March 2012 • NEWSLETTER

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Dear ##firstname[Friend]##,

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With basketball fans anticipating March Madness, we’re tipping off this newsletter with a story about basketball players coerced into forming a singing quartet, then transitioning to a photo from a voice recital. We hope you enjoy this month’s offerings, and as always, consider passing our newsletter along to a friend or family member who may occasionally enjoy living in the past. If you’ve received this from someone, go ahead and sign up yourself.

—John Burlingham at Reminisce

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In this issue:

• Basketball Players Scored Big in Sudden Singing Career
• Picture From the Past
• Stirring Up Memories
• Over the Back Fence
• Time Capsule Trivia
• TV’s Greatest Comedies From the 1950s
• A Thought to Remember

Basketball Players Scored Big in Sudden Singing Career

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Picture From the Past

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This photo was taken in the spring of 1951 in Longview, Texas, at my friend Linda Wicker’s voice recital. As you can see from the note and signature on the photo, the photograph came from Linda. My name at the time was Patricia Roberts.

(Click on the image at right for larger view)

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Stirring Up Memories

Broccoli Chicken Cups

Do you have a crowd coming over for the big game as the NCAA college basketball tournaments get started? Here’s a nice warm appetizer you can try to keep them occupied at halftime. If you need more than this recipe, you can find plenty of other ideas from our friends at Taste of Home.

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Over the Back Fence

Amusing morsels and bits of wisdom overheard and read here and there.

From Bud Avery of Palm Springs, California, comes a poem entitled, “A Little Mixed Up.”

Just a line to say I’m living, that I’m not among the dead.
Though I’m getting more forgetful and mixed up in the head.

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Time Capsule Trivia

If you have a March birthday, you may share it with some of the famous people in this month’s quiz. It’s your job to guess the name from the clues provided. Give yourself an extra pat on the back if you can come up with the year the person was born from three choices given. Enjoy!

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TV’s Greatest Comedies From the 1950s

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Remember The Jack Benny Program, Burns and Allen, Ozzie and Harriet, The Red Skelton Show? These classic 1950s TV shows and performers are guaranteed to bring a smile to your face, and take you back to earlier times. Reminisce is partnering with the Falcon Media Group to bring you those shows and much more at a limited-time offer for newsletter recipients of $13.97 for each three-DVD package, with no shipping. Just click here or on the logo to learn more or to order.

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A Thought to Remember

Common sense is genius dressed in working clothes.

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