Category Archives: Middle Class
On the Front Lines with Coca Cola Pt II
During WWII the boys overseas were fighting for Mom, apple pie and a frosty bottle of Coke. Coca Cola, as much a part of the American Dream as a white picket fence and a home run, has long symbolized the
On the Front Lines with Coca Cola Pt II
During WWII the boys overseas were fighting for Mom, apple pie and a frosty bottle of Coke. Coca Cola, as much a part of the American Dream as a white picket fence and a home run, has long symbolized the
Liberace: In the Candelabra Lit Closet
In Your Dreams Next to Rock Hudson, Liberace was Sue Ellen Wolinski’s absolute dream date. Liberace was just so fabulously different from any other fellows she had ever met. A wonderful pianist, yes. But, OH! so much more. Come Wednesday
Liberace: In the Candelabra Lit Closet
In Your Dreams Next to Rock Hudson, Liberace was Sue Ellen Wolinski’s absolute dream date. Liberace was just so fabulously different from any other fellows she had ever met. A wonderful pianist, yes. But, OH! so much more. Come Wednesday
Robert Kennedy Remembered Pt II
Bidding Bobby Goodbye I never met Robert Kennedy but I was always grateful I was able to bid Bobby a final goodbye. On a sweltering Friday in June of 1968, I joined the hundreds of thousands who lined up outside
Robert Kennedy Remembered Pt II
Bidding Bobby Goodbye I never met Robert Kennedy but I was always grateful I was able to bid Bobby a final goodbye. On a sweltering Friday in June of 1968, I joined the hundreds of thousands who lined up outside
Robert Kennedy Remembered
In the tumultuous spring of 1968 Bobby Kennedy beckoned the youth of America to join him in his presidential campaign fight. “These are not ordinary times and this is not an ordinary election I need your hand and your help.”
Robert Kennedy Remembered
In the tumultuous spring of 1968 Bobby Kennedy beckoned the youth of America to join him in his presidential campaign fight. “These are not ordinary times and this is not an ordinary election I need your hand and your help.”
A Mothers Day Of Beauty
As a young child in the late 1950’s, I shadowed my mother everywhere she went. I was her Baba Looey to her Quick Draw McGraw, Boo Boo to her Yogi Bear, Tonto to her Lone Ranger.Within her sphere of influence
A Mothers Day Of Beauty
As a young child in the late 1950’s, I shadowed my mother everywhere she went. I was her Baba Looey to her Quick Draw McGraw, Boo Boo to her Yogi Bear, Tonto to her Lone Ranger.Within her sphere of influence
Whitman’s and Mothers Day
My sweet Grandmother had a sweet tooth. Whether Bartons, Barricini, or Lofts, chocolate was the common currency of celebration. But Mothers Day meant only one thing- a Whitman’s Sampler. Through the years, that gift of chocolate has become more closely
Whitman’s and Mothers Day
My sweet Grandmother had a sweet tooth. Whether Bartons, Barricini, or Lofts, chocolate was the common currency of celebration. But Mothers Day meant only one thing- a Whitman’s Sampler. Through the years, that gift of chocolate has become more closely
Five Minute Face Lift
Want a more youthful vibrant expression? Chew on this! Forget expensive cosmetic wrinkle fillers and injectables like Botox. For a true non surgical age reversing technique-good ol’ American chewing gum not only doubles your pleasure, but makes you doubly delightful
Five Minute Face Lift
Want a more youthful vibrant expression? Chew on this! Forget expensive cosmetic wrinkle fillers and injectables like Botox. For a true non surgical age reversing technique-good ol’ American chewing gum not only doubles your pleasure, but makes you doubly delightful
Girls,Games & Career Guidance
What Shall I Be? By the time I was 11 years old, I had bid my EZ bake oven goodbye and tucked my Tiny Tears doll into her rock-bye crib for the last time. Like most other pre pubescent
Girls,Games & Career Guidance
What Shall I Be? By the time I was 11 years old, I had bid my EZ bake oven goodbye and tucked my Tiny Tears doll into her rock-bye crib for the last time. Like most other pre pubescent
Civil Rights No Laughing Matter
The battle for civil rights went to the heart of what the American Dream was about and who could share in it. By the late 1960s, race relations crept front and center into the news and public discourse, a fact
Civil Rights No Laughing Matter
The battle for civil rights went to the heart of what the American Dream was about and who could share in it. By the late 1960s, race relations crept front and center into the news and public discourse, a fact
Heinz Ketchup Beckons a Man
Mad Men’s Don Draper was not the first man to be tempted by the beckoning allure of Heinz Ketchup. During the dark days of the Depression, Babs Johnson learned how to keep her hubby happy and add some spice to
Heinz Ketchup Beckons a Man
Mad Men’s Don Draper was not the first man to be tempted by the beckoning allure of Heinz Ketchup. During the dark days of the Depression, Babs Johnson learned how to keep her hubby happy and add some spice to
Envisioning The American Dream 