Eddie Brandt's Saturday Matinee Video Store

See http://losangeles.citysearch.com/profile/35177831/north_hollywood_ca/eddie_brandt_s_saturday_matinee.html for info on this wonderful North Hollywood, California (CA) store.

"Every movie ever made since 1892."

Classic Westerns DVD Sets at TCM.com

See www.tcm.com/shop for these great movie sets for sale.

'39 Films Featured on Turner Classic Movies

See www.tcm.com for this Thursday night schedule.

Gone With The Wind, The Wizard Of Oz and more.

Classic Boxing on ESPN2

See some of our great past fights...check www.espn.com for the television schedule and more.

Henderson and Rice Join Baseball Hall Of Fame

See www.baseballhalloffame.org.

Since 1939.

Cronkite Remembers Series on Discovery Channel

See the schedule for this great program hosted by our favorite newscaster at www.discovery.com.

Walter Cronkite...since 1939.

Didn't know he manned a gun on bombing missions over Germany.

Roseanne Television Show

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseanne_(TV_series) for history and www.tvland.com and other channels for television schedule, online viewing, and more.

With Roseanne Barr and John Goodman.

A comedy addressing serious real life issues in a blue collar home.

(Saw her in Des Moines' Southridge Mall back in her Iowa husband (Tom Arnold) days. Very casual; mud on her boots.)

Since 1988.

Tour De France

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_de_France for information on this classic bike race.

And www.versus.com for television coverage.

Since 1903.

Skytop Lodge, Pennsylvania

See www.skytop.com for this great classic hotel in the Poconos Mountains.

Since 1928.

Pella Windows

See www.pella.com for another great Iowa product.

The Cadillac of windows since 1925.

40 Year Anniversary Of Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid Film

With Paul Newman and Robert Redford.

See http://www.amctv.com/ for upcoming airing which includes breaks with these two actors.

Since 1969.

50 Year Anniversary Of Film "Horse Soldiers"

With John Wayne and William Holden. And tennis star Althea Gibson.

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

Based on a true story...directed by John Ford.

Look for the DVD at Walmart and other retailers.

From 1959.

Coleman Outdoor Company

See www.coleman.com for their lanterns, coolers, and more.

A Kansas company we've been camping with for over 100 years.

Crayola Crayons

See http://www.crayola.com/ for one of our most classic toys/art tools and more.

Since 1864.

My dad pronounced it "crens."

40th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon Landing

See http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/07/090720-apollo-11-moon-facts.html.

Look for the television specials on this mission at www.discovery.com, www.history.com, www.tcm.com, and others.

Arts & Crafts Homes Magazine

See http://artsandcraftshomes.com/ for the magazine on this classic style.

Frederic Remington Museum, New York

See www.fredericremington.org for the museum of our great western artist.

Frederic Remington...since 1861.

Rod Stewart Concert Tour 2009

See http://www.rodstewartfanclub.com/about_rod/tour/tour2009.php.

Rod Stewart...since 1945.

Walter Cronkite Has Died

See http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/07/19/broadcasts/main5173249.shtml.

A Kansas City native.

Sir, thank you and rest in peace.

French Lick Resort, Indiana

See http://www.frenchlick.com/hotels/index.jsp.

TWO great classic hotels, the West Baden Springs and the French Lick Springs, make up this resort.

See the West Baden's atrium sometimes called the "8th wonder of the world." And hear they sprout some pretty good basketball players in those parts.

Since 1901.

Army V. Notre Dame Football In Yankee Stadium Again

See http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/ncaa/07/17/irish-army.ap/index.html.

Where some of the great games of college history transpired.

History Detectives Show on PBS TV

See http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/ for schedule and info about these folklore and antique investigators.

Graeters Ice Cream

See www.graeters.com for their great ice cream.

Since 1870.

Woodstock Was 40 Years Ago

See http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090717/ap_en_ot/us_woodstock_baby_4 about the party in NY in the summer of '69.

Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, New York

See www.mohonk.com.

Wow. I hadn't heard of this historic hotel. Looks like Hogwarts.

Since 1869.

Music Video Of The Week: The Highwaymen

See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw1bHaUk1CM&feature=related.

With four greats...Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristophersen.

Wayne's World Movie On VH1

See www.vh1.com for schedule, etc.

Wayne's World...Saturday Night Live skits and movies...since 1988 with Mike Myers and Dana Carvey.

Party On!

(Their SNL skit with Aerosmith and Tom Hanks is the #1 moment on a list of SNL's top moments. Haven't found it yet on YouTube. )

U2 Band On Blackberry PDAs

See www.blackberry.com/U2.

U2...since 1976.

British Open Starts Today

See www.opengolf.com.

The oldest of the golf major tournaments...played since 1860.

Tom Watson leads!

New Christmas Carol Film

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol_(2009_film).

