A winter night, a deep dive, a fast black Buick, and one quote to send you off smiling.

Jack here.
January 23 always makes me think of winter evenings when the house got quiet, and the radio sounded a little warmer.
Stick with me for #2 tonight, that all-black Buick that made grown men talk like kids at a showroom window.
Tell me, did your family have a “Friday night ritual” back then, or did you just make one up as you went?

On January 23, 1960, the bathyscaphe Trieste went where no human had gone before, down about 10,916 meters, that is nearly 36,000 feet. They spent only about 20 minutes on the bottom, but goodness, what a story. I get butterflies just thinking about it. Click for the full deep-dive tale.

The 1987 Buick GNX was the “don’t mess with me” car you could drive to the grocery store. Sticker was about $29,290, and today clean ones can run roughly $175,000 to $250,000. Only 547 were built, and it was rated around 276 horsepower. My brother would have lost sleep over this one. Click for the specs and the story.

That glowing orange “76” could pull you in like a lighthouse, especially on a dusty evening. This photo pins it to a real corner, 4th and Stone in Tucson, in 1979. Back then, regular gas averaged about 86 cents a gallon, now folks would cheer to see anything under three bucks. I can almost smell the warm rubber and coffee. Click for the full photo and details.

“Well, my broker is E.F. Hutton…” and suddenly the whole room leans in. That line still lands like a hammer, even now. The firm dates back to 1904, and those late ’70s and early ’80s commercials made the name household famous. My dad always said a good message is simple and repeatable. Click to watch and remember.

Back then he was the cool guy in the jacket, the one everybody tried to imitate. By 2026, Henry Winkler is 80 and still working, he even called retirement “deadly.” He’s kept busy with a History Channel series that got renewed, and he also put out his 40th book. That is the kind of staying power I admire. Click to see what he’s up to now.

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Tonight’s “Your Memory” is a winter one, because January 23 always brings back the sound of boots on crunchy snow. Darlene remembers 1966, when her dad would start the car, then hand the kids a mug of cocoa to warm their fingers while the windshield cleared. She said the whole neighborhood smelled like exhaust, pine, and fresh laundry. That is the kind of ordinary magic I miss.

Quote: Will Rogers, on keeping your heart right and your load light, “We are here just for a spell and then pass on. So get a few laughs and do the best you can.” That hits me in a good way, especially on a quiet night at home. If you want the fuller story behind that plainspoken wisdom, learn more about them here. It’s worth a few minutes.

See you tomorrow. Same time, same station.

– Jack

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