August 15, 2026 NV #211

"Things are seldom what they seem, / Skim milk masquerades as cream.”- Sir William Gilbert

An American Family - 1

"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” -Robert Louis Stevenson

DESKTALK: Anew project (i.e. An American Family). In truth it’s an old story for both you and me.

I did the audio parts of this story some time ago. I really didn’t expect many (or any) Viewers to pay much attention to them when they appeared. That’s a reality I understood at that time.

Nonetheless I view the information as being both important and relevant. With that in mind I’ve decided to produce video to accompany the original recordings. Initially I  put everything together in a book  from a collections of letters and another small booklet produced by my grandfather, Pearl Roscoe back in the 1930s.

I fully intend to have copies of the book I made reprinted. But I also want to make available a video / audio record of this information – for easier access. 

This recording (above) is the first part. I hope it will be appreciated (some day).

 

L.S.E.

"America is a nation that conceives many odd inventions for getting somewhere but it can think of nothing to do once it gets there.” -Will Rogers

HMMM…: I’m sorry that so few people know about the Lake Shore Electric in general and its relationship to Vermilion specifically. But I’m not surprised. Folks seem to always know so much about nothing – and know it so fluently.

TRULY ESSENTIAL

"The cafeteria deep fryer is not a toy." - Bart Simpson

This is A VERY SPECIAL NOTE

NEW: I’ve added a “special section” to the “Past 20 Years” part of the page. You will find there nearly (but not all) every video and audio production I’ve published over the last few years. They’re not arranged as nicely as I want them to be. But SOME are there – and I’ll add to them as time passes.

"TRULY" A VERMILION ARTIFACT

“A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika.” -Dorothy Parker

A VERY JIBLET STORY