With Jim Carrey. Based on Charles Dicken's classic tale from 1843.

Video of the Week: Vince Clortho From Ghostbusters

See this wonderful clip at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjzZhTS_xa0.

One of my all-time favorites.

The great Ghostbusters is from 1984.

Holiday Inn

See www.holidayinn.com for our favorite classic family motel/hotel chain.

Since 1952.

Major League Baseball All-Star Game

See http://www.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2009/ for info on tonight's "Midsummer Classic".

Since 1933.

(According to Wikipedia in years '59-'62 there were two all-star games. Didn't know that.)

Taylor Swift Sings "Photograph" With Def Leppard

See the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh6WKvQaCK4.

Def Leppard has been active since 1977.

#3 in album sales in the '80s after Van Halen and Journey.

Harry Potter Movies 1-5 Blu-ray Set at Amazon

See http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Years-1-5-Blu-ray/dp/B001DPHDI8 and other retailers for these instant classics.

Movie 6, The Half Blood Prince, is in theatres this week.

Turner Classic Movies "Capture Your Classic" Contest

See http://www.tcmuk.tv/capture_your_classic.php.

Remake your favorite classic movie scene and submit the video.

See the current top five on the site.

American Basketball Association Returns

60 teams will play in this league with the classic red, white, and blue ball.

See http://www.abalive.com/.

Here's to Julius Erving and Joe Mullaney.

Also see www.remembertheaba.com.

Big hair since 1967.

The Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge MA

See www.redlioninn.com for this great classic hotel in Massachusetts. One of the few New England hotels that has continuously operated since the 18th century.

Wonderful service snce 1773.

British Open This Week At Turnberry, Scotland

See article on classic Opens there: http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/britishopen09/columns/story?columnist=harig_bob&id=4316329.

Including Tom Watson's win in 1977.

10 Best Of Everything Book For Families

See http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/product/1062/4874/114.html and other retailers.

Great book listing regional classic parks, ice cream, pizza, and hamburger places, amusements, etc. From National Geographic.

Jon Meacham Book On President Jackson

See http://www.amazon.com/American-Lion-Andrew-Jackson-White/dp/1400063256 for the book called American Lion.

Great writer who also wrote Franklin and Winston about the Roosevelt-Churchill friendship.

Scouting For Adventure Show on The Outdoor Channel

For more information, visit http://www.outdoorchannel.com/Shows/ScoutingForAdventure.

The Boy Scouts of America celebrate their 100 year anniversary this year.

Sanford and Son on TV Land

See the schedule for this great show at www.tvland.com.

Since 1972 with the great Redd Foxx.

Classic Golf Highlights on The Golf Channel

See shows like "The Highs and Lows of Greg Norman" and other vintage tournament highlights.

See www.thegolfchannel.com for schedules and more.

"Johnny Cash in San Quentin" on Country Music Television

See http://www.cmt.com/ for schedule.

From 1969.

Classic Tshirts And Music at Target Stores

See the cool classic movie, TV, product, and band T's and '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, and '80s DVD collections at your local Target and www.target.com.

Kingsford Charcoal

See www.kingsford.com for the classic backyard barbeque product.

Founded by the Ford Motor Company from their Model T wood scraps.

Since 1920.

Legendary Lodging

See the great classic hotels featured here: http://www.americanprofile.com/article/34191.html.

Best 4th of July Fireworks From Forbes

See http://www.forbestraveler.com/best-lists/fireworks-for-the-fourth-slide.html.

Happy Birthday America.

Wizard of Oz Movie Production History on Turner Classic Movies Channel

See http://www.tcm.com/ for TV program schedule.

No, the munchkins weren't drunk all the time.

Copy of Declaration of Independence Found

See http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/us_world/Declaration-of-Independence-Original-Discovered-Collecting-Dust.html.

Perhaps the copy we sent England after a July 4th 225 plus years ago..."see you later Old World".

The Buckhorn Exchange Restaurant, Denver CO

See http://www.buckhornexchange.com/.

Great western steaks, atmosphere, and more.

Since 1893.

Aliens Movie on American Movie Classics Channel

See http://www.amctv.com/ for schedule and more.

The best of the Alien movies with Sigorney Weaver.

From 1986.

Battle of Gettysburg

See http://www.army.mil/gettysburg/flash.html.

July 1-3, 1863.

Visit the battlefield sometime. Also the Eisenhower farm is nearby.

The States Show on The History Channel

See www.history.com for television schedule and more.

Great show on each of our 50 states.

Katz Deli in New York

Since 1888.

Often called the best in the city.

See http://www.katzdeli.com/.

Actor Karl Malden Has Died

See http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_en_mo/us_obit_malden.

Didn't know of his Hoosier roots.

He was wonderful in Patton and The Streets of San Francisco.

Sir, thank you. Rest in Peace.

Karl Sekulovich...since 1912.