Great Shares from Rich/Anon!

Hi Rose. In the park today I found this little butterfly enjoying life on the flower lane. Here are a couple of photos you might enjoy.

Take care. Richanon

More Hawks! Great Research Anon!

Great Shares by RichAnon!

Rose, lotsa fun here:

"Believe it or not, we’ve been watching television commercials for nearly 70 years. Some have made us laugh. Some have made us cry. A few have even encouraged us to go out and buy something. And many TV ads have entered popular culture, influencing in ways unexpected by advertisers. Though you won’t see many of these ads on TV anytime soon, you can see them on iTunes U thanks to Duke University and its AdViews.."

http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/adviews/
(also available on iTunes U / Duke / Adviews)

I just saw a 1957 Studebaker car ad. I want one. What a beautiful car ( know it is all relative).

Take care. Rich

Rich,
Found a 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk for you in a postage stamp! Hugs, Rose

Wow, Ruthie--39 Comments on your last Entry!

Wow, Ruthie, that was an amazing run....39 Comments so far! We had quite a rally going on and still coming!

The Revere Theater stories were hilarious.

Wow I didn't know that there were so many that did not pay for their tickets! LOL

Memories of the Double E at lunch time......wow, those were the days!

Yep, we all recall the drive-in movies with the fogged up windows! LOL

We all loved the different flavored Coca Colas but in our day they came in glass bottles!

Meri, you were a good sport taking all the teasing about the "Spit Balls". So, for our next Reunion, I have found on UTube how to make a paper spit ball gun. Perhaps maybe more accurate than Rich's Ruler! LOL Let's see who wins this next battle! LOL

I saved the best for last....."The Spit Ball"!

Remember the garter belts and nylon stockings!

Great Send by Ruth Arvanian Bowler

Hi Rose,

Talkin' 'Bout My Generation (The Who, 1965)

While participating in a peace march sometime in the late 60’s, someone was playing the music from Hair-----"this is the dawning of the age of Aquarius". And at the time I wondered if my generation was really going to be the one that would change the world for the better. I don’t think were successful, but our generation accomplished a lot of changes, and a lot of circumstances helped bring about these shifts.

After watching the Walter Cronkite special on TV tonight, I began thinking about all the events that shaped our young lives and helped form our thinking during our school and college years. Here is my list of the things that affected us and made us all who we are today. (In no particular order, of course).

1. Television
2. Rock & Roll (Elvis, then later the British Invasion and the Beatles)
3. Space travel
4. Cold War
5. Nuclear weapons
6. Vietnam War
7. JFK, RFK assassinations
8. Civil Rights movement/ MLK jr. assassination
9. Protests/ sit ins/ peace marches
10. Women’s Rights (remember, when we were in H.S. women’s career options were basically nursing, teaching, or secretary. Our generation did change that!)
11. Drugs (the shift from drinking parties to smoking pot at parties, came about while I was about halfway through college)
12. Sexual Freedom/ The Pill

I’d like to hear other Lantern members thoughts on this, and also what else should be included on the list.

Ruthie (Arvanian) Bowler

In the News Today: Walter Cronkite died at age 92

The icon of a Newsman, Walter Cronkite died today at age 92.

Wow---we all grew up with Walter Cronkite delivering our daily news for years with that tonal quality that he had. I remember when he announced to the world that President Kennedy was dead. This was during the days when we only had three networks, channel 4, 5 and 7.

I also remember someone asked Cronkite once after he did so many interviews with well known people, who did he enjoy meeting the most for the first time and he said "my wife". He was married for nearly 60 years. He had my heart with that answer!

Sad for our country, we will never see the like of him again. Cronkite leaves an enormous legacy. He was a man in a powerful position in the anchorman chair!

Cronkite, known for his gravelly voice and tell-it-like-it-is reporting, anchored CBS nightly newscast for 19 years, signing off each broadcast with his now-famous catchphrase, "And that's the way it is" He was the voice America turned to for reports on some of the nation's most memorable moments, including the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal.

“And that’s the way it was". God Bless and keep you Mr. Cronkite.

Rose

In addition to my entry, Rich sent this photo this morning of Walter Cronkite which I decided to include in the same post:

Rose, not well known but in the early 1950s, Walter Cronkite lent his support to the work of the Radios. Cronkite narrated Towers of Truth, a film about RFE's work commissioned by the National Committee for a Free Europe and shown in conjunction with Crusade for Freedom fund raising efforts. By the way, from someone who knows: the microphone was a fake, probably made out of wood. Rich

Great Sends by Richard Cummings

Hi Rose. I went for a boat ride along the Rhine river yesterday, between Bingen and St. Goar, about 150 miles south of Düsseldorf. Here is a "postcard" of some of my photos, including the famous Lorely bend in the river.

Another "postcard." This is the famous Mosel Valley Bridge along the Autobahn 61. Stands about 400 ft. high. I likethe shadow of the bridge over the valley and river. Take care. Rich

http://picasaweb.google.com/red.roses.are.read/RichardSPhotos#slideshow

TO VIEW ALL OF RICHARD'S PHOTOS IN THE LANTERN ALBUM, CLICK ON THE ABOVE UNDERLINED TO VIEW.

