Tonight on PBS!
by acdickson
AC is headed to blog detention. He knows, it's been awhile. And there is lots to report.
Most timely is a half-hour documentary called the "March of the Bonus Army." It plays tonight on PBS at 10:30 in both of AC's dual hometowns, Portland and Los Angeles. Check your local listings.
Now what is this show all about and why is AC so hot and bothered about you watching it? The answer to the latter is that it's a based on a book my father Paul wrote. If you've been to my seminar, you know that he turned me onto eBay circa Y2K. Believe it or not, he and AC's mom Nancy also beat him to e-mail and dragged AC kicking and screaming into the brave new world of the double-you double-you double-you.
In addition to reforming Luddites, my father is author of dozens upon dozens of books, the latest being The Bonus Army: An American Epic, co-written with Tom Allen. Allow me to quote from one of its many five-star reviews on Amazon:
Paul Dickson and Thomas B. Allen set out to chronicle an event, but wound up giving us a look at how politicians deal with the pesky problem of what to do with returning veterans. One of the most shocking aspects of The Bonus Army is how quickly the same men who cheered from the grandstands as these soldiers went off to war in 1918 now wanted them washed away and forgotten.
As an American war veteran I am grateful to Dickson and Allen for writing this book. It should be read by every returning Global War On Terror (GWOT) vet. Like freedom itself, when it comes to holding government to their promises after the trumpets fade, you only get what you are willing to fight for.
The documentary will include archival footage, photographs and interviews with the veterans--a must-see on this Memorial Day weekend.
In current eBay news, Susan recently spotted a flyer for a contest the USPS and eBay have jointly concocted called Ship It Win It, which offers you the chance to win $10,000 to spend on eBay. If you ship a package in a large flat rate Priority box (the $8.10 size, that is) over the next five weeks, just enter the code on the box on the site and cross your fingers. The USPS will award gift certificates ranging from $25 to $10,000 in cold hard PayPal cash. I say if you're shipping stuff anyway, why not enter the contest? And if you win, why not browse a few antique postcards and collectibles? Just a thought.
Posted on May 29, 2006 | Comments (1)
