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"Shotgun Tom" Kelly, legendary on-air personality returns to Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site! Shotgun visits Smitty to share news about his new book, "All I Wanna Do is Play the Hits!" In his new book, which is all about his life and career, Shotgun tells us how the book came into being, talks about the various chapters that cover both the high and low points in his life, and tells us the exciting deta...

On this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, Smitty welcomes back pioneering Videophile Ray Glasser to the Show. Ray was on the program a few years ago, and on this return visit, Smitty and Ray recall the anniversary specials of the TV Networks which aired in the mid to late 1970s. In those years, the television networks celebrated their golden and silver anniversaries, by presenting unique and...

It's all about car memories! Galaxy Good Guy Tom Dulaney joins us as we remember fad, fun, and muscle cars of the 1960's and 1970s. Tom's expertise sizes up many of that time period's fad cars, like the Chevrolet Vega, AMC Pacer, Volkswagen Beetle, and other memorable compact and economy cars. Our discussion of Pontiac GTOs and big block Chevys and Fords may race across your memories, bringing bac...

Where will our stuff go when we go? That's a question many of us who have collections or items we care about have asked ourselves at one time or another. What will happen to our items once we pass away? On this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, we look to Galaxy Good Guy, Mike Bryant . As a long-time collector of vintage bottles and other collectible items, Mike has seen instances where the p...

It's Christmastime here at Galaxy Nostalgia Network! On this program, we remember our friend Ian Rose (pictured), who passed away in 2014. As one of the original Galaxy Guys, Ian joined us at the start of our radio shows and podcasts almost 14 years ago. Today's show is an encore presentation of Program 33, from 2010: Ian and Smitty recall "A Charlie Brown Christmas", while Mike B. remembers "Grea...

Retirement...It's a topic we have all thought of at one time or another. Whether you are retired or are getting close to retirement, or even if retirement is far off, have you thought about what you will do once your obligation to go to work each day has ended? That's a question we examine on this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site. Joining us is Laura Black, author of "Climbing Down the Ladder...

We recall breakfasts of the past on this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site. Breakfast time when we were kids ranged from simple cold cereal with milk we had while getting ready for school, to waffles, pancakes, bacon, and maybe an egg or two on the weekends. Not like today where the morning meal is prepared in the toaster or microwave oven, mid-century breakfasts were prepared from scratch, or...

On this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, we look back to the days of working during summer vacation. We revisit those days when kids worked during summer months to earn extra money, and recall a variety of jobs such as yard work, food service, helping out in local stores and shops, or just doing odd jobs around the neighborhood. The satisfaction of earning our own money was rewarding while w...

Remembering board games on this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site: Mike and Smitty are joined by Galaxy Good Gal Margaret Sizemore Clark. Together we recall those days when we played various board games of the mid 20th century. Games such as Life, Concentration, Clue, Monopoly, and many others were popular among kids and adults. Other games including Yahtzee, Mousetrap, Operation, and Lie Dete...

Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site is pleased to introduce Margaret Sizemore Clark, the newest member of the Galaxy family! Margaret joins us on this show to share details of her life growing up on a military base in the 1950s and 60s. Her recollections of that life, the fun activities of that era, family trips, growing up with her siblings, and many more memories she will share with us. Margaret will joi...

It's all about railroading on this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, on the Galaxy Nostalgia Network! We are joined by two very good friends who have been on our program before: "Shotgun Tom" Kelly and Mike Curran. Both of their dads worked on the railroads many years ago and on our program they share their memories of growing up as a railroader's kid, what that life was like back then, as we...

Its dinnertime on this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site. We look back to earlier times when going out to dinner was a rare occurrence. The standard practice for most middle-class American families was to have dinner at home every night during the week. Occasionally on a given weekend, the treat of dinner at a sit-down restaurant or a drive-in might happen. We recall how many moms were stay-at...

