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It Was 50 Years Ago Today: ‘Time in a Bottle’
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One night, Ingrid Croce sat her husband down at the kitchen table on their Pennsylvania farm. For five years, the two had tried in vain to have a child. That night, though, Ingrid had good news: They were about to become parents.
Sixties Flashback: Making Mary with Uncle Walt
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On an August night in 1964, 1,200 people packed Hollywood’s legendary Grauman’s Chinese Theater for the premiere of what would become Walt Disney’s biggest film success to date: Mary Poppins.
The Reel Deal: Ordinary Angels
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Producer Kevin Downs says, “I hope this film inspires many to not just talk about how we can love our neighbor, but actually show how we can love our neighbor in ways that put others in front.
It Was 50 Years Ago Today: ‘Midnight Train to Georgia’
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For superstar Gladys Knight, recording “Midnight Train to Georgia” was probably like singing poignant lines from a diary.
Sixties Flashback: ‘It Wasn’t Fun Anymore’
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On the chilly, foggy Tuesday of Dec. 27, 1960, several hundred British teenagers sardined into the spacious Litherland Town Hall in north Liverpool.
It Was 50 Years Ago Today: ‘Delta Dawn’
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When we hear certain songs, we may wonder what the event was that inspired a songsmith to put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard. Sometimes, though, what we learn about that inspiration is so painful that we may find ourselves reaching for the Kleenex.
Sixties Flashback: Exploding Ducks, Enormous Knives
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When World War II began, Julia McWilliams tried to join the American military but was rejected because of her height. (She stood 6 feet, 2 inches.)
Sinatra Tribute Artist Slated for 50plus EXPO in York
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Longtime Frank Sinatra tribute artist Rich DeSimone will be performing at the York County 50plus EXPO on Sept. 27 at the York Expo Center.
The Reel Deal: Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Part One
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This summer, Tom Cruise is back on the big screen as the international spy/adrenaline junkie Ethan Hunt for the seventh (but not final) Mission: Impossible flick, this one subtitled Dead Reckoning, Part One. (Part Two comes out in June 2024.)