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Last US Tower Records Closed Dec. 22, 2006

Source: Alamy, Tower Records on Sunset Strip, Los Angeles, California, 1988.

Source: http://www.MovieWeb.com, image from “All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records,” a 2015 documentary directed by Colin Hanks.

Source: Etsy/ DePlagePhoto, Tower Records on Watt Avenue in Sacramento, California. Photo by Mark Beach.

Source: HiBid/ Heroes and Legends (Palm Desert, CA)

Source: http://www.BrooklynBowl.com, poster for Record Store Day afterparty in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2022. The next Record Store Day is April 18, 2026.

Source: http://www.VisitKnoxville.com, a band performs on the porch of Lost and Found Records in Knoxville, Tennessee, during Record Store Day 2021.

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As always, thanks for reading.

‘Winter Is the…Time for Home’

Happy Winter Solstice

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The English poet Dame Edith Sitwell (1887-1964). She was born in Scarborough, Yorkshire into a literary family. Her works incluce Street Songs (1942) and The Outcasts (1962). (Photo by © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

Source: Getty Images/ Hulton-Deutsch Collection/ CORBIS/ Corbis

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Source: HiBid/ Skyybrook Auctions (Knoxville, TN)

I’d be honored if you drop by my Etsy vintage goods shop at http://www.EttasEtceteras.Etsy.com.

As always, thanks for reading.

Round Up Your Red Horses

2026 Is the Year of the Fire Horse

Source: http://www.TheTampaBay100.com

Source: Etsy/ FrauVogelJL

Source: Etsy/ Wodensglas

Source: HiBid/ Fin’s Finds LLC (Plainfield, IN)

Source: HiBid/ Palmers Auction Co. (Campbell, NY)

Source: HiBid/ Red Truck Auction Company (Carrollton, KY)

Countless Cups of Ambition

Today Is the 45th Anniversary of ‘9 to 5’ Movie

Source: http://www.Discogs.com

Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda during “Nine to Five” New York City Premiere – After Party at Luchows in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)

Source: Getty Images/ Ron Galella

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Source: HiBid/ Auction Monkey (California, MD)

I’d be honored if you drop by my Etsy vintage goods shop at http://www.EttasEtceteras.Etsy.com.

As always, thanks for reading.

‘What’s a Scrapbook?’

Honoring the Lynda Sues

Source: Library of Congress, “The Great Snow at Old Orchard. Photograph by E through the back door,” from Eleanor Butler Roosevelt’s scrapbook, December 1947.

Source: WorthPoint

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Source: Etsy/ WPCollectibles

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Source: HiBid/ Hicks Auction Co. (Boonville, NC)

Source: HiBid/ Hicks Auction Co. (Boonville, NC)

Source: HiBid/ Jamie Walker Auctions (Lincoln, DE)

The Return: Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025

Cher First Performed on SNL in 1987

Source: http://www.Discogs.com, Cher’s “Dark Lady” 1974 album (club version).

Source: http://www.UltimateClassicRock.com, Reggie Lewis/ NBC/ NBCU Photo Bank. Cher performs on “Saturday Night Live” on Nov. 21, 1987.

Source: Etsy/ culturesips

Source: HiBid/ R&R Auction House (Dow, IL)

Source: HiBid/ The Natural State Auction Company (Conway, AR)

Source: HiBid/ The Natural State Auction Company (Dow, IL)

When 30 Million People Show Up for Your Wedding

Remembering Anthony Geary

Source: http://www.UPI.com, Anthony Geary at the Daytime Emmy Awards. Geary won a total of eight Daytime Emmys for his portrayal of Luke Spencer on ABC’s “General Hospital.”

American actor Tony Geary, or Anthony Geary, 1983. He plays the role of Luke Spencer in the ABC soap opera ‘General Hospital’. (Photo by Ron Wolfson/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Source: Getty Images

Source: Soap Opera Digest/ Erik Hein/ ABC Photo Archive. Anthony Geary and Genie Francis as Luke and Laura on ABC’s “General Hospital.” Their wedding on Nov. 16 and 17, 1981 drew more than 30 million viewers.

Source: MSN/ Claudio Gama/ Instagram. Anthony Geary (l) and his husband Claudio Gama at their home in Amsterdam, August 2025.

I’d be honored if you drop by my Etsy vintage goods shop at http://www.EttasEtceteras.Etsy.com.

As always, thanks for reading.

‘What Are You Going to Do with It?’

Trusting Rob Reiner with Your Story

Source: Getty Images/ CBS Photo Archive, Rob Reiner as Mike “Meathead” Stivic on “All in the Family” (CBS 1971-1979).

Source: AP News, photo by Chris Pizzello/ Invision/ AP File, Rob Reiner with his father, Carl Reiner (l) at hand/footprint ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California, April 7, 2017.

Source: Alamy, Michele Singer Reiner and Rob Reiner.

I’d be honored if you drop by my Etsy vintage goods shop at http://www.EttasEtceteras.Etsy.com.

As always, thanks for reading.

A Furby Friday: At Least 94 Resales in One Day

Catching Up with Christmas Craze 1998

Source: http://www.FurbyToyShop.com

Source: Target, a 2025 DJ Furby (Rainbow) available for $69.99.

Source: Etsy/ AlexsVintageShopUS

Source: Etsy/ flipeye

Source: HiBid/ Bighorn Auction Co. (Idaho Falls, ID)

Source: WorthPoint

Christmas Craze 2025

McDonald’s Grinch Socks

Source: Library of Congress, “Dr. Seuss (Ted Geisel) at work on a drawing of a grinch, the hero of his forthcoming book, ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’/ World Telegram & Sun photo by Al Ravenna, 1957.”