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CULTURAL SHIFT

There are elements of the past I find far preferable to elements of today. What crotchety old person doesn't feel that way?! But there...

THE SECOND BRITISH INVASION

I was fortunate to have been alive for the first British musical invasion in the Swinging Sixties. Shortly after the death of President...

TV TIME (Part III Sandy Becker/Jon Gnagy)

Children's TV made stars out of a number of people, some of whom I may write about in future posts. There was Captain Kangaroo, of...

TV TIME (Part II-Scandal Aftermath)

Last time, I discussed a popular kids show from the mid-50s, Terrytoon Circus, a weeknight staple. But there were wonderful weekend...

TV TIME (Part 1)

When my kids were young, we enjoyed watching all the Nickelodeon shows and the Nick, Jr. series. Of course, I introduced them to shows I...

"MRS. PEEL, WE'RE NEEDED."

There Will Always Be An England: Patrick Macnee died this past summer, but thanks to my DVD collection, he will never fail to live on...

MTV Part III BLASHFIELD BRILLIANCE

Many now prominent directors created initial buzz within the burgeoning form of the MTV video. David Fincher and Spike Jonze come to...

MTV 1980s Part II (Pool Boys)

Here's Part II of my retrospective of classic 1980s MTV videos. First up is George Thorogood and his band the Delaware Destroyers. In...

CAVETT/BURTON

I have looked wistfully at my earlier days recalling the hours I spent watching prime time and late night talk shows, enthralled by many...

80s POP Part I

Thought I'd resurrect some videos from those halcyon days of the early to mid 1980s, when an eclectic group of pop bands, complemented by...

WHY THIS EXISTS:

Back in 2011, a school administrator asked me if I'd like to start a blog. I thought it was an intriguing offer that would give me the opportunity to discuss cultural questions that I couldn't necessarily work into class discussions. Plus, it offered me the chance to discuss many of the wonderful experiences I've had in more than forty years in and out of the field of education. I have enjoyed sharing my views with my students and have learned from their responses.

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