Author Archives: Perry

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#WESTSIDE son & father :: #random #stuff :: real name, no gimmicks.

1915/1916 Photo of The Marietta School Wagon (Westside, Jacksonville)

Posted on October 16, 2026 by Perry

The back of the photo says: “ELIZA JANE ALTMAN driving Marietta School Wagon 1915 or 1916 the child in wagon was LOUISE DRYDEN Picture belongs to          IONA MEARS”  

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Wilderness On Wheels In Grant, Colorado. Founded By Roger West (Video)

Posted on September 1, 2026 by Perry

I grew up with Roger West as my Uncle Roger. He was a good human and did good things for people. He founded and built Wilderness On Wheels in Grant, Colorado, making the Rocky Mountains more accessible for people in … Continue reading →

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Scott Speicher

Posted on August 20, 2025 by Perry

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 →

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2024 Topps Heritage Baseball Cards

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Perry

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 →

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I Just Watched Fred Durst Shout Out Metallica…

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Perry

…as the “greatest metal band on planet Earth” during their concert in Tampa on June 6th 2025. In the summer of the year 2000, a buddy and I went to a free concert put on by Cypress Hill and Limp … Continue reading →

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Radio Station WAPE “The Big Ape” in Jacksonville

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Perry

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 →

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My Father…

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Perry

Today is the anniversary of my father passing away. Two years ago today, July 23rd, 2023.  He was the best Rest easy Dad.

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Rewatching the Glory Days: HBO Boxing Memories

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Perry

  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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ＭＡＬＬ ＤＲＥＡＭＳ ＯＦ １９９０ ✦ VHS Vaporwave ~ Lost in the Neon Pastel Aisles

Posted on June 19, 2025 by Perry
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City of Dreams: Jacksonville’s Bid for an NFL Team (VIDEO: Narrated by James Earl Jones)

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Perry

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 →

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