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LARRY WAS A CHARACTER

I was waiting in line to register for classes at a local college I was about to attend. While waiting in line I began a conversation with...

Ron Turett

Aug 4, 20253 min read

I'm thinking about the mid 1950's. I would walk to the new Northland Shopping Center with my friends. We would go to the lunch counter in...

Ron Turett

Aug 2, 20252 min read

This essay is not about Buckingham Palace in London England. This is about The Palace of Auburn Hills in Michigan which was considered...

Ron Turett

Jul 30, 20252 min read

I believe the first Detroit Tiger baseball game I attended was in the early 1950's. We lived in a flat on Webb in Detroit. I think my...

Ron Turett

Jul 28, 20253 min read

One of the first shows I remember on television [Besides Howdy Doody Time.} was The Lone Ranger. The show became very popular in the...

Ron Turett

Jul 24, 20252 min read

In 1955 my father went shopping for a new family car. I know the plan was another Chevy or Ford maybe a Plymouth. I don't know why this...

Ron Turett

Jul 23, 20252 min read

A few easy things anyone can do to try and have a better day. I take my car to an auto wash not far from where I live. They have a menu...

Ron Turett

Jul 21, 20252 min read

We lived in a new neighborhood in the far corner of Northwest Detroit. The new Northland Shopping Center was about one -half mile away in...

Ron Turett

Jul 19, 20254 min read

Friday May 22, 1992 the date of the last Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. This was a sad day for Johnny's many fans. Johnny was...

Ron Turett

Jul 18, 20254 min read