Streisand and Diamond on the radio, a split-window Corvette dream, and a Coke tune to hum.

Evening, friend. Jack here. December 2 always makes me think of that winter in ’78 when Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond were singing “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” clear to the top of the charts. And wait till you see the ’63 split window Corvette we all stared at, my brother swore he’d buy one someday. Brings it all back, doesn’t it?

On December 2, 1978, Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond’s “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” sat on top of the Billboard Hot 100. I remember hearing that soft duet everywhere that winter. The single moved over a million copies and went gold fast. Click to see how a homemade radio mashup became a real No. 1.

The 1963 Corvette Sting Ray split window coupe was the kind of car that made boys stare at showroom glass. It listed around $4,257 new. Today a clean one often brings about $90,000, and true split windows can climb past $250,000. Motor Trend clocked 0 to 60 in 5.8 seconds. Click the picture for specs and recent auction stunners.

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Hudsons, Studebakers, and the Wanamaker sign lined this Great Neck Shopping Center in 1952, with parking for 500 cars around a three story store. My dad would have called it a modern miracle. Today the same block is The Gardens at Great Neck with shops and a supermarket. Click above to take a deep dive.

“I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke” came on in 1971 and that chorus stuck with you. Coke spent a record $250,000 making it, with singers from over 20 countries and 1,200 teens on that hillside. I still hum the tune when I’m driving. Click to watch the full spot and see why it became a legend.

Henry Winkler was our Fonzie on Happy Days in the late ’70s, and I swear every kid tried that thumbs-up. He was reportedly up to $50,000 an episode back then. This year his old leather jacket sold for about $87,500 at auction, and he is still speaking and writing books. Click to read how he keeps rolling.

Marlene remembers a 1964 snow day when her mom bundled the kids up and walked to the five-and-dime for hot cocoa. A mug cost ten cents, and the bell over the door jingled all morning. I can almost smell those wool coats. Little trips like that taught us gratitude and togetherness, even in the cold.

Malcolm X said in 1964, “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” I heard lines like that while the country was changing fast and kids were looking ahead. It still reminds me to keep learning, no matter my age.

See you tomorrow. Same time, same station.

– Jack

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