News Talk KIT » nostalgia http://newstalkkit.com Wed, 22 May 2013 01:19:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Talking About Yakima's Historic Trolleys on the Mike Bastinelli Show [AUDIO] http://newstalkkit.com/talking-about-yakimas-historic-trolleys-on-the-mike-bastinelli-show-audio/ http://newstalkkit.com/talking-about-yakimas-historic-trolleys-on-the-mike-bastinelli-show-audio/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 01:15:56 +0000 Brian Teegarden http://newstalkkit.com/?p=229043 At one time, Yakima boasted the largest interurban electric railway in the western United States. Even after the automobile became the preferred mode of transportation, the system moved fruit and freight all over Yakima

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/talking-about-yakimas-historic-trolleys-on-the-mike-bastinelli-show-audio/feed/ 0 Facebook Brian's Blog: James Bond is Back On the Big Screen! [VIDEO] http://newstalkkit.com/brians-blog-james-bond-is-back-on-the-big-screen/ http://newstalkkit.com/brians-blog-james-bond-is-back-on-the-big-screen/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:54:56 +0000 Brian Teegarden http://newstalkkit.com/?p=189781 I rarely try to see a blockbuster movie on it's opening weekend, but the latest James Bond 007 movie "Skyfall" has me willing to stand in line.

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When it comes to Halloween candy in my mind, anything chocolate is still tops. But, looking back at my kid-hood, I remember one more for its' sound than its' taste.

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/brians-blog-fair-brings-back-money-memories/feed/ 0 Getty Images Brian's Blog: Waiting in a Long Line? Not So Much Here. http://newstalkkit.com/brians-blog-waiting-in-a-long-line-not-so-much-here/ http://newstalkkit.com/brians-blog-waiting-in-a-long-line-not-so-much-here/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:59:44 +0000 Brian Teegarden http://newstalkkit.com/?p=176180 Waiting in a long line for anything in Yakima doesn't happen very often, not even at the Department of Licensing. Or does it?

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/brians-blog-waiting-in-a-long-line-not-so-much-here/feed/ 0 Getty Images Brian's Blog: Ft. Simcoe Remains A Tucked Away Gem http://newstalkkit.com/brians-blog-ft-simcoe-remains-a-tucked-away-gem/ http://newstalkkit.com/brians-blog-ft-simcoe-remains-a-tucked-away-gem/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 22:52:08 +0000 Brian Teegarden http://newstalkkit.com/?p=174539 It's out of the way location makes it one of Washington's least visited state parks, but a trip to Fort Simcoe is well worth the drive.

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/sunday-funnies-video-5/feed/ 0 Brian's Blog: Goodbye Phyllis, A Bit of My Childhood Is Going With You [VIDEO] http://newstalkkit.com/brians-blog-goodbye-phyllis-a-bit-of-my-childhood-is-going-with-you-video/ http://newstalkkit.com/brians-blog-goodbye-phyllis-a-bit-of-my-childhood-is-going-with-you-video/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:35:58 +0000 Brian Teegarden http://newstalkkit.com/?p=169970 Legendary comedienne Phyllis Diller passed away today at the age of 95. She made people laugh for over 55 years. I was one of them.

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I didn't get to watch J.P. Patches growing up, but I did get a chance to to learn from him for a week in 1976.

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/brians-blog-interviewing-buzz-aldrin-audio/feed/ 0 Brian Teegarden Image Brian's Blog: My Favorite Childhood Toy Was……. http://newstalkkit.com/brians-blog-my-favorite-childhood-toy-was/ http://newstalkkit.com/brians-blog-my-favorite-childhood-toy-was/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:54:42 +0000 Brian Teegarden http://newstalkkit.com/?p=159507 When it comes to the catalog of our lives, the toy section is probably one of the biggest. What was your favorite toy?

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Actor Ernest Borgnine, who  passed away yesterday at the age of 95, was an Academy Award winning actor before most of us baby boomers were old enough to go to movies.  But to the TV generations, three  of his roles will last forever.

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Paul McCartney turned 70 on Monday and, rightly so, international media reported on it extensively. An American pop music genius turned 70 today, and not many seem to notice.

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