WASHINGTON, D.C. – The news that a civilian airliner was a bit off course and went into restricted airspace around Washington, D.C. made a bit of a surprise for many folks in the South. The reason? The plane was listed as a Piedmont Airlines plane, and Piedmont is an airlineMORE HERE
Recently, our parish priest “commissioned” another week’s worth of bell ringers for The Salvation Army. Our family adopted a kettle, and one star member of the congregation, Janet Trefry, helped organize a whole season’s worth of ringers. What an tremendous job. The whole effort was a boost to Publix, whichMORE HERE
Here, the famous song with Hillside Singers in a late 1970s commercial for Coca-Cola. Below is the original. And below is Lorri Hafer, who was the original lead, along with the Shaw Brothers, who performed the music. Interestingly, introducing the video is Herb Oscar Anderson, WABC morning man and fatherMORE HERE
Some readers were discussing distinctive men’s colognes that were still around. One of the survivors (and a potent scent) is Canoe by Dana. The brand was originally for women, but became a men’s brand in the 1970s in the United States. Below, a 1981 ad for the cologne. The adsMORE HERE
The folks in Chicago are still missing Marshall Field’s. We just encountered this BBC report on the issue, and are grateful that the FieldsFansChicago are still at it. There is a great discussion of the issue of international retail brands and retail. The folks are calling it “corporate imperialism.” Amazon.comMORE HERE
Today, the A&P, once the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., and the largest grocer in the U.S., is no more. How did it get there ? Simple. It neglected its core brand, A&P, and went trudging off in all sorts of different directions in search of something new. A&PMORE HERE
MECHANICSVILLE – While it is no longer made on Hope Farm in Mechanicsville, Virginia, Mrs. Fearnow’s Brunswick Stew brand is still on the market. A great Virginia recipe, it has the proper ingredients for such a stew. In fact, the only Brunswick Stew that beats it was the Rt. Rev.MORE HERE
Of the classic Christmas candy items, the Life Savers Storybook is among the best known. It debuted in 1935, and has appeared every Christmas since then. Today, brands in the selection include Five Flavors and Wild Cherry. Life Savers were founded in 1891 by Clarence Crane in Cleveland. It movedMORE HERE
A few Christmas stories on our main site, BrandlandUSA: CBS: Bring Back the “Special” Intro Bergdorf’s Still There! New Folgers “Peter” Commercial In Heavy Rotation A&P Has a Fruitcake Strategy Thinking Shiny Brite Ornaments X-mas Trinkets Mean 4-ever Advertising Heat Miser Returns; Shows Value in Rankin Bass Animation Brand TheMORE HERE
For those who like a traditional looking Christmas, there is no substitute to light from incandescent C-7 and C-9 light bulb, and no name more synonymous with Christmas lights than General Electric. One can make the case that the outdoor Christmas light has been one of the greater (and mostMORE HERE