Remembering Western Pancake House
After an initial false start in opening a restaurant – a diner called Woodhaven, which he launched near his home in Big Darby Creek –
Suzuki Jimny with a Honda Gold Wing Flat-Four
This Suzuki LJ20 (Jimny) was for sale on eBay in Harriman, Tennessee with a starting bid of $800. These came from the factory with a
The same three thousand or so people were still living the same small-town life
“This town was caught in a perpetual state of stagnation. The same three thousand or so people were still living the same small-town life. They
Sinclair Microvision MTV1B in 1966
After its abortive launch in 1966, the Sinclair Microvision miniature television disappeared into Sinclair’s development laboratory for another decade before finally making it to the
23 Pictures That Show Just How Far Out Hippies Really Were
A hippie sleeps stretched across the trunks of two parked cars at the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair in Bethel, New York, in 1969. For
The Story Behind Student Prince Beer
Yesterday I posted the story behind Student Prince, the beer (from Columbia Brewery in Washington State) and the American silent film of the same name
Ohio’s Fighting Buckeyes: The 37th Infantry Division
Few outfits in the Pacific have seen more of the enemy, and killed more of the enemy, than Ohio’s Fighting Buckeyes. From the time in
Wait, Taylor Swift is Canadian?
So, why do Canadians have flappy heads on South Park …? Terrance & Philip (the archetypal Canadians in the show) were originally portrayed in a
1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split Window Coupe
Did you know that the zenith of jet-age styling owes its iconic look to a marine life theme? True story. Of all Corvettes, the split-window
And Now, The Weather With David Lynch
David Lynch, the visionary director of surreal films such as Mulholland Drive and Eraserhead, has some perfectly offbeat hobbies. He records dance music. He designs
No back up girls needed for Dandy Dick Landy
Back up girls (BUGs) used to be a ubiquitous part of drag racing. And while there are still plenty of young ladies out there helping
I’m just a tiny little dot in this whole universe
“If I’m having a stressful day, I can look at the sky and feel centered again and realize I’m just a tiny little dot in