This Civil Defense film from 1951 is a typical example of the propaganda we children were subjected to in the early days of the Cold War. The intention may not have been to scare the Bejesus out of us but that certainly was the result.
I recall often wondering on mornings as I left for school if it was going to be my last day on Earth. I also recall the frequent A-Bomb drills at school where sirens alerted us to duck and cower beneath our desks so we could get our clothes dirty!
Monday, June 13, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
Ad for 1956 Studebaker
The 1956 Studebakers in this advertisement I found on YouTube look great to me; not like 55 year old relics. They look like what I think cars should look like. Today's cars look like wieners on wheels to me.
I am not normally one obsessed with the "good old days". I like to think of myself as being "with it" even though the calendar suggests that I am rapidly approaching relic status. But in the case of automobiles I feel that modern designs suck from an aesthetic standpoint.
I am not normally one obsessed with the "good old days". I like to think of myself as being "with it" even though the calendar suggests that I am rapidly approaching relic status. But in the case of automobiles I feel that modern designs suck from an aesthetic standpoint.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Hail Storm
Here are two amazing home videos from YouTube taken during a violent hailstorm in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in May of 2010. In each case you see the hail start out slowly, then get really wild.
Some years ago when I was working in Indianapolis, Indiana a thunderstorm suddenly turned to hail while I was in my car stopped for a red light. It sounded and felt as if hundreds of people were attacking my car with hammers. So many hailstones were hitting at once that it made the car begin to rock. It lasted less than a minute and stopped as suddenly as it had begun. That was some kind of scary! Surprisingly, there was no damage to my car.
Some years ago when I was working in Indianapolis, Indiana a thunderstorm suddenly turned to hail while I was in my car stopped for a red light. It sounded and felt as if hundreds of people were attacking my car with hammers. So many hailstones were hitting at once that it made the car begin to rock. It lasted less than a minute and stopped as suddenly as it had begun. That was some kind of scary! Surprisingly, there was no damage to my car.
Monday, May 30, 2011
1975 Lincoln Continental Town Car
OMG! I had one of these - brand new in 1975. It was a deep emerald green. Pure unadulterated class! I want it back!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Don't eff With a Marching Band
This is one of my favorite YouTube videos. It has had close to a half-million views.
A band is playing in a public square in I believe Denmark when some Mother's "little darling" runs out of the crowd right into the band's ranks, where he receives quite a surprise.
A band is playing in a public square in I believe Denmark when some Mother's "little darling" runs out of the crowd right into the band's ranks, where he receives quite a surprise.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Freeze Day - Iowa State University
Heehee.... About 500 hundred students at Iowa State University froze in place for two minutes from 12:00 Noon to 12:02 PM on November 15, 2010. I don't really know why. I suppose it was just a fun thing to do. They'll do it again next November.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Helicopter Development in US and Germany during WW2
These two color videos show helicopter prototypes in Germany and the United States during WW2. The first is from 1943 in Germany, and the second shows progressive stages of development in the US from 1941 through 1945.
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