– January 10, 1950 – KCBS – This Is San Francisco – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 10, 1950 – if you were living in San Francisco, this day in 1950 fell on a Tuesday. It was a typical day – mostly uneventful. It was raining (as usual), it
– KRHM-FM – November 1958 – Paul Werth – Werth Listening To – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 1958. It’s a Sunday night in November – you’re not in High School anymore. Maybe you’re going to UCLA, and your first car is either a Volkswagen or an MG, because Detroit
You wouldn’t want to go through that again in a million years. All those feelings – all those situations. Your brain; scrambled. She went on record as the first – the VERY first as far as “funny feelings” go. Started somewhere around sixth grade. They call it “staring” – you
Imagine it’s November 21, 1938 – World on the eve of war – war already starting in some places. Still – very far from home, in places you knew nothing about. Life as usual. You look at the above photo – kids in High School – maybe Sophomore or Senior.
Must be the water. Last night you went to bed feeling like everybody else on the planet. This morning you woke up and the planet became different. That’s a good thing – a good thing for you. It means you finally like yourself – it took you all life to
Screen legends of the 20th century this weekend. An interview with Mary Astor by CBS Reporter Charles Collingwood for Person To Person on August 25, 1961. Mary Astor (born May 3, 1906, Quincy, Ill., U.S.—died September 25, 1987, Woodland Hills, Calif.) was an American motion-picture and stage actress noted for
– KGBS – Bill Thompson – May 22, 1970 – 11:00 pm -Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Unless you were hiding, dropped out or had a job, chances were pretty good you went to a dance at some point during your High School experience. It was a time honored ritual,
Father’s day came on the 19th in 1955. Aside from that, 1955 was another time and, for all intents and purposes another planet compared to the one we’re on now. In keeping with my earlier post from last night featuring This Is Nora Drake and the atmosphere of Cold War
– NBC Radio – This Is Nora Drake – October 28, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – They always say there’s nothing like feeling better after hearing a story about someone’s life that’s worse than your own. During those dim-distant days of life before Internet – cell phones –
Couldn’t wait for Summer to start – Had the whole thing planned out – Beach – Parties – Beach – road trip – More Beach – maybe love – Beach. And then you woke up – it became September – worse; it became Monday – even worse; it became six
