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Tag: Flint Michigan

Birth of an Icon – 1953

As many of you know, I live in Michigan, near Flint.  Big things happened here! On June 30, 1953, workers at a Chevrolet plant in Flint, Michigan, watch as the first completed Corvette, a two-seater sports car that would become an American icon, rolls off the assembly line. It was one of just 300 Corvettes … Continue reading Birth of an Icon – 1953 →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 5 Comments June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 2 Minutes

Life’s Little Moments

With 4 days left until Christmas, I thought I would share a little update. Despite the many Christmas posts, I am not really feeling "Christmassy" this year. It seems like our family is focused on one event and once that is done, we're on to the next one. Point A to Point B, then on … Continue reading Life’s Little Moments →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 11 Comments December 21, 2024December 20, 2024 3 Minutes

Friday Photo Flashback

I'm just under the wire for another Friday Photo Flashback. For this edition, we go back to Y2K! The above photo was taken outside the Country Music Hall of Fame on either December 31, 1999 OR January 1, 2000. I was working at B95 in Flint, MI at the time. We had a huge promotion … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 11 Comments September 2, 2022 3 Minutes

Questions and Answers #3

The Facebook "Memories" feed can be a good thing or a bad thing.  Sometimes, I am reminded of times in my life where I was just going through the motions, pretending that all was right in my world, when it wasn't.  Sometimes I get sad to see picture of my son's as toddlers and am … Continue reading Questions and Answers #3 →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 10 Comments April 15, 2019April 23, 2026 10 Minutes

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  • Friday Photo Flashback
  • Great American Songbook Saturday – Blues In The Night
  • Elementary, My Dear Reader
  • Song Lyric Sunday
  • Movie Music Monday – Purple Rain
  • Tune Tuesday – Cuts Both Ways
  • Life’s Little Moments
  • Guest Blogger: My Baby Brother (A Summer Rerun)
  • Book Recommendation – The Last Letters of Sally and Walter
  • Friday Photo Flashback
  • Great American Songbook Saturday
  • My Latest Annoyance
  • Song Lyric Sunday
  • Movie Music Monday – Fast Times at Ridgemont High
  • Tony Bennett – 100 Years (A Summer Rerun)
  • Tune Tuesday – Poor Little Fool
  • Mid-Week Recap
  • Book Recommendation – Crooks
  • Friday Photo Flashback – Freberg
  • Great American Songbook Saturday – My Buddy
  • Song Lyric Sunday – Too Much Thyme On My Hands
  • Happy National Book Lover’s Day
  • Movie Music Monday – The Help
  • Tune Tuesday – Days Like This
  • The Truth Hurts
  • The Man With the Tan
  • Happy Birthday, Hitch!
  • Book Recommendation – Voice-a-Versa
  • Friday Photo Flashback
  • Turntable Talk #51 – Singly Under-Appreciated
  • Great American Songbook Saturday
  • Song Lyric Sunday
  • Sadness At The Drive In (A Tweaked Summer Rerun)
  • Movie Music Monday – Life of Brian
  • Tune Tuesday
  • ZZ Top is Beard-less … Sort of
  • Life’s Little Moments
  • Overdue Update
  • Friday Photo Flashback
  • Great American Songbook Saturday – I Got Rhythm
  • This Hit Me Hard
  • Song Lyric Sunday – I’ve Got You Under My Skin
  • Convicted
  • Movie Music Monday – Police Academy
  • Tune Tuesday – Jo Dee Messina
  • See You On the Other Side, Dolly
  • Life’s Little Moments
  • Book Recommendation – Everyone In This Bank Is A Thief
  • Funny Memory
  • Friday Photo Flashback
  • Make Life Better With These
  • Great American Songbook Saturday – Stardust
  • Song Lyric Sunday
  • Movie Music Monday – The Music Man
  • Tune Tuesday – Canon in D
  • Welcome to September! (A Reblog)
  • Life’s Little Moments
  • I Suppose I Am Fossil Fabulous
  • Book Recommendation – Caller Unknown
  • Friday Photo(s) Flashback
  • Great American Songbook Saturday – Blue Skies
  • 50 Years Ago – A Historic Surprise
  • Unwatchable Mystery Shows? Says Who?
  • Song Lyric Sunday
  • Movie Music Monday – A First
  • A Birthday ReBlog
  • Tune Tuesday – Brimful of Asha
  • Life’s Little Moments
  • First “Official” First Day
  • Gene, Gene, the Genome Machine
  • Friday Photo Flashback
  • Just a Thought ….
  • Great American Songbook Saturday – St. Louis Blues
  • Turntable Talk #52 – Feels Like The First Time
  • I Have An Idea – Yes or No?
  • Movie Music Monday – Cocktail
  • Tune Tuesday – Sad Eyes
  • Life’s Little Moments – A Look Back at the Week
  • Book Recommendation – The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria
  • TV Theme Thursday – #50
  • Friday Photo Flashback
  • Mini-Series Recommendation – All The Light We Cannot See
  • Great American Songbook Saturday – Ebb Tide
  • Song Lyric Sunday
  • Music Movie Monday – Ghostbusters
  • Tune Tuesday – Vieni Sul Mar
  • Hoco Loco
  • Poetry Dream?
  • TV Theme Song Thursday – #49
  • Book Recommendation: Five Minutes, Mr. Byner
  • Dogs, Trains, and Bands, Good Lord!
  • Friday Photo Flashback
  • I Missed It…
  • Great American Songbook Saturday – They Can’t Take That Away From Me
  • Book Recommendation: The Mysterious Mrs. White
  • Song Lyric Sunday
  • Movie Music Monday – Pitch Perfect
  • Finally – Solitude
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