Thanksreading 2020: Postscript In Praise of Piles

Thanksgiving has come and gone for another year.  Turkeys were carved. Pies were sliced. Leftovers were crammed into the refrigerator. And now America fights two plagues at once: COVID-19 and the inescapable sound of Christmas music everywhere. Every. Where. That said, why am I still working on a Thanksreading piece? That’s easy. I didn’t do …

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A DATE WITH HISTORY: Wednesday, Nov. 27, 1985

In the Top Ten: Broken Wings by Mr. Mister https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKhN1t_7PEY On the Bestseller List: Skeleton Crew by Stephen King Photo credit: abebooks.com New In Theaters: King Solomon’s Mines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI4xsKHBx8c New In Comic Shops: Miracleman #3 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: Hell Town https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQYFCrpZX1o Magazine Roulette: Manhattan, Inc. Photo credit: topic.com Zodiac/Horoscope: Click here Photo credit: …

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A DATE WITH HISTORY: Wednesday, Nov. 26, 1975

In the Top Ten: Miracles by Jefferson Starship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m8izf-oXY4 On the Bestseller List: In the Beginning by Chaim Potok Photo credit: amazon.com New In Theaters: The Other Side of the Mountain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESJbU49YApM New In Comic Shops: My Only Love #3 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: When Things Were Rotten https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh-pHGzmELg Magazine Roulette: Mirabelle Photo credit: …

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A DATE WITH HISTORY: Thursday, Nov. 25, 1965

In the Top Ten: Ain’t That Peculiar by Marvin Gaye https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP0Loe6tVB0 On the Bestseller List: Hotel by Arthur Hailey Photo credit: heritage.ha.com New In Theaters: Harum Scrum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_ECjQuw9pk New In Comic Shops: Avengers #22 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: O.K. Crackerby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi1vO9rlLww Magazine Roulette: Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Photo credit: mycomicshop.com Zodiac/Horoscope: Click here Photo …

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A DATE WITH HISTORY: Thursday, Nov. 24, 1955

In the Top Ten: Autumn Leaves by Roger Williams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbWYbSn3SOk On the Bestseller List: The Deer Park by Norman Mailer Photo credit: historical.ha.com New In Theaters: Tarantula! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtU1YYxQXJw New In Comic Shops: Mighty Mouse #67 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: Sergeant Preston of the Yukon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ts3_gLguIc Magazine Roulette: Down Beat Photo credit: pinterest.com Zodiac/Horoscope: Click …

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