classic Home: Red Wing shoes

See http://www.redwingshoes.com/ for the classic boots and other shoes. Since 1905.

I remember my dad taking me to buy me some boots at the Red Wing store in Des Moines. I can't remember anything specific other than I felt it was a special treat and of course I loved being with my dad.

Classic Home: Kellogg's cereal

For the classics...Corn Flakes, Frosted Flakes, Rice Crispies, Raisin Bran, and more including merchandise see www.kelloggs.com.

They're Great!

Classic Home: Flickback history booklets

See these great gift booklets and all at http://www.flickback.com/.

Fun for birthdays, anniversaries, reunions, etc.

Classic Home: WWII and WWI aircraft calendars

For great photos and calendar see http://www.ghosts.com/.

Classic Home: Smuckers foods

And speaking of Smuckers see great jams and other at http://www.smuckers.com/.

Since 1897 in Orrville OH (also home of Coach Bobby Knight).

With a name like Smuckers, it has to be good.

Classic Home: Wolferman's English muffins

Speaking of English, for great English muffins, gift baskets, and more see www.wolfermans.com.

In Kansas City since 1910.

Classic Home: Crosse & Blackwell foods

For classic foods including Plum Pudding "Brandied English Style" (and don't forget the Hard Sauce topping) see www.crosseandblackwell.com.

Since 1706 and now part of the Smuckers family.

Naturally my love of The Christmas Carol story got me interested in plum pudding (served at the Cratchet's Christmas dinner).

Classic Home: Caldecott Award for children's picture books

See a full list of wonderful books at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldecott

Classic Travel: Smith and Wollensky steak houses

For a great steak house in our major cities try www.smithandwollensky.com.

Another great older world atmosphere.

Classic Travel: Sparks Steak House in NYC

For a great classic steak house see www.sparkssteakhouse.com

Name has a great ring to it.

Most I've ever spent on a single meal but thoroughly enjoyed.

Classic Travel: James Beard Award classic restaurants

See America's Classics and other award winners under the Awards tab at www.jamesbeard.org.

I wish I could get to them all.

Classic Travel: Brookeville Hotel family style restaurant

One of my favorite restaurants...www.brookvillehotel.com.

Winner of the 2007 James Beard American Classic restaurant award.

In Abilene KS, home of General and President Eisenhower.

Classic Travel: Silver Dollar City theme park

For a great family vacation in the Ozarks see www.silverdollarcity.com.

I also recommend White Water water park, The Shepherd of the Hills outdoor show, Ride The Ducks tour, and www.bigcedar.com lodge from Bass Pro among many shows and fun places in this Branson MO area.

Classic Home: This Old House magazine and TV show

See www.thisoldhouse.com.

A great magazine and show.

Classic Travel: Maggie Moos ice cream

Nothing more classic than ice cream and this retailer has been voted the best.

See www.maggiemoos.com for info and locations.

Aforementioned center and Oreo victim is an owner. Maybe he should concoct a blue Oreo and purple lightning mix.

Classic Home: Boylan soda

See the vintage soda line at http://www.pacificbottleworks.com/vintage.htm. My son liked their orange pop he had over the weekend.

Family run since 1891.

Classic Home: Ivy Sport vintage clothing

See the vintage jerseys, warmups, etc. for the "Ancient Eight" schools at www.ivysport.com.

Talk about cool helmets, check out Dartmouth's sometime.

Classic Entertainment/Home: Author Sandra Boynton's classic home

See an article and pictures about her home at http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/home/2008-04-17-athome-boynton_N.htm.

Look for her great children's books at www.borders.com.

Classic Travel/Home: beignet pastry

Here's those beignets. Find the New Orleans originals at http://www.cafedumonde.com/beignet.html.

Recipe too.

Classic Travel: Classic Hotel Cocktails

I'm hoping to try the two drinks in New Orleans next year. Along with the aforementioned New Orleans dishes (and the famous beignets). Note these great hotels as well.

See http://www.forbestraveler.com/food-drink/classic-hotel-cocktails-story.html.

Classic Travel: Great Movie Theaters

More good stuff from Forbes Traveler. Think all but one are restored classic theaters.

See http://www.forbestraveler.com/best-lists/movie-theaters-story.html.

A neat small theater I've been to is the theater built inside the large vault in the bank turned public library in downtown Kansas City. This library also offers summertime movies sometimes on the roof.

Classic Travel: Biltmore Estate

Speaking of the Great Smokey Mountains area, visit George Vanderbilt's "country estate", the largest home in America, which was built near Asheville NC in 1895. Amazing. See www.biltmore.com.

