True Grit - Charles Portis

 

Trade paperback movie tie-in. General Sterling Price the cat. One of the best books I have ever read. Plus the John Wayne movie tie-in. My rescue cat is named General Sterling Price. Found him in a McDonald's parking lot. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Grit_(novel)  

Raceland, Louisiana. U.S. Highway 90

 

• Vachon, John, 1914-1975, photographer
• 1943 Mar.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017850479/
  

Cherry Bounce for the Holidays 2026

 

3 cups cherries, 3 cups whiskey (about a 5th), 2/3 cup sugar, 1 cinnamon stick, 2 whole cloves. Let sit in dark place for 3-6 months and serve for the holidays. Did this first time last year and very good.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_bounce 

1989 musical Coors beer television commercial

 

Cotton. Greene County, Arkansas

 

• Vachon, John, 1914-1975, photographer
• 1940 Nov.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017811223/
  

Janitor (Suburban Lawns) covered by the Dead Milkmen

 

The Dead Milkmen recording the song “Janitor” by Suburban Lawns at Miner Street Recordings in Philadelphia PA, August 30, 2025.

Grinding coffee. General store, Lamoille, Iowa

 

Rothstein, Arthur, 1915-1985, photographer

• 1939 Oct.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017779206/

I buy my boots at the "Up-Town" shoe store

 

• Advertisement label showing woman in long dress raising it above her shoes.
• c1872.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2001701475/
  

Werewolf

 

1987-88 Fox. John J. York, Chuck Connors, Lance LeGault. 29 episodes. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf_(TV_series)

Duet

 

1987-89 Fox. Matthew Laurance, Chris Lemmon, Alison La Placa, Mary Page Keller, Jodi Thelen. 54 episodes. (Then retooled to become Open House.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duet_(TV_series)

Cortez Motel sign, El Paso, Texas

 

• Margolies, John, photographer 
• 2003.
• https://www.loc.gov/item/2017710526/
  

The Odd Couple

 

1970-75 ABC. Jack Klugman, Tony Randall.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Odd_Couple_(1970_TV_series)

The Funny Side

 

1971 NBC. Couples sketch comedy hosted by Gene Kelly. 6 episodes. (IMDb says 14.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Funny_Side

The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine

 

1971 ABC. Marty Feldman, Spike Milligan. 14 episodes. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marty_Feldman_Comedy_Machine

Cade's County

 

1971-72 CBS. Glenn Ford western. Edgar Buchanan, Victor Campos. 24 episodes. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cade's_County

The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour

 

1973 ABC. Summer variety show. Jack Burns, Avery Schreiber, Fred Willard, Teri Garr. 11 episodes. 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069569/ 

Assignment Vienna

 

1972-73 ABC. Robert Conrad, Charles Cioffi. Part of the wheel series The Men. 8 episodes. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assignment_Vienna

Westside Medical

 

1977 ABC. James Sloyan, Linda Carlson, Ernest Thompson, Alice Nunn. 13 episodes. Two unaired.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westside_Medical

Sirota's Court

 

1976-77 NBC. Michael Constantine, Cynthia Harris, Kathleen Miller, Fred Willard. 13 episodes. Three unaired. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirota's_Court 

The Family Holvak

 

1975 NBC. Glenn Ford, Julie Harris, Lance Kerwin. 10 episodes. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Family_Holvak