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Try taking a pic in a well lit room with the flash off! Nevertheless, a neat ad for travel to the New York World's Fair! Love the Queen Mary, special ship she is!

25 - Silver. 50 - Gold. 60 - Diamond. 75 - Platinum. And I remember there were all these other anniversary names for like 5, 6, 10, 12 year anniversaries as well...like cotton and china and whatever...It was supposed to reflect the kind of anniversary present you were meant to give your wife/husband. Like on the 'China anniversary' it would be something like a new tea-set or on the 'Cotton anniversary' it would be a new...

Quote: Originally Posted by Shangas Yes, annoyingly, Moleskine is rather expensive. But it was used by several famous authors, so it had to have been good paper. I think the general population would've used cheaper notebooks or legal-pads. Probably lined, instead of plain. Just for the convenience. Thats is just marketing talk. Stationers across Europe, mainly in paris, made those oilcloth books by the armful, and that's what the...

Ahhhh, now that brings back memories! When I was a little tyke back in the late '60s, early '70s I used to go with my mom when she went shopping in Downtown L.A. -- back when it was still the place to shop. And no trip to Downtown L.A. was complete without lunch at Clifton's! I fondly remember the child's Treasure Tray! Last time I was at Clifton's was over 20 years ago. I definitely need to go back there some time.

Quote: Originally Posted by Guttersnipe The idea that old cars didn't last is a complete misnomer, just like modern cars, with proper preventative maintenance they lasted just fine. Unlike modern cars, however, they were not "idiot proof" and required a lot of routine upkeep. If you go 9K miles on dirty oil in a modern car it's bad, but if you do that to a vintage car it's fatal! My Granddad is quite a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Atterbury Dodd Oldest person I ever met? Frank Buckles, last living US WWI vet, 108 years old. Hope you took lots of photos, and a video recording...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_anniversary I have always understood 75th. to be platinum but from Wiki?

Quote: Originally Posted by Forgotten Man There are bitter people who still grace the earth… its sad really. I once saw an old clip from the 30s from Mr. Ripley, he was in South Louisiana I believe and showed twin African American sisters who were 100+ then, their mother was 125 years old! Now, that is old!! Eh, I don't know if that's true, since the worlds oldest woman ever documented was 122 yrs old....

Here's the guy I was thinking of who leads Hammett tours of San Francisco. Looks like he's still at it: http://www.donherron.com/