Your Ultimate Adventure to Yesteryear
You do not need a printed invitation to attend what is quickly becoming the “destination” convention of the year. (I’m quoting Terry Salomonson, who uses that word loosely, but has attended more than 30 different conventions repeatedly over the past five years to be qualified enough to compare them all.) The seventh annual Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia [...]
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by Carl Rich. With her great strength, invisible plane, bullet-deflecting bracelets and star-studded style like no other, she’s Wonder Woman — known to her close friends as Diana. The unconventional Dr. William Moulton Marston originally created her as “psychological propaganda for the new type of woman who should rule the world,” and Wonder Woman has [...]
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It is with deep sadness that we report the news of Rosemary Rice (as known to radio fans, but in private life as Rosemary Merrill, the proud wife of Jack Merrill), who passed away last week. Frequent attendees of the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention will remember Rosemary as a guest at the fourth annual event (2009) [...]
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by Carl Rich. The diversity of Disneyana available to the collector is both staggering and, at the same time, marvelous. There are myriad areas of specialization available for not only the types of items but also time periods and price ranges. Each offers the collector rich opportunities for fun, immersion in our shared popular culture [...]
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Known for her Academy Award-winning performance in Gentleman’s Agreement (1947), as well as for her Oscar-nominated performances in Come to the Stable (1949) and All About Eve (1950), Hollywood actress Celeste Holm made an appearance at the 2009 Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention to meet and greet fans, sign autographs and pose for photographs. Fans who attended [...]
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Andy Griffith passed away today, July 3, 2012, at the age of 86. The American actor, director, producer, Grammy Award-winning Southern-gospel singer, and writer gained prominence in the starring role in director Elia Kazan’s epic film, A Face in the Crowd (1957) before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead characters [...]
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by Peter Jaffee. It’s going to be interesting to see if The Dark Knight Rises out shines The Avengers. The upcoming superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan, and the story with David S. Goyer, is the third and final installment in Nolan’s Batman film series. Batman [...]
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Just a short time ago, an ultra rare pristine copy of Action Comics #1, the comic book that introduced Superman to the world in 1938, reached an all-time record when it was sold recently by ComicConnect.com‘s auction service. The comic was given an Overstreet Guide estimated value of $1,050,000 but ended up selling for more [...]
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