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This year (2015) marks the 100th anniversary of the 1915 Exposition held in Balboa Park in San Diego. On this edition of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, Smitty and Mike are joined by local historian and collector Mike Bryant, who shares with us the story of how the exposition came to be a century ago, and we look at the enduring legacy that is Balboa Park, one of San Diego's most popular tourist place...

Hand written letters, cards, and pen pals, are all now a rare commodity in the era of immediate electronic communication. On this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, we recall the days when the way you would communicate to friends and family far away, was by placing pen to paper and writing out a letter or note by hand. This certainly has dwindled down in the 21st century. Now a days we type ou...

What do the names Lassie, Petey, Rin Tin Tin, Fala, Morris, Checkers, Socks, and Buddy have in common? They are some of the famous pets that we remember from the world of Motion Pictures, Television, and real life. On this edition of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, we look back at many of these memorable cats, dogs, ponies, horses, and so many others that we enjoyed watching in our favorite movies or...

We look back to the days when TV shows had a series finale, here on Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site. We recall many of our favorite series finales of the past. Remember the days when TV programs had full seasons beginning in the fall? The series would end in the late spring, and maybe several repeats of prior episodes. But some of our most favorite programs from earlier times had very notable final epi...

The Galaxy Guys talk about the well-remembered TV anthology program "One Step Beyond" on this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site. This program dealt with topics that dealt with the paranormal and that defied logical explanation. The programs were done in the docudrama format and the series aired from 1959 to 1961. One Step Beyond's host, John Newland introduced each episode and talked about the...

This episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, which is part two of our two-hour broadcast done on June 12th, 2015, Smitty and Mike continue their yearly visit to the San Diego County Fair at Del Mar California, where they are joined by John and Susan Fox of Rez Radio in Pala, California, our affiliated station there. We talk about the fifth anniversary of Galaxy Nostalgia Network and the fourth anni...

On this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, Smitty and Mike make their yearly visit to the San Diego County Fair at Del Mar California, where they are joined by John and Susan Fox of Rez Radio in Pala, California, our affiliated station there. This program was recorded on June 12th, 2015 and we look back at the Fair's theme this year which recalls the 100th anniversary of the California Pacific...

We look back at the golden age of music videos on this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site. Back in the 1980s, we watched our favorite music videos on such channels as MTV and VH1, and such programs as Night Tracks and Friday Night Videos. Music Videos, being essentially short musical films, helped us to enjoy the hits of the day and to see our favorite performers acting in these creative films....

Submitted for your approval...Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site! On this episode we look back at the iconic television series "The Twilight Zone". Everyone has seen this series at one time or another, continuously running on TV since its debut back in 1959. We look back at this series and its creator, the talented Rod Serling, who conceived the series, and wrote many of its scripts himself. Mr. Serling w...

Let's go to the drive-in! On this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, we look back to the golden days of burger joints, drive-ins, and diners. With a resurgence of these drive-in eateries, the memories of days when these restaurants were hang-outs for the school set, and as a fun treat for the family are recalled. The post-war 1950s were a time of prosperity, and the family could be seen almost...

On today's episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, Smitty and Mike attend a collector's swap meet at the parking lot of Tom McCoy's Mantiques Store. Our regular listeners have heard Tom McCoy on our show previously, talking about collectibles and about all of the neat items that find their way into his store in Santee, CA. Mike and Smitty visit with Tom, and with a few of the collectors who are sel...

On this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, Smitty and Mike are very pleased to welcome former San Diego radio personality Chuck Cooper to the show. Chuck was a popular radio personality in the San Diego area from the early 1960s to the early 1980s. Prior to arriving in San Diego, Chuck was heard on radio stations in Central California. Once in San Diego, Chuck was heard on such stations as KGB...

On this edition of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, Mike and Smitty recall their days in Junior High and High School, when they took shop classes. For most boys, taking a shop class was a welcome break from the academic part of school. The ability to go to one of the shops, be it wood, metal, electric, graphic arts, or auto shop, and get our hands dirty and create something or repair a radio, print a p...

