Recent content by JohnnyGage

Bombarded to say the least, an add to the left of page, one to the right and one scrolls up from the bottom.

Time marches on...

Or Staten Island....

I agree, I love this shot! Even though the lower resolution makes the letters and numbers a bit blurry, it doesn't take away from the photo. It perfectly captures the gritty feel of 1970s New York and the striking presence of Engine 73.

I just read on another site that Chief Bob Manson has passed away. Bob and I used to write back and forth a few years ago, and I always valued our communication. He was a deeply insightful presence here, leaving behind many introspective and memorable posts. I know he had recently relocated from...

One thing that bugged the $hyt out of me was a cartoon that morphed into a sing-a-long following the bouncing ball...

I was fixed on Adam-12...as a kid I enjoyed the light banter between Reed and Malloy. I liked the fact they were on their own and made their own decisions and that you could never expect what will happen the next minute...That stayed with me, the unpredictable minute to minute. I knew then, I...

I had an aunt, many moons ago...her living room was all protected in plastic with a white chain draping in front of the entrance. Even when my parents visited, they sat at the kitchen table...as kids, we were sent off to play downstairs. Surreal.

One Big Bright Spot on 9/11 Happy Healthy Birthday to Dec Byrne! SLAINTE !

The extension phone was the second...

Perhaps the single most life altering invention of the American Household...the 6' telephone line changed everything.