Amazing trip down memory lane!
581774
I can hardly do my work tonight I'm so absorbed in this book.  It has me remembering the good ole days of rock and roll and how it changed the world.  It's hard to explain the phenomena of Beatlemania when they hit the USA to younger folks who didn't experience it firsthand...that there had never been anything remotely like them and how we ALL fell in love with them. This mag will have you humming and singing songs you forgot you knew.  Don't hesitate y'all...buy this mag and buy one for a friend!
960444
This book sends you back to "the good ol' days"! So many good and sad memories! I love the way the writer makes the reader feel like they're a part of it all! She's an excellent writer and I would highly recommend this book to everybody!
3760405
I was nine years old on November 11, 1963. This book was a wonderful trip down memory lane and a great tale of all the "what-ifs" that most Americans have had from time to time about those times.  I highly recommend the story - a gripping story of all the possibilities!
4515108
I grew up in Franklin Square during the 60's and 70's......This book was a trip down memory lane, not to mention so many things that I had no idea about Franklin Square's history.....The many, many photos are incredible as well.....I highly recommend this !
Anyone from Franklin Square must get this book......Hats off to ya, and thank you !!
P.S.....I wish this book came in hard cover.....I live in Florida now, and have this sitting on my coffee table for everyone to enjoy !
2586263
This book is highly entertaining on so many levels. The hometown history has my mind flooding with memories dating back to junior high school and high school at MAUHS!! It is all so very accurate and fun to reminisce. I had completely forgotten about that dance with the chain cladden break dancers.....
What a fun read!!
Awesome accomplishment, Kyle Thompson!!
2616197
worth it just as a nice trip down memory lane for me. Brings back some great memories of being a kid in the 70's and remembering all the fun we had as kids back then.
2342335
Great trip back through memory lane of the good old days of travel.  Black and white images really capture and tell a story.  Very enjoyable !
2691442
From my childhood visits to my grandparents!  Perfect for memory lane.
3184510
I really enjoyed reading this book.  It brought back lots of memories (and triggered many more that didn't make it into the book.  I was Kathy's best friend growing up and it was nice to see some of our good times memorialized in print.  If you want to read a memoir about what it is like growing up in a small town where everyone knows everyone else, you will find that this fits the bill.  Enjoy!  Gail McTamaney
4934094
I grew up in Seaside but my parents owned a house in Cannon Beach so we were considered "semi locals" and when we "went to the beach" as young children in the 50s we went to Cannon Beach and Haystack Rock, played amongst the tidal pools at Arch Cape and climbed the rocks at Indian Beach, Ecola Park and everywhere in between.  O'Donnell captures not only the spirit of "A Place by the Sea", but "A Place In Time" as well.  The Author brings back all the wonderful memories in a truly captivating manner.  I read it through cover to cover in one day and look forward to reading it again!
358120
Very interesting and brings back a lot memories.
4414827
How many of us grew up with Grease?  This is a great nostalgic book with lots of delicious insights and tidbits only an "insider" and true Greaser could reveal! A true walk down memory lane you can share with those finding Grease today. My kids and grandkids (when they are a bit older) wil fall in love all over again. We still sing the songs, in the car, at the beach, everywhere and all the time! Thanks Sean. From a Greasette.
3213064
Great trip down Memory Lane.

I saw the Orioles suffer their 100th loss in 1954 and was in Memorial Stadium for Opening Day 1955...so this book capsulized the soundtrack of my life.

A big plus is that I read Jim Henneman's columns for years. Chuck Thompson, Bob Maisel and Henneman were the spoken and written voices of the Os as I grew up.

Bravo!
4034201
I lived some of the experiences in Chuck's book but still found it fascinating with the detail in which he recounts these and other events. Reading about the place I grew up in, rekindled a desire in me to reconnect with others of my generation and location. As of the date I write this, there are close to 700 collective souls who freely reminisce about the "good old days", when it was a simpler time to grow up without the worries of "the future". A time, sadly, that our children have missed out on but we maybe can reconstruct for our "grand kids". I highly suggest reading this book, whether or not you're from this area, or even this time for that matter because at the end you'll feel liked you lived it!
3446516
Especialy for older Philadelphians like we are, this book brought back memories!
1281986
Brought back lots of great memories -- and terrific star insights -- for us and our out-of-town weekend guests.  We all enjoyed that era tremendously and it's funny how we all still remembered the words, and sang along, after 50-60 years!
413098
I just adore Wendy's candid writing style.  This book, for me, was a wonderful trip down memory lane.  My children are now ten and seven, but I remember the "desperate" stage as if it was yesterday.  I love moms who are willing to share the real experience of motherhood.  Wendy's book was perfect to read a little at a time in the carpool line ~ and the perfect gift for all my mommy friends!