Article Archives: Boomerang

Ayres Advertising Reunion

June 27, 2013 | by Paula Nicewanger

L.S. Ayres Department store closed the doors downtown in January of 1992 — over 20 years ago! May Company had purchased the chain and moved all the management, buying, and advertising departments to St. Louis (over 1,200 employees lost their jobs with that merger). I had joined the Ayres Advertising … Read More

Door Gunner

May 30, 2013 | by CJ Woods III

“Door gunning. They’re losing helicopters and they need door gunners.” — Philip Roth, The Human Stain I am a pool player who has played in organized leagues for years. I know little about the players with whom I shoot because we seldom have conversations that branch outside of the playing … Read More

The Light of Inspiration

April 25, 2013 | by Steve Nicewanger

For the most part, I’m pretty much on top of what I am going to write about for the articles that are printed, but there are times, dear reader, that I sit before the computer screen with my fingers on the keyboard and I haven’t got the first clue as … Read More

Clean Up, Fix Up, Paint Up

March 28, 2013 | by Paula Nicewanger

Do any of you Boomers remember the Clean Up, Fix Up, Paint Up program the city schools had back in the 50’s? I just remember this time of year the teacher sent home a form with all kinds of household chores listed from cleaning windows, to raking the yard, and … Read More

Nostalgia TV – Everything Old is New Again

March 28, 2013 | by Steve Nicewanger

The article you are about to read is true, only the facts have been dramatized to protect the innocent . . . and make it more readable. I watched Robert Redford as the Angel of Death the other night. He was 26 years old. About two weeks ago he was … Read More