Excerpts from my book-Richard Cummings

Rose, one can now read excerpts from my book, including the Preface where I get a little personal and mention Revere Beach at

http://books.google.de/books?id=Kfl-8vMB0jEC&pg=PP1&dq=Cummings+Cold+War+Radio

CLICK ON THE ABOVE UNDERLINED TO VIEW

An easy way to decide if one wants to buy it, or not.

Take care. Rich

End of the World, as we know it by Richard Cummings!

I like the composition of this photo I took yesterday. Take care. Rich

Great Send from Leatrice Cardone!

http://picasaweb.google.com/red.roses.are.read/TheLanternPhotoShopLeatriceCardone?feat=directlink

CLICK ON THE ABOVE UNDERLINED TO VIEW LEATRICE'S ENTIRE ALBUM ON THE LANTERN.

Duck and Cover sent by Richard Cummings!

You gotta see this: "Duck and Cover"--what to do when the nuclear (atomic) bombs hits...I am not sure if we saw this in the elementary school.Have a nice Sunday. Rich

Mass Moments brings you "On this day today"!

July 12, 1896, 45,000 people gathered in Revere to celebrate the opening of the first public beach in the nation. In 1895 the newly-created Metropolitan Parks Commission had taken ownership of the longest natural beach in the Boston area. The MPC cleared it of a railway, shanties, and other eyesores and built a broad boulevard, an elegant public bathhouse, shade pavilions, and a bandstand. The new and improved beach was an immediate hit. On some hot summer days, it had more than 250,000 visitors, most of them drawn from Boston's working class and immigrant communities. Among the beach's attractions were some of the first amusement parks in the country. The Cyclone, built in 1927, was the fastest and largest roller coaster in the world.

From the very beginning, Revere Beach was considered "the people's beach," frequented primarily by working class and immigrant families from Boston and its densely populated inner suburbs. In 1909 beachgoers were described as "industrious, well-behaved, and a really desirable class of people, of many nationalities to be sure, but neighborly and polite . . . with one another."

You all can enjoy going into Mass Moments site online and subscribe to receive it's precious pieces of History for Massachusetts!

Hugs, Rose

Today's Favorite Photo from Richard Cummings!

Rose, this is my favorite photo from today's selection. Sorry that it is not a pink rose. Hope you like it. Ciao for now. Rich

Great Shares from Richard Cummings

Hi Rose...back in Düsseldorf, suffering from Jet Lag. Went for a walk yesterday to stay awake and found this bush. Looked it up under Hortensia and found this name hydrangea aspera. Hope you like the selection. Ciao for now. Rich

Rose

P.S. Should all you Newbies to The Lantern care to view Richard's Album on the Lantern please click below:

http://picasaweb.google.com/red.roses.are.read/RichardSPhotos#slideshow

Great Shares from Dora (DiBartolomeo) Vickery

I saw an article in AARP called Really Short Stories. It told of a challenge that was put to Ernest Hemingway to tell a story in six words. Papa's come back was "For Sale: baby shoes never worn". There is also a book out that is called 'NOT QUITE WHAT I WAS PLANNING: SIX WORD MEMORIES'.

I found this to be quite an interesting concept. They had examples of some entries for milestone birthdays . One was "Nearing 60, still on rough draft". They had others but I guess you get the idea. I was wondering if any of our classmates had a six word memory they could share. It could be of any thing about your self. Just something about you...

Any ideas or thoughts?

Dora

Oh yes, I can't believe that I am reading AARP and for that matter even talking about it I Really Can't Be That Old......

Happy Fourth of July!

Hugs, Rose

The Lantern July Birthdays!

Frank Andreottola-July 15
John Aucella-July 16
Roseanne Bellofatto-July 29
Robert Bertocchi-July 16
Richard Bonaventura-July 30
Robert Brown-July 21
Robert Campbell-July 15
Richard Carter- July 7
Paula Cerrone-July 23
Gary Chinchillo-July 27
Marilyn Circace-July 13
Barbara Cohen-July 21
Linda Covino- July 20
Vincent Cowhig-July 7
Kathleen Crane-July 5
James Cushman-July 1
Annette Druck-July 23
Burton Faberman-July 27
Stephen Feins-July 2
George Graves-July 21
Eileen Greenberg-July 3
Joseph Griffin-July 26
Kathleen Hill-July 31
Barbara Lagorio-July 22
Mary Martino-July 31
Merilyn Mastronardi-July 8
Joyce McCoy-July 1
Francine McEwen-July 17
Irene Minicleri-July 12
Joseph Morelli-July 23
Elinor Nelson-July 4
Lorraine Otolo-July 7
Nancy Parsons-July 21
Gary Plotkin-July 10
Ellen Rappaport-July 25
Brian Rebholz-July 28
Elizabeth Rush-July 11
Lewis Santosuosso-July 12
Janice Scandone-July 7
Linda Spagnolo-July 13
Stuart Spitzer-July 7
Joanne Strazzula-July 23
Lois Bakerian-July 21