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Month: November 2008

Still Life with Mrs. Hollenbeck

Still Life with Mrs. Hollenbeck

Still Life with Mrs. Hollenbeck
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Author ogswp_mzygpqPosted on November 27, 2008

PopPop’s Main Street Memories

This time on PopPop’s Adventure Corner, we journey deep into darkest downtown Los Angeles, for a memory trip featuring Indian Joe the VD doctor, beautiful gals in taxi dance halls and our own PopPop’s brief but memorable career as a salesman of Swedish delicacies. Mmmm, we can almost taste those lingonberries.


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Author ogswp_mzygpqPosted on November 23, 2008

Ask Grandma Anything #2

It’s that season again, and an anxious young man asks our Bubbe for her secrets to help him get along with family on a visit home.


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Author ogswp_mzygpqPosted on November 22, 2008

The Secret of 73 Years of Marriage

They have enjoyed nearly three quarters of a century as lovebirds, so you’d be foolish not to heed The OGs’ advice for how to make a marriage work. Tune in to discover exactly how Barbara and Harry have kept their love alive. Hint: there are two magic words every husband should know.


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Author ogswp_mzygpqPosted on November 21, 2008

PopPop Goes Native

The OGs take a trip through the family album and discover a photograph from the rare BBC (before Barbara Cooper) era that sparks memories.


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Author ogswp_mzygpqPosted on November 19, 2008

The OGs and the Belly Dancer

The OGs take a trip through the family album and discover a racy photograph that sparks memories.


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Author ogswp_mzygpqPosted on November 17, 2008

PopPop and The New iPod

There are few things PopPop loves as much as music, but 96-year-old hands can have trouble opening CDs cases. In this edition of PopPop’s Adventure Corner, he receives a gift of a lime green iPod shuffle, fully loaded with all his favorite music, and marvels at the tiny size and big sound in this 21st Century device.


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Author ogswp_mzygpqPosted on November 15, 2008

PopPop on Time Travel

Today in PopPop’s Adventure Corner, we explore the notion of Time Travel, and PopPop recalls a few wonderful times and places he would like to revisit.


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Author ogswp_mzygpqPosted on November 13, 2008

Poppop on Fine Art

Walking down the halls of Hollenbeck, Poppop sees many beautiful paintings: landscapes, seascapes, still lives and architectural studies. But some works of art possess hidden secrets. What strange mysteries lurk in the image of an old horse on a cobbled street? Join Poppop for the surprising answers.


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Author ogswp_mzygpqPosted on November 7, 2008

Live from Boyle Heights

The OGs introduce themselves, and get a wee bit hung up on the nomenclature.


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