"Who died?" is the title of this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, on the Galaxy Nostalgia Network. Mike and Smitty look back to their early days and talk about death; what it meant through a child's perspective, and how children have coped with the question "where did they go?" and "why can't I see them anymore?". As we grow older the concept of losing someone and understanding our cultural...

Listening to record albums or cassette tapes was how we enjoyed music back in the day. On this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, on the Galaxy Nostalgia Network, we look back to the excitement of bringing home a new record album, opening it up while taking in the smell of fresh vinyl, then placing the album carefully on the turntable to enjoy a favorite singer or musical group. We also rememb...

Saving money when you were a kid to buy something you wanted; the effort, getting ideas for earning money, the joy of finally having enough money saved, and the elation of buying something you really "needed" so that your young life could move forward...these are the memories we talk about on this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, on the Galaxy Nostalgia Network. Join us as we recall the grea...

On this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, we look back at childhood experiences of creating our own thrills, chills, spills, experiments, adventures, and sometimes death-defying experiences involving bicycles, toys, playgrounds, electricity, household tools and the related unsafe or unsound antics our young minds could dream up as children. Join us as we recall stitches, broken bones, cuts, a...

Remember taking snapshots with a film camera, while being careful to take each shot so as not to waste film? Remember taking the film to be developed, and waiting a few days to get 12, 24, or 36 prints or slides back? On this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, we remember those times, along with a few of our favorite Kodak moments. It was a lengthy process in which we had to be careful because...

Remember a time before automation, when most things we did were muscle powered? On this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, we look back to a time when most of the laborious things we did, whether in the yard, the kitchen, or the workshop, were done manually, without the aid of machines. From mowing the lawn to mixing food, from changing TV channels to sweeping floors, these activities were per...

Remember a time before technology muscled its way into our lives? We sure do! In this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, Smitty and Mike recall when they were kids and what they did before there was Internet, smart phones, video games and computers. Much of the fun revolved around reading, playing outside, getting together with friends for bike riding, or just exploring the neighborhood. Readi...

On this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, Mike and Smitty remember their elementary school days and some of the sensations and smells of the time. In particular, we recall lunch time, and the aroma of cafeteria food as well as what was in our lunch boxes or bags. We remember the smell of mimeographed paper, sweeping compound, playground rubber balls, and the blacktop after a rainstorm. We rec...

On this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, we remember Radio Shack, the friendly neighborhood electronics store. From the 1960s up through the 90s, Radio Shack was the place where you would go if you had any kind of an interest or need for any kind of electronic equipment or component. You could get radios, stereos, CBs, test equipment, parts, telephones, computers and everything in between. S...

Do you remember looking into the bathroom medicine cabinet and the kitchen junk drawer when you were a kid and wondering what all that stuff in there was? On this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, Mike and Smitty remember their days as kids and wondering what all that stuff was in the medicine cabinet. Bottles, tins, and jars of mysterious potions and lotions that piqued our curiosity. Lookin...

Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site is back! After a long hiatus, the Galaxy Gang is back with more shows as we begin the 2022-23 season. On this episode, we chat a bit about our return to the air and we thank all of our listeners for their messages and concerns while we were gone. Next we remember the life of Tony Dow, who played the role of Wally Cleaver in the classic sitcom "Leave it to Beaver". The Ga...

It's clear, cool, crisp weather as we present this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site. We remember the fall and Halloween seasons of years past. The anticipation of Halloween Night, and the preparation in the weeks prior; stores would feature candies that were not normally seen throughout the year, boxes of costumes stacked on store shelves, school parties, Jack-O-Lanterns and scary lawn decora...

Remember such things as Slip and Slides, Label Makers, Sno Cone Machines, Paper Kites, and Cap Guns? On this edition of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, we talk about these Gizmos, Gadgets, and Fun Toys from the past. When we were kids we would have fun with some of these things that weren't necessarily toys, but we would find ways to have fun and keep busy with them sometimes for a little while, and s...