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Sixties Flashback: ‘It Wasn’t Fun Anymore’
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- Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill
On the chilly, foggy Tuesday of Dec. 27, 1960, several hundred British teenagers sardined into the spacious Litherland Town Hall in north Liverpool.
It Was 50 Years Ago Today: ‘Delta Dawn’
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- Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill
When we hear certain songs, we may wonder what the event was that inspired a songsmith to put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard. Sometimes, though, what we learn about that inspiration is so painful that we may find ourselves reaching for the Kleenex.
Sinatra Tribute Artist Slated for 50plus EXPO in York
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Longtime Frank Sinatra tribute artist Rich DeSimone will be performing at the York County 50plus EXPO on Sept. 27 at the York Expo Center.
Sixties Flashback: Exploding Ducks, Enormous Knives
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- Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill
When World War II began, Julia McWilliams tried to join the American military but was rejected because of her height. (She stood 6 feet, 2 inches.)
The Reel Deal: Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Part One
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- Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill
This summer, Tom Cruise is back on the big screen as the international spy/adrenaline junkie Ethan Hunt for the seventh (but not final) Mission: Impossible flick, this one subtitled Dead Reckoning, Part One. (Part Two comes out in June 2024.)
AM Radio and New Media
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- Written by James Patterson James Patterson
Is AM radio a thing of the past? Ford is among the automakers to drop AM radios from its new line of cars. AM radio is not available in electric vehicles because EV technology interferes with the AM reception.
Yorker, 91, Reminisces about Acting Career
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- Written by Barry Sparks Barry Sparks
York native Richard Blair (born Richard Baublitz) enjoys reminiscing about his acting career, which spanned more than three decades.
It Was 50 Years Ago Today: ‘Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy’
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- Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill
The once-ubiquitous Andrews sisters — Patty, Maxine, and Laverne — premiered “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” in the 1941 Abbott and Costello comedy film Buck Privates. For the beloved Minnesota trio, that perky ditty became their 24th consecutive Decca Records winner.
Sixties Flashback: Here’s to You, Mrs. Robinson
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- Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill
Getting the green light from Hollywood movie studios can be difficult, especially when nobody wants the project they’re being offered.