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PORTLAND POSTCARD FROM THE MALLORY

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The Mallory Hotel (built in 1912) SW 15 Ave. at Yamhill in Portland, Oregon

(Description on back of card) This unusual 25 foot bed is entirely custom-built,
including Beautyrest mattress and box spring. Ideal for wedding nights, and 
anniversaries or just sleeping. 

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NOVELTY RECORD ON THIS DAY IN 1956

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"The Flying Saucer", or "The Flying Saucer Parts 1 & 2", is a novelty record 
which hit #3 in 1956. It is considered to be one of the earliest examples of a 
mashup, using clips from 18 different songs, each of which was a top 20 hit 
1955 or 1956. Bill Buchanan plays the radio announcer, stating that the
Martians are attacking Earth. Dickie Goodman plays reporter John
Cameron-Cameron.

 

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                    From left: Buchanan and Goodman

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THE ICONIC KIT-CAT CLOCK

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The Kit-Cat Clock is a novelty style kitchen wall clock that first appeared during
the 1930s. The first clock was made in 1932 by the Allied Clock Company in
Portland, Oregon which moved to Seattle, Washington and then to southern
California in 1962. The name was changed to California Clock Company.  The manufacturer estimates that the clock has been sold at an average rate of one
every three minutes for the last 50 years.

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NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1960

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This novelty tune by 16 year old
Brian Hyland was written by
Paul Vance who said he got the inspiration for the song when
he saw his two year old daughter in a tiny swimsuit while at the
beach.

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Brian Hyland will be 70 in November

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MEDLEY, NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1981

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The US Radio Records release with its famous forty-one word title. It is
(to date) the longest titled song to ever chart in Billboard.

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