Going back 34 years doesn't seem that long, but when we see what Grand Rapids looked like in the late 80s, we realized a lot of things didn't exist back then...
In the Grand Rapids area there were at least eight different Mr. Fables restaurant locations. You didn't have to travel far to get a Mr. Fabulous hamburger.
They say "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery". If that's true, then I'm very flattered! MLive.com, the internet and digital arm of the Grand Rapids Press and Booth Newspapers here in Michigan, must either be running out of things to write about, or I have my finger on the pulse of West Michigan better than I realized. The last week they have copied 2 of my WFGR website poll ques
Today is the 20th anniversary of Johnny Carson's last "Tonight Show" Three days later, it became "Jay Leno's" Tonight show. And with the exception of about 10 months NBC has quietly forgotten about (Remember Conan O Brien? I wonder what happened to him? ;) ) Leno has been at the helm of the late night franchise ever since. I'm really a Letterman guy, always have been. But I wil
Who hasn't gone to a fireworks show on the 4th of July and seen a stray spark or flare and wonder "Man I hope someone isn't too close to that!" For the Atwell family of Wayland they WERE too close...too close for comfort!
I saw this article in the opinion section of the online Grand Rapids Press/mlive.com "Remember your first small car? Tell us why you loved it then and now" And it brought back a flood of memories of MY first small car, which was also my FIRST car...
I Usually Don't pay much attention to celeb birthdays, let alone cartoon character birthdays, but these two we're so odd and off the wall it caught my eye...
Mom says go to bed. Son doesn't listen. Mom calls the cops. Son goes to jail...So the moral of the story is...always listen to your mom!
Thanks to the Grand Rapids Press online (MLive.com) for the story
"Son won't listen, so Hastings woman calls cops"
Mom always knew best...