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Welcome To Case's Column

Let me say a big welcome to all of you for joining me here. I'm going to call these blog meetings Case's Column. I wanted to use "Corner", but that was already taken. Since 2008, it's been a real privilege to come on here and share some of my life with you, and it's a big world where we live.

In these blogs, I'll just speak whatever is on my mind, but we will be playing within the rules here. I may pick a particular topic, point out an event, or shoot the breeze. I'm a little bit of an essayist at times, so I'll just speak what's on my mind, and I might tell a story or two. Or, I might spew out an opinion or three. There will be some serious moments, some tender, some poignant, but there will also be those moments that you'll just bust out laughing. But, hopefully, everything will be in good fun here. And, of course, there's a place below for your comments and thoughts as we go along here. So feel free to join me for the ride -- I sure as heck hope I'm doing this right and not making any mistakes.

Thanks for taking your time in reading Case's Column. Hopefully, you'll enjoy being entertained by it as much as I've enjoyed putting these writings together. And thanks for the time you spend in City-Data.com, where it's great to be alive!

Regards,

case44

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A Study In Contrasts: Hairstyles Change, Don't They?

Posted 11-23-2023 at 11:08 AM by case44 (Welcome To Case's Column)

In getting nostalgic for a little bit here, I came across two YouTubes providing a study of contrasts. And I'm looking at hairstyles for this post.

Featured here is Billy Van, who was a Canadian comedian and actor. In America, he'd been well-known as the stoic fellow just sitting a table watching the world go by in those old Colt 45 Malt Liquor commercials. You remember those, I'm sure.

Well, I've also captured a vid from the late 1970s, and Billy...
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Keeping Your Word Can Sometimes Be A Lot To Ask

Posted 11-21-2023 at 02:26 PM by case44 (Welcome To Case's Column)
Updated 11-21-2023 at 06:22 PM by case44

McDonald's promised folks last year that the McRib would never be back................ever. You've even read about it on Case's Column.



So what happened some eleven months later? The McRib came back, but it's only available at select locations. How did your writer find this out? I drove by the closest Mickey D's to my abode, and, lo and behold, the marquee basically said it all. The McRib is back.

Okay, then. ...
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Where Lubbock Messed Up Previously / What Might Have Been

Posted 11-13-2023 at 06:58 PM by case44 (Welcome To Case's Column)
Updated 11-16-2023 at 06:18 PM by case44

I know that we're not supposed to dwell in the past. But when it comes to places like Lubbock, one has to wonder what might have been if only....

If only what? What's missing from this city that it could have right now? I've touched on this a little in some previous chickenscratches, but I want to bring a little light to some dark areas. First off, where did Lubbock mess up in the past and what did this city miss out on?

For starters, a freeway...
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The Long Wait Is Over For Pat St. John

Posted 11-10-2023 at 05:55 PM by case44 (Welcome To Case's Column)

It had taken over five decades in radio, and it wasn't going to ever happen overnight, either. For Pat St. John, his time had now come.

The Detroit native and longtime radio jock had finally gotten his due on November 2 in New York City. Pat St. John had just been inducted into the 2023 Radio Hall of Fame. All the way from the Big 8 CKLW to 60s Gold on SiriusXM, he's made it in. He only needs one more Hall of Fame to go into. Right now, he's only recognized...
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Strange Thought: Why Would Arby's Serve Hamburgers?

Posted 11-03-2023 at 05:22 PM by case44 (Welcome To Case's Column)
Updated 11-03-2023 at 05:30 PM by case44

Many years after I saw a commercial as a youth, and it was the real heyday for Arby's, I never would have imagined seeing what we've been through in recent days. Arby's. You know them as the thin-sliced roast beef sandwich chain that prides itself on doing things better than hamburger chains.

Back in the day, Arby's actually did a TV commercial pitching their roast beef sandwiches as an alternative to hamburgers. I even remember a musical jingle at the end of the...
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