Bring Back the San Fernando Penney's!

You know, there must be some people who read this site
regularly and wonder – “Dave, you’re a blogger. Why don’t you ever take a stand
on anything? You never weigh in on the big issues of our time. You’re always on
the fence. Asleep at the wheel. Out to lunch. AWOL!”



Well, friends, I want you to know that I hear you, and today
I’m answering the call! And the issue I herewith weigh in

"The Beat Goes On" at Dillard's

Here’s a set of vintage snapshot photos I purchased several
months back. Taken in Austin, Texas in April 1967, they depict famed pop stars Sonny
and Cher on a bandstand in front of a Dillard’s department store. The photos
are a bit overlit and fuzzy (not unusual for outdoor shots from an inexpensive
Kodak 126 Instamatic – like millions of others in those days, most of my
childhood