A queen's sudden day, a Mustang we all wanted, and a nightcap quote to send you off smiling.

Evening, friend.

February 6 always makes me think of hearing big news at the kitchen table, the kind that changes a whole chapter in one day.

And wait till you see that Highland Green fastback in #2. My brother had a poster like it on his wall, and he talked about it like it was a promise.

Brings it all back, doesn't it?

February 6, 1952 hit like a bell. I remember hearing the news at our kitchen table. Princess Elizabeth was in Kenya when she learned her father, King George VI, had died. She was 25, and her reign lasted 70 years and 214 days. Click for the full story and what came next.

This 1968 Mustang GT Fastback sat in every kid’s daydream. It stickered around $2,800 new, and tidy examples now bring $90,000 or more. With a 390 V8 pushing about 325 horsepower, it sounded like freedom. My brother swore he would own one someday. Click for specs, options, and auction surprises.

Brattleboro’s Union Station corner in 1975 smells like hot brakes and river air. These shots were taken by a local student, Paul Carnahan, for a high school project, and the intersection has since been reworked. Most of the old station is now the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center. Click for the full photo set and a better look at what changed.

Apple’s “1984” spot aired just once nationally, during Super Bowl XVIII, and still shook the room. It cost about $900,000 to make and helped sell 72,000 Macs in 100 days. I remember folks talking about it at church like it was a movie trailer. Click to watch the full minute that changed ads forever.

Sally Field burst onto TV in the mid-60s earning modest sitcom pay, then grew into a two-time Oscar winner with decades of steady work. By her later career she was commanding seven-figure film roles and choosing projects carefully. I always admired that quiet grit. Click for the full arc and what she is up to now.

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Tonight’s “Your Memory” comes from Marcy in western Pennsylvania, thinking back to 1982. She says her dad kept score with a stubby pencil while the field lights hummed and bugs tapped the windshield. Her mom poured cocoa from a dented thermos. Win or lose, they drove home smiling, talking about next week.

Tonight’s Quote comes from Mister Rogers, who reminded us to “look for the helpers.” I grew up with that steady voice on the television, and it still fits real life. My dad always said good people show up when it counts. If you want the man behind the cardigan, learn more about him here. Click and take the long way home.

See you tomorrow. Same time, same station.

– Jack

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