Senator Culver Eulogy Of Senator Kennedy

A nostalgic sailing story...

See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWrBPefWtbQ. You can find Part 2 on the same page.

Senator Culver gave me my academy appointment. His son is the current Iowa governor.

40 Years Of Monday Night Football

See the upcoming schedule at www.espn.com.

Still look forward to it but miss the old long halftime highlights.

Halloween Movies on AMC TV

See http://www.amctv.com/ for the schedule.

Jamie Lee Curtis and the man in the mask since 1978.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_films for history.

Classic Ringer Tshirts At FanStore.com

See http://www.fanstore.com/COLLEGE_Air_Force_Falcons/Nike_Air_Force_Falcons_Royal_Blue_Classic_Ringer_T-shirt.

College football begins tonight!

The Beatles Anthology on VH1

See http://www.vh1.com/ for the schedule for this multi-part special.

John, Paul, Ringo and George...together since 1960.

Senator Ted Kennedy Dies

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

Look for the tribute shows on CBS, PBS, CNN, and other channels.

Senator, thank you for your service to country. Rest in peace.

Papa John's Founder Locates His '71 Camaro

See http://www.papasroadtrip.com/.

Free pizza today for Camaro owners!

ClassicTractors.com

See www.classictractors.com for shows, calendars, books, etc.

Dad had a great old restored Farmall tractor he used for mowing.

The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show on WGN TV

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

And http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_and_bullwinkle for history.

If you run into Boris and Natasha (commanded by Fearless Leader) , Rocky and Bullwinkle will save the day.

Since 1959.

The Floppy Show, Des Moines IA

See http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=534448&o=all&op=1&view=all&subj=17140830660&aid=-1&id=1283395763&oid=17140830660#/photo.php?pid=541238&o=all&op=1&view=all&subj=17140830660&aid=-1&id=1369656926&oid=17140830660 for pictures.

Did you have a local public broadcasting children's show you watched when little?

This was the one in the Des Moines area that I watched.

What a dog...since 1963.

"Remember When" from SI: 25 Things We Miss About Basketball

See http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/specials/remember-when/basketball/25things.html#?eref=sihp.

I miss Oscar, Larry, and Magic. And my own playing days.

THE sport.

The Guiding Light Soap Opera on CBS

See http://www.cbs.com/daytime/guiding_light/ for schedule, online viewing, and more on the longest running television and radio drama in history.

In its final season.

"GL" since 1937.

Aqua Velva

The name in after shave since 1929.

See www.aquavelvausa.com.

Oldest U.S. Golf Course For Sale

See http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=4401187.

In West Virginia since 1884.

Bowling

Find an alley near you at http://www.bowlingcentersusa.com/.

Elvis Died 32 Years Ago Tomorrow

See http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN1528828520070815.

The King since 1935.

Kansas City Chiefs Celebrate 50 Seasons

Their first National Football League season was 1960.

See http://www.kcchiefs.com/.

Look for their original Dallas Texans (where they moved from) uniforms some games.

Golf Major The PGA Tournament Starts Tomorrow

See www.pga.com.

Movie Director John Hughes Dies

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hughes_(director).

He created some greats led by Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Uncle Buck, and Trains, Planes, and Automobiles.

Sir, thank you and rest in peace.

Harry Truman Roadtrip Book

See http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Trumans-Excellent-Adventure-American/dp/1556527772.

In 1953, a year after leaving the White House President and Mrs. Truman drove cross country. No interstates...no pension then for ex-presidents or much money so they ate in diners...no secret service protection then either...just the two of them.

Wow.

Star Wars Movies on Spike TV

See www.spike.com for schedule.

Darth Vader and friends have been with us since 1977.

I can picture waiting in line at the Riviera-River Hills Theaters in downtown Des Moines.

McClure Hotel, Wheeling WV

See www.mcclurehotel.com for this historic classic.

Since 1852.

Julie and Julia Movie

In all theaters now with wonderful actresses Meryl Streep and Amy Adams.

About the famous cook Julia Child and Julie Powell, the woman who cooked every recipe in her french cook book in a year and wrote a blog about it.

See the blog at http://blogs.salon.com/0001399/ and movie info at http://www.julieandjulia.com/.

Julia Child...since 1912.

Guggenheim Museum, New York

See www.guggenheim.org.

This art museum, which is also an architectural icon by Frank Lloyd Wright, is celebrating its 50 year anniversary this year.

Since 1959.

Dentyne Gum

Sine 1899 from "dental hygiene".

See www.dentyne.com

All I really remember growing up is Dentyne and Wrigley.

Wikipedia On The Word Classic

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

Bruce Springsteen Concert Tour 2009

See the schedule at http://www.brucespringsteen.net/.

The Boss has been with us since '49...his 60th birthday is next month.

25 Things We Miss About Football From SI

See http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/specials/remember-when/football/25things.html.

The NBA Is 60

See http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/steve_aschburner/08/03/anniversary/index.html.

The basketball league since 1949.

The Saturday Evening Post Magazine

See http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/ for this classic magazine.

Founded 1728 by Benjamin Franklin.

Glory years were when new Norman Rockwell paintings were on the cover in the '40s.

Mozart Works Found

See http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090802/ap_en_mu/eu_austria_new_mozart.

Watch the movie Amadeus some time about this young composer.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...Since 1756.

For history see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozart.