Author Archives: Perry
Scott Speicher
This bumper sticker has been on an old file cabinet of mine since the early 1990’s. Scott Speicher was a Westside Jacksonville boy. He was also a fighter pilot and the first American casualty of the Persian Gulf War. #RIPScottSpeicher … Continue reading
2024 Topps Heritage Baseball Cards
I’ve been a collector of Topps Heritage Baseball Cards since they debuted. I went through a few years of not buying cards, not really being a collector, but I picked it back up a couple of years ago. I was … Continue reading
Radio Station WAPE “The Big Ape” in Jacksonville
WAPE has existed for as long as I can remember, and it’s always been called “The Big Ape”. Their commercials even had audio of someone doing a “Tarzan yell”. However, WAPE The Big Ape goes back even further than I … Continue reading
My Father…
Today is the anniversary of my father passing away. Two years ago today, July 23rd, 2023. He was the best Rest easy Dad.
Rewatching the Glory Days: HBO Boxing Memories
Listening to Jim Lampley’s recent interview on The Joe Rogan Experience was a nostalgic one for me, bringing back some memories of nights spent glued to HBO Boxing. Growing up in the 1980s and 1990s, those Saturday night fights … Continue reading
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City of Dreams: Jacksonville’s Bid for an NFL Team (VIDEO: Narrated by James Earl Jones)
Wow, I just found this old video hyping Jacksonville up for a new NFL team, before the Jaguars. The video has a lot of vintage Jacksonville in it, and is even narrated by the legendary James Earl Jones who died … Continue reading
Mom’s Car
She doesn’t drive much anymore, hasn’t in awhile. I prefer it that way. She doesn’t want to give up her driving yet, I know. The back windshield tint on her old car (it’s Dad’s old car, too — the only … Continue reading
