Memory Lane

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Top 100 Songs of 1960: Part 1​

May 28, 2026
Posting this first video in the series today, but afterwards look for new episodes every Wednesday. The plan is to continue these all the way through the '60s and well into the '70s. But they are complicated and tedious little buggers to put together, so I can only promise the five videos for 1960 (which are completed and tentatively approved by YT) and we'll see what happens after that. Stay tuned!


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Post in thread 'The Hobby Computer Culture'

Jun 20, 2026

This had me smiling. Enjoy.

Computer Whiz Looks At His 12 yr Old Self 41 Years Later​

Jun 18, 2026
Jay Ehrlich was a 12-year-old kid in 1979 in Cedar Rapids Iowa. He was in a computer store with his dad looking to buy a new computer. Like most of us at that time, his dad didn't know anything about computers while Jay was something of an expert (we called them geeks) doing programming and creating early video games. I was making the documentary for television called The Information Society about the coming of the information age and the ending of the industrial age. At the time, more...

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Timeline 1953 - DNA, Playboy, and the Chevy Corvette

Jun 15, 2026
The United States in 1953 felt like it was racing toward the future while still holding tight to familiar comforts. Television was now central to family life, science was unlocking mysteries once thought impossible, and Cold War tensions hovered over nearly everything. With a population approaching 159 million people, Americans witnessed a year filled with breakthroughs, tragedy, and historic firsts.


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[Casey Jones]

Never thought we'd be looking at Playboy and thinking, our wholesome past.

But it's true. I look at movies or video shorts from 55, 60 years ago...even the 1990s...with attractive young women, clean streets, cars that worked properly...prosperity all around. Then I look at the chaos - in the streets, in the schools, on the roads, in stores and checkout lines...everything from massive vagrancy and camping on the sidewalks, to just the fat, unhealthy LOOK that so many people have.

And the tattoos smeared all over young women. Gruss Gott!! das Scheissekopfs!

 

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Timeline 1957 - Leave It To Beaver, The Little Rock Nine, and the Space Race begins​

Jul 13, 2026
The United States had grown to nearly 171 million people by 1957. The economy was booming, but beneath the prosperity, the Cold War was intensifying as the Space Race officially began. 1957 was an important year, with so many memorable events that shaped history, pop culture, and the American business.


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Prime Times: Tuesday 1966 network TV fall lineups (with intros and sponsor tags)​

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Did convenience ruin society?​

Jun 11, 2026 ✪ Members first on May 23, 2026 #boredom #nostalgia #convenience
There was a time when anticipation was part of everyday life. Kids waited months for Christmas after circling toys in the Sears catalog. Mail orders took weeks. Favorite movies didn’t instantly appear whenever you wanted them. But the waiting often made things feel more exciting once they finally arrived. Today, a delayed package or a slow-loading webpage feels like a personal insult. Convenience sped up nearly everything, but it also made patience feel obsolete.


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