I moved to Wisconsin last year. Behind our house there's what appears to be a big grain elevator. We kept noticing a "burnt toast" kind of smell. A neighbor finally explained they were malting barley there. And that was used by New Glarus among other Brewers.
Now when I smell that I raise a...
I was listening to a radio station on a slow summer weekend afternoon. The DJ had some free tickets to give away (I don't remember what for).
He said they were available to the first caller. No one called. He tried for half an hour.
Finally he said he had an idea. He made the tickets a prize...
Whatever happen to Shelby and friend who lived down in Texas? We used to get regular updates. Especially in the spring when they came out of brumation.
I also love the sound of jets taking off. I was 21 years in the USAF and it's gratifying to see and hear that especially if the jet had a preflight maintenance problem "Redball" that you troubleshot and fixed.
The best was after 9/11. We were shut down for a couple days but it sounded so good...
I saw him a few years ago in Macon GA. Great show, but the interesting thing is, although it was a small theater, quite a few of us forumites were there.:)
Another vote for Buster Keaton. Love this clip from "Steamboat Bill" where he's trying on different hats.
Notice his expression at 2:47 the haberdasher puts on his famous "porkpie" hat