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Jul 28, 2017
Little Rascals on “Our Gang - Leonard Landy RIP
Leonard Landy, best known for his work as one of the Little Rascals on “Our Gang,” died Wednesday. He was 84.
Often recognized for his freckled face and big ears, Landy appeared in 21 “Our Gang” comedy shorts, debuting in “Feed ‘Em and Weep” in 1938 and culminating with “Fightin’ Fools” in 1941.
“Our Gang,” a series of comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures, began in 1922 as a series of silent shorts. When it was converted to sound in 1929, Landy was known for watching the action with an occasional one liner.
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Photos From Scott Brissey
Here are the photographs of the classes at Elizabeth B. Sutherland Grammar school.
This is the list of names of the Graduate Class from the copy printed in the Beverly Review:
Front row,left-right: Barb Schultz, Kathleen O'Brien, Janice Bonaguro, Susan Long, Jill Durham, April Lais, and Jane Mulder.
Second row: Scott Brissey, Cynthia Stark, Robert Hoffman, Lynn Carlson, Terry
Lason, Janet Zinsmiester, Dave Innes,, and Joan VanDahm.
3rd row: Wayne Fern, Corliss Briggs, Lawrence Reynolds, John Pihl, John Harshnek, Dick Smith, Steve Staphanos, Pat Ruhling, and Roy Spalding.
This is a partial list for the 7A-7B class:
Front row: Terry Lason, Al Engelberg, Bob Hoffman, Dave Innes, Scott Brissey.
Second row: Jill Durham, Kathleen O'Brien, Janice Bonogruro, Sue Long, April Lais,
Joan Van Dahm, Pam Wells, Barb Schultz.
Third row: Steve Staphos, ?, -- Goldburg, Larry Reynolds, John Pihl, Dick Smith,,
Wayne Fern, Roy Spaulding Dave Finkel, Cynthia Stark, Margot Nelson.
Fourth row:Jay Schalson (?), Bob Gibson, Bob Harschnek, Kimberly Young, Corliss Briggs, Pat Ruhling, Lynn Carlson, Jayne Mulder, Jan Zinsmiester.
These photos show why I have been reluctant to go to Reunions. Today, any good school counselor would take one look at me and think: "RITALIN",
And they would be right.
The Clissord Class photo may not have anyone from our class because I was held back in 4th grade.
Regards,
Scott Brissey
Sutherland 1960 submitted by Scott Brissey.
Mount Greenwood Elementary Photos
Thanks to Bob Glines MPHS Jan 66 for sharing.
Jul 27, 2017
Drawings of the Old Sod
These wonderful drawings of buildings in Morgan Park and Beverly can be viewed at the new Smith Home on 113th and Western Avenue. Our artistic classmate drew them - guess who.
Drove My Chevy to the Levy
Don McLean- American Pie (with Lyrics) - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAsV5-Hv-7U
Aug 14, 2008 - Uploaded by lukutiss1324
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May 26, 1971 - Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry. And them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye. Singin' this'll be the day that I dieCocktail
In giving us a bit of a history lesson, he said rye whisky in the US pre-dates bourbon (e.g., George Washington was a distiller of rye). It was once an essential ingredient in many classic cocktails, but fell into obscurity during prohibition, until about 10 years ago when young craft bartenders showed a new interest in bringing back some of the old-school cocktails.
That led my wife to look up the word "cocktail" and it's origin. She went to Wikipedia and found this bit of amusing historical insight:
"The first definition of cocktail known to be an alcoholic beverage appeared in The Balance and Columbian Repository (Hudson, New York) May 13, 1806; editor Harry Croswell answered the question, "What is a cocktail?":
"Cock-tail is a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters—it is vulgarly called bittered sling, and is supposed to be an excellent electioneering potion, in as much as it renders the heart stout and bold, at the same time that it fuddles the head. It is said, also to be of great use to a democratic candidate: because a person, having swallowed a glass of it, is ready to swallow any thing else."
Don Martensen MPHS Jan 66
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Highball
Etymology
The name may refer to the practice of serving drinks in tall glasses, or the dining cars of trains powered by steam locomotives; when the engine would get up to speed and the ball that showed boiler pressure was at its high level, known as "highballing". Or the name may have come from early railroad signals with raised globes meaning "clear track ahead".
History
Initially, the most common highball was made with Scotch whisky and carbonated water, known as a "Scotch and soda".
There are many rivals for the fame of mixing the first highball, including the Adams House in Boston. New York barman Patrick Duffy claimed the highball was brought to the U.S. in 1894 from England by actor E. J. Ratcliffe.
Well-known examples of highballs include the gin and tonic, Seven and Seven, and Cuba Libre. A highball is typically served over ice in a large straight-sided highball glass or Collins glass.
Highballs are popular in Japan, often made with Japanese whisky as a haibōru (ハイボール), or mixed with shōchū as a chūhai (チューハイ). Various mixers can be specified by suffixing with -hai (〜ハイ), as in oolong highball (ウーロンハイ ūron-hai). These are consumed similarly to beer, often with food or at parties.
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Jul 26, 2017
The Old Chicago Wigwam
This building was adjacent to the Chicago River at the southeast corner of Wacker Drive and Lake Street. The Republican Party nominated Abraham Lincoln for the President in 1860. Lincoln himself did not visit the convention.
The two-story wooden structure was named Wigwam from a Native American word for "temporary shelter,". It seated 10,000 people.
Jul 25, 2017
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