Posts Tagged Mcpike
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In and Out of the Quad Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall We have a common thread (ok, yarn) with Hans Christian Anderson, The Brothers Grimm, and Mother Goose. Have you ever noticed how many fairy tales involve knitting needles, spinning wheels, and little cottages out in the country? Think about it! There ...
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In and Out of the Quad Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall How about a different twist? Nope not the Chubby Checker version, or the chocolate ice cream variety; instead we refer to that great metaphorical twist. Once reserved exclusively for great literary circles, words like literary theorist, philosophic ae...
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In and Out of the Quad Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall It’s been mighty cold this past month. Without quite noticing it the dreaded scourge of cabin fever had crept into the deep recesses of our very being. We had all of the common symptoms but in the most advanced stages. This common winter disease man...
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In and Out of the Quad Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall I’ll be home for Christmas Remember good old Bing Crosby? In 1943 he earned is fifth gold record with a song that rang a chord with the American public. Almost immediately, the record shot to number one at USO’s all across the world, as soldie...
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In and Out of the Quad Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall First, allow us to extend a belated Holiday Greetings from your drifting duo of the Quad-City Area. We hope your Season was filled with family, friends and lots of fun. We decided early on that we would make 2010 a Fifty Plus year to enjoy. We ha...
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In and Out of the Quad Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall The Theatre Did you know that “theatergoer” was a word? As we were writing this section we were playing around with the names of people who work around stage productions. That’s when we discovered it. Our guess is that unless you were one o...
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In and Out of the Quad Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall At Stitches Midwest Back in the sixties Dr. Timothy Leary coined, “turn on, tune in…”. For those of us “turned on and tuned in” to knitting, Stitches Midwest in Schaumburg, Illinois is the Super Bowl, World Series and Oscar’s all rolled in...
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The Lights of Broadway QC Style
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Question: What began in 1921 as a Midwestern Vaudeville stop and silent movie theatre lives on with some really cool Broadway Musicals? The answer: The Circa 21 Theatre in Downtown Rock Island. Beautifully restored and a page in time, this grand lady aw...
