The Saturday Picture Show, September 10, 2022

 

If you even punched a time clock, or the wall it was mounted on, here is where they stored your card. 

This is part of the wall at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, where Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the words that became our national anthem during the Battle of Baltimore on September 13-14, 1814. 

This is history for sure. They dated the invoice two days later, but on January 4, 1954, Elvis drove his Crown Electric truck to Memphis Recording and made a record, singing two songs for his mother's birthday. His recordings of  "It Wouldn't Be The Same Without You" and "I’ll Never Stand In Your Way" came to the attention of Sam Phillips, who ran the recording company and Sun Records, and he asked The King to come and maybe make a few more records. Magic ensued.

I read a lot about World War II. The noted author J.D. Salinger fought in the Battle Of The Bulge, and he wrote home and said that more than anything people thought of, the soldiers needed warm woolen sox, and plenty of knitters back home were doing their best to keep feet warm over there. 

This was a Roman amphora, recently found in Italy's Lake Como and filled with hundreds of gold coins - a fortune then and now.

This is the Baltimore Shot Tower, downtown where Old Town meets Little Italy (every tiny section of Baltimore has its own identity). Built 234 feet tall in 1828, it was then the tallest building in the United States (so of course #Fake45 claimed he owned it). Shot for rifles was produced by dropping molten lead from the top through a series of sieves into cold water.

My high school locker combination was 16-29-36. I can still remember that, but I can't remember to change one of the light bulbs in the garage (the dark one).

You're really a serious chef if you own and operate a mortar and pestle to pulverize your coriander. I'm not that serious.

This is the foreign beer selection and a reminder that gift certificates are wonderful for holiday giving. The fall equinox is September 22, and you know what that means.

If you don't recognize these pictures, it means you haven't had a complete eye exam, and maybe you should look into that.