On this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, Mike and Smitty remember the days in school when kids would sell items as fundraisers for their schools. We remember some of the items that were sold, such as nuts, candies, and flower and vegetable seeds, Some of the items were of dubious quality, but we always looked to family and neighbors to help bail us out of the monumental task of selling all t...

We remember three individuals the field of Radio and Television Broadcasting who we lost in February of 2015. Gary Owens, the legendary announcer best remembered for his announcing role on "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In", died on February 12th. He is also very well remembered for his local radio work in Los Angeles. Mr. Owens' baritone voice was unmistakable, and we still remember him telling us abo...

On this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, Mike B offers us a review of a very interesting book he recently read. The book is titled "Beatleness", by Candy Leonard. This interesting book tells the story of the Beatles invasion fifty years ago, through the eyes of fans who share their memories. The input by regular folks from that time period, who were kids during that era when the Beatles were...

This episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site marks our fifth anniversary of being with you and sharing memories of our early years. We thank our listeners for being with us these past five years, and we have many more shows planned that are coming up so please stay with us for more memories from the past. On the second half of our show, we remember Richard C, Hottelet who passed away in December of...

On this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, we remember the great TV Network Variety shows of the past. Throughout the 50s, 60s, and 70s, there were many variety programs on TV that presented a great variety of acts, from singers to comedians, to great dramatic artists. Such programs as The Ed Sullivan Show, Your Show of Shows, and such artists as Perry Como, Dean Martin, and Jackie Gleason are...

It's Christmas time at Galaxy Nostalgia Network, and in the spirit of the season, we look back at some of our favorite classic holiday movies of the past. We remember such classics as "It's a Wonderful Life", and "Miracle on 34th Street", as well as a few others that may not immediately come to mind such as "The Shop Around the Corner", and "A Holiday Affair". Listen in as we review some great Chr...

This episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site takes us back to our early TV memories. Do you remember Gumby, the little green clay figure with the slanted head and his pal Pokey, the red pony? We travel back to memory lane to revisit them and all the other characters from their TV show, which originated on the Howdy Doody Show, back in the 50s. All through the later 50s and into the 60s and 70s, Gumb...

The spy genre of TV shows was very popular in the 1960s, and on this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, we look back to those programs from that time period when spies, international intrigue, and mysterious adventures were the norm for TV watchers. Fifty years ago, this type of programming became very popular, due to the popularity of the James Bond films. Among the programs we remember are T...

On this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site, Smitty and Mike welcome back Tom McCoy, owner of Tom McCoy's Mantiques, in Santee, California. Tom is our newest Galaxy Good Guy, and he brings his expertise on collecting, antiques, and values of lots of items that people like to collect. On this program, Tom talks to us about novelty radios, that is, radios disguised as other things, such as car bat...

Mike and Smitty welcome our newest Galaxy Good Guy, Tom McCoy to this episode of Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site. Tom is owner and proprietor of Tom McCoy's Mantiques. Tom sells collectibles and antiques at his store, things that a guy might want to have in his man cave. Tom tells us about his collecting and about some of the interesting things he sells in his store. He never knows what a person might...

On June 20, 2014, Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site broadcast a three-hour live program over KOPA-FM, Rez Radio in Pala, California. The broadcast originated at the San Diego County Fair, at Del Mar, California. On this third and final part, Smitty and Mike are joined by Rez Radio's John Fox, and Noted Los Angeles Radio Historian Bill Earl. Topics discussed are a look back at the 50th anniversary of the...

On June 20, 2014, Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site broadcast a three-hour live program over KOPA-FM, Rez Radio in Pala, California. The broadcast originated at the San Diego County Fair, at Del Mar, California. On this second part, Smitty and Mike are joined by Rez Radio's John Fox, and Noted Los Angeles Radio Historian Bill Earl. Topics discussed are a look back at the 50th anniversary of the British I...