Classic Travel: Top Tourist Sites

See http://www.forbestraveler.com/best-lists/most-visited-us-tourist-attractions-story.html.

The number one national park in terms of visitors? The Great Smokey Mountains on the North Carolina/Tennessee border.

Classic Travel: Classic Hotels

See the article and slideshow at http://www.forbestraveler.com/resorts-hotels/classic-hotels-reborn-story.html.

I've stayed at the Stoneleigh and the US Grant though both were pre-restoration.

Classic Travel: Classic Dishes/Restaurants

Keep noting the slideshows: http://www.forbestraveler.com/food-drink/birthplace-of-american-dishes-story.html.

Brennan's is the one I've been to...great memory of ordering Banana's Foster at several restaurants with my dad during a Super Bowl weekend. He and Mom honeymooned there and in Biloxi.

Classic Travel: Prettiest Towns

All today from Forbes Traveler: http://www.forbestraveler.com/best-lists/americas-prettiest-towns-story.html?partner=fp_prettiest-towns.

Note the slideshow.

Classic Travel: Best Pizzerias

From Forbes Traveler, a neat site, see http://www.forbestraveler.com/food-drink/americas-best-pizzerias-story.html.

Note the slideshow.

My favorite pizza town is Des Moines. Couldn't find thin crust places like these in Colorado, California, or Kansas...Joe Corso's, The Tavern, Noah's, The Green Pepper (Ames), Chuck's.

One that we discovered recently that is very good is Shakespeare's in downton Columbia MO, home of the Missouri Tigers.

Classic Entertainment: Vintage Stock stores

See http://www.vintagestock.com/about.html for locations where you can find vintage LPs, VHS, comics, toys, sports cards, posters, etc. My sons love going.

They will buy from you if you have such to sell.

Classic Home: Rockmount Ranch Wear

Speaking of great shirts, for vintage and other great western shirts see http://www.rockmount.com/shirts/shirt_cataloghome.asp. Their great 107 year old founder who was still working passed away this year.

Classic Home: Kamehameha Hawaiian shirts

Aforementioned in the Forbes Best of America classics post. See http://kamehamehagarments.com/ for the original Aloha shirt.

Classic Entertainment: Lawrence Welk television show

I remember watching this music and dancing as a child and my sons liked watching it on PBS when they were little too.

See http://www.welkmusicalfamily.com/ and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye3ecDYxOkg.

Wunnerful. Wunnerful.

Classic Entertainment: Best college football helmets

I've seen several lists with many in common. Thought I'd try my own list of the best looking college football helmets (and the uniforms that go with them). Most have met the test of time. In no particular order my top ten are:

1. Air Force
2. Iowa State
3. Texas
4. Nebraska
5. Penn State
6. Michigan
7. Ohio State
8. Alabama
9. Army
10. Notre Dame (and Navy but like the gray facemask better than the black)

Also Colorado State, Wyoming, Kansas, Arkansas, Virginia

See www.helmethut.com for some great pictures of vintage helmets.

Classic Travel: The Jefferson Hotel

Mentioned in the Forbes article post below as THE classic hotel and she can also be found on the aforementioned www.historichotels.org site as well. I stayed there once.

In the capital of the Confederacy see www.jeffersonhotel.com.

Classic Entertainment: Sesame Street

THE classic TV show for kids.

See www.sesamestreet.org.

Also www.pbskids.org.

Classic Home: Tootsie Roll candy

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? See the Tootsie Roll Industries website which has the classic commercial with the owl: http://www.tootsie.com/gal_commercial.php.

Classic Entertainment: Don Williams

Speaking of classic country music, Mr. Williams is an artist it seems you don't hear a lot about but he's great. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj9xbE60HJg.

Classic Entertainment: Rest in Peace Jerry Reed

I heard last night that he had passed on. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXmhkfOQZhs&feature=related for the Smokey and the Bandit trailer where he costarred and sang the main song. His "East Bound and Down" can be heard during the trailer and also seen him singing it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3PJEZcA4Kw&feature=related.

I also remember his "When You're Hot, You're Hot, When You're Not, You're Not".

Man, Smokey and the Bandit is now 31 years old. Wow. Jackie Gleason was priceless. And didn't we all want that car?

Classic Entertainment: The Olympic Games

I really enjoyed watching this year's summer Olympics in Beijing.

On to Vancouver in 2010...www.olympic.org.

Classic Home: Lee jeans

Based right here in Johnson County KS.

See http://www.lee.com/.

FYI the cowboy boot was invented in Johnson County.

Classic Entertainment: Nerf toys

We loved the footballs and basketball hoops in the '70s and the kids still love them and other today.

See www.nerf.com.

Classic Home: Stickley furniture

I'd fill my home with this arts and crafts style if I could.

See www.stickley.com.

Classic Entertainment: Peanuts comics

Meet the gang at www.snoopy.com.

Time of the year to "kick" the football with Lucy and see the Great Pumpkin.

Note the e-cards.

Classic Entertainment: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and other vintage shows from NBC

For some scary television and other vintage shows see http://www.nbc.com/Vintage_Shows/The_Alfred_Hitchcock_Hour/ from NBC.

Movie wise I liked his Rear Window with Jimmy Stewart and the beautiful Grace Kelly.

Classic Entertainment: Harry Potter

And speaking of Michael Gambon (who currently plays professor Dumbledore...although I liked the late Richard Harris better who played Dumbledore in the first two films), how can I forget the great Harry Potter movies for Halloween as they are full of monsters, ghosts, potions, and other scary things.

See the new trailer, shopping, and other at http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/harrypotterandthehalf-bloodprince/. Movie number 6 was to be out next month but they decided to move it to next summer. Book 7 will become two movies so the movie total will be eight. I think kids learn good things from these movies about friendship, loyalty, etc.

Classic Entertainment: Johnny Depp in Sleepy Hollow

And speaking of Sleepy Hollow and good Halloween movies, this movie is the best from recent times.

See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYHt8SdUj-U&feature=related.

Mr. Depp, Mr. Walken, Mr. Gambon and all are great.

Classic Entertainment: Disney's Legend of Sleepy Hollow

From the list in the last post I loved to see this movie which is the one I remember most from my childhood. It is now 50 years old.

See a scene at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDrnPqQtpxw&feature=related and it can be purchased at http://www.amazon.com/.

Here in Kansas, Washburn U.'s mascot is the Ichabods. Perhaps there are headless horemen about.

Classic Entertainment: classic movies for Halloween

It is now October and All Hallows Eve approaches.

See http://www.classicmovies.org/articles/aa102200a.htm for a movie list.

I'll add lighter movies Monster House, Ghostbusters, Young Frankenstein, The Mummy series, The Witches of Eastwick, The X-Files movies (and TV shows) and since it is a ghost story and I love the story, Scrooge with Albert Finney, which is the great musical version I forgot to mention in an earlier post about the best Christmas Carol movies. I remember seeing it at the movie theater at Merle Hay Mall in Des Moines with my dad.

Classic Home: Blue Bell ice cream

For the best ice cream (note the Classic Favorites article on this site) see www.bluebell.com.

Note the coupons sometimes found under the "Extra Scoops" link.

Classic Entertainment: Vietnam War DVDs

More from TimeLife. See www.timelife.com/vietnam for "Vietnam: An American History".

I salute Dennis Graham, Don Larson, Bob Remey, Martin Johansen, Michael Trent, and all who served in this conflict.

Classic Travel: Amtrak

Wish I could take a few months and travel the US by train. Hoping to take it from Kansas City to Hermann (heart of Missouri wine country and Missouri Octoberfest) sometime.

See www.amtrak.com and note the senior, military, and other discounts.

Classic Home: Wide Plank Flooring

I think this is great vintage look flooring. We discovered some under the carpeting in our 1930 Des Moines home. (In that same remodel we found a neat old New Orleans world's fair poster behind the wall).

See www.wideplankflooring.com.

Classic Entertainment: Barry Manilow

See www.manilow.com for information and tickets to his new Vegas show "Ultimate Manilow."

All I can say in tribute for those in the know is Luch85.

Classic Travel: steamboat the Mississippi

See http://www.steamboatcruises.com/steamboat_cruises.cfm for a wonderful way to step back in time.

Classic Home: Diner Jukebox from Hammacher Schlemmer

For this cool classic Diner CD and iPod Jukebox see www.hammacher.com/jukebox. Use special offer code 500892 from Military Officer magazine.

Classic Entertainment: historical recipes book

See http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Recipes-from-Historic-California/Linda-Bauer/e/9781589793484/?itm=1.

Look for the other historical recipe books from Mrs. and Colonel Bauer.

Classic Home: nostalgic NFL metal signs from Riddell

Search Riddell nostalgic NFL signs at www.dickssportinggoods.com.

They have the old team logos which are great to see.

Classic Entertainment: kid's book from RFK Jr.

See this historical story at http://books.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.aspx?WRD=robert+kennedy+jr.+smalls.

Welcome to October.