Aerosmith and ZZ Top Summer Concert Tour

See http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/aerosmith-zz-top-announce-tour-dates-1003961734.story for dates, etc.

All I can say is Gina Tomasino...("she's got legs")

Images of America Books

See these great books full of vintage pictures at http://www.booksamillion.com/search?id=4436266709877&query=images+of+america&where=All&search.x=53&search.y=15 and other retailers.

Vintage Team Calendars From Asgard Press

See http://asgardpress.com/products/Iowa-State;jsessionid=0a01025a1f43e9278ead61394696a88a8729c501ef91.e3eSbNySbxiNe34Pa38Ta38Qaxj0.

Note you can view each page. Notecards and posters too.

From old sports programs and other.

The Milky Way Bar

See www.milkywaybar.com.

My favorite candy bar while growing up.

From Mars, Inc. since 1923.

History Channel Shows on Christian History

Inspired by The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons movies.

See www.history.com for show times, purchase, and more.

WSJ Article "When Tycoons Rode the Rails"

See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124347113729560733.html.

Firestone "Take Me Out To The Brickyard" Commercial

See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1vWRejp3Kc for a great commercial.

Elvis DVD Set

See http://www.elvisboxset.com/.

Viva Las Vegas.

Lay's Classic Potato Chips

See http://www.fritolay.com/our-snacks/lays-classic-potato-chips.html for info on THE chip.

Since 1938.

100 Greatest Films from AMC TV

See http://www.filmsite.org/momentsindx1.html for links to reviews.

And the second 100 and third 100 best films.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland OH

See www.rockhall.com for details.

The Indianapolis 500, This Sunday

See http://www.indy500.com/grid for the starting grid and more.

THE Race. On ABC TV at 11 CST.

Since 1909. 100 years of the largest single day sporting event in the world.

Ronald Reagan Library

See http://www.reaganlibrary.com/.

Visit all of our presidential libraries.

Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville TN

See http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com/site/ for one of our great Halls.

New York's Best Lemonades

See http://nymag.com/restaurants/features/35790/ for some of the best of this classic refreshment.

The Hermitage, Home of President Jackson

See http://www.thehermitage.com/ for information on this beautiful estate where the President and his wife lie in the garden.

Since 1804.

The Natchez Trace National Parkway

See http://www.nps.gov/natr/ for information on this old commerce trail from Natchez to Nashville.

Since 1800.

Mike and Ike's and Hot Tomales Candies

See http://www.justborn.com/our-brands.

Great treats from Just Born since 1940 and 1950.

Ted's Montana Grill Restaurants

See http://www.tedsmontanagrill.com/ for menu and locations.

"Classic American Comfort Food."

The Kennedys on PBS

See http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/kennedys/ for show times and much more.

Here's to young Joe who died in action as a combat pilot.

Stand By Me Movie on AMC TV

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_by_Me_(film) for background on the film which is set in 1959.

See www.amctv.com for show times, etc.

Is there anything better than being 12 years of age?

In The Heat of The Night TV Series on WGN

See www.wgntv.com for schedule and more.

Police drama set in the South with Carroll O'Connor and Harold Rollins.

Since 1988.

Based on the 1967 movie with Rod Steiger and Sidney Poitier.

Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke VA

For a great city classic hotel see www.hotelroanoke.com.

Since 1882.

Greenbrier Resort, White Sulphur Springs WV

See http://www.greenbrier.com/ for one of our great classic hotels.

Since 1778.

Denver Nuggets Back in Western Final

See http://www.nba.com/nuggets/features/playoffs_splash_2009.html for information, tickets, etc.

First time in 25 seasons.

Remember Dan Issel, Alex English, and Doug Moe?

Romancing the 70s CDs from Time Life

See www.timelife.com/romancing70s for this great music collection from one of our great musical decades.

Golden Girls on We TV

See http://www.wetv.com/the-golden-girls/index.html for schedule, trivia, etc.

Since 1985.

Campbell's SpaghettiOs

See http://www.campbellsoup.com/spaghettios.asp for this kids classic meal.

Since 1965...Uh oh, SpaghettiOs!

Dom Dimaggio Dies

See http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/30637260/ about the great hitter.

Thank you Sir. Rest in peace.

Missing in Action Movie Celebrates 25 Years on AMC TV

Look for the schedule at www.amctv.com.

With Chuck Norris.

Bushnell Binoculars

See www.bushnell.com for the leader in sports optics.

Since 1948.

Coach Chuck Daly Dies

See http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090509/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_obit_chuck_daly on the passing of the NBA and Olympic champion coach.

Coach, thank you. Rest in peace.

Best of Star Trek DVDs

See http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=best+of+star+trek+dvd&x=11&y=20 or www.target.com and other retailers for the DVDs for both the original series and Star Trek: Next Generation.

Since 1969.

New movie says "Bones" nickname comes from Dr. McCoy's description to Kirk of his first wife taking him for everything..."I'm just bones."

Trapp Lodge in Stowe VT

The Trapp family of Sound of Music fame moved to Vermont after the war and established this great resort.

See www.trappfamily.com.

Since 1950.

Sound of Music Movie on ABC Family

See http://www.abcfamily.com/ for showtimes.

One of my all-time favorites.

Since 1959 (play) and 1965 (movie).

70s and 80s Movie Trivia

See http://70s.fast-rewind.com/.

Note the 80s link.

TV Moms on Rachael Ray Show

See http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/ for schedule and video replay.

The ladies from Happy Days, The Partridge Family, and The Brady Bunch appear.

Star Trek Movie Opens Today

See www.startrekmovie.com.

Good reviews. Remember James T. Kirk is an Iowan.

Live long and prosper.

Ken Burns Jazz History CDs

See http://www.shoppbs.org/sm-pbs-ken-burns-jazz-the-story-of-americas-music-5pk-cd--pi-1403105.html.

CDs from Ken Burns' great jazz documentary on PBS.

Lt. Dan Band

See www.ltdanband.com.

Gary Sinise played Lt. Dan in the movie Forrest Gump.

He and his band play classic rock in free concerts for soldiers all over the world.

They are at Fort Leavenworth and Fort Riley this weekend.

Hidden Treasures Furniture Book

See http://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Treasures-Searching-Masterpieces-Furniture/dp/0756778344/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241788443&sr=8-1 for a great book by the Keno twins on finding valuable vintage furniture.

You may have seen them on the Antiques Roadshow TV program on PBS.

Love the show where someone bought a small table for $25. at a garage sale and the Kenos tell them it would sell for $100,000 at auction. Man, I need one of those!

Strange But True Football Stories

See http://www.betweenthecovers.com/btc/item/94551.

Do you remember these great books from Random House in the 60s and 70s?

Zander Hollander wrote the football ones and maybe the others...there are also basketball, baseball, and hockey books.

Lunchbox Book

For all on those great lunchboxes we used to have in the 70s see the book by Jack Mingo at http://www.amazon.com/Lunchbox-Inside-Out-Jack-Mingo/dp/0060595191.

Arlington Field of Honor DVD

From National Geographic. See www.americanprofile.com/store for purchase.

Arlington National Cemetary..."Where Valor Rests".

This estate was previously the home of General Robert E. Lee. The U.S. started using it for burial during the Civil War...payback for him turning down the U.S. command.

General Mills' Count Chocula Cereal

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Chocula for some fun cereal history.

Look out for that "Frankenberry stool."

Fun eating since 1971.

The Devil In The White City

See http://www.amazon.com/Devil-White-City-Madness-Changed/dp/0375725601/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241645901&sr=1-1 for this great book about the 1890s World's Fair and the serial killer in Chicago.

Classic Movie Scene of the Week

Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5JIpT4GkyM.

I agree.

Dom DeLuise Has Died

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

I loved the way he could get Burt Reynolds laughing by just looking at him.

Thank you Sir. Rest in Peace.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

See all 150 episodes in the DVD set for sale at www.americanprofile.com/store.

Gomer spun off of The Andy Griffith Show in the '60s.

Well Golly, Sergeant Carter.

Tour 55 of Our National Parks

See this great video for purchase at www.americanprofile.com/store.

Eli Wilner Framing

See www.eliwilner.com.

His company restores valuable old frames.

He is also building a large carved frame like the original for one of our most treasured paintings "Washington Crossing The Delaware" which measures 21' x 12'. See the articles on the website. He was also featured on CBS Sunday Morning last weekend.

Pie Of The Week: Buttermilk

See http://www.americanprofile.com/recipes/view/32397/buttermilk-pie.html.

What is more classic than pie?

I need to make this one soon!

Kentucky Fried Chicken

See some KFC history on the front page today at http://www.charlesphoenix.com/ and under "About Us" at www.kfc.com.

Original Recipe since 1940. Thanks Colonel.

Jack Kemp Has Died

See http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/659405.html.

Go Bills, Go USA.

Mr. Congressman, rest in peace.

Steamboat Arabia Museum, Kansas City MO

See www.1856.com for the steamboat whose many cargo items was found intact.

Amazing stuff.

The City Market, Kansas City MO

See www.thecitymarket.org for one of the largest and most enduring farmer's markets in the Midwest.

Since 1857.

Classic Tractors

If you like vintage farm tractors see www.classictractors.com for collectibles, calendars, shows, info, etc.