"I had a much nicer voice until I ran a nail through it." - Stan Laurel, "The Bohemian Girl"
I’ve always loved looking at old postcards. The pastel-like painted colors and the fountain-tip pen scrawl across the flip side - if the card happened to be filled out - both ring incredibly nostalgic. It’s also cool to think about someone’s vacation and what was going on in their lives nearly 70 years ago. These paticlular cards […]
In a previous posting, I shared with you some great photos from the day that Denise, Susan, and Chris were on “The Uncle Al Show” in 1980. This posting is intended to share not only some images from the show itself, but explain why looking at “The Uncle Al Show” opens a floodgate of memories […]
I was permitted to skip school one day in May 1980 so that I could attend the taping of “The Uncle Al Show” one weekday morning with my Mom and Bev. I sat in the audience while Denise, Susie (otherwise known as Susan), Chris, and our next-door neighbor Emily Neely got to participate in the […]
It’s funny to watch the evolution of a kid’s reactions to Santa. The first one is usually utter terror. My first shots of Ashleigh with Santa showcase a bawling mass of quivering baby. By the second or third year, there is usually rapt fascination with this jolly, bearded legend. Then follows pure euphoria at the […]
I am endlessly fascinated by nostalgic photographs depicting my family at Christmas. Not only the ones with me in them, but also my parents and relatives…well, heck anyone who stood in front of a tree in the fifties or sixties is alright with me - especially trees in your traditional white or silver variations. The gifts […]