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Pulp magazines from the 1940s still thrill

on February 9, 2012

Comic books were big stuff for kids in the 1940s. But I forgot all about ...

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High schooler flunked her final at Kyser’s Kollege of Musical Knowledge

on January 20, 2012

As high schoolers in the 1940s, my friends and I loved the Big Bands and ...

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Lunches with ‘Grandpa Bub’

on January 9, 2012

The youngest star of My Three Sons shares a behind-the-scenes memory of fellow cast member ...

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It’s A Wonderful Life brought a wonderful message

on December 5, 2011

Snow and Christmas decorations on a hot June morning. A scratchy Santa mask irritating his ...

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Durante ‘Da Schnoz’ was a genuine nice guy in showbiz

on December 2, 2011

Known as one of the nicest guys in show business, the legendary Jimmy Durante touched ...

Memories The Best of Reminisce

Our top five gifts of fun under $20 for the new year

on November 22, 2011

At Reminisce magazine, we happen to think that sharing memories is one of the most ...

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How a saxophonist learned to hate ‘The Missouri Waltz’

on November 7, 2011

I played in a dance band during the 1940s, that swinging era of the Dorseys, ...

1940s SCARED SILLY. The old Inner Sanctum Mysteries radio program offered both chills and chuckles with its often tongue-and-cheek horror stories. The photo is from reader Ed Knapp (click on image to view larger).

Squeaky door of radio’s ‘Inner Sanctum Mysteries’ was real

on November 4, 2011

In the early 1940s and into the ’50s, one of the more popular radio programs ...

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Dad taught a lesson as her sidekick on the radio range

on September 21, 2011

I had to wash the dishes every night, and with our family of eight, that ...

1930s WALKATHON WATCHER. Dick Schmitter (on left above with brother Ralph) collected the program below, which included photos of the contestants (click on images to view larger).

I saw New Jersey’s last Depression-era Walkathon

on September 8, 2011

If there was one event in my early life that opened the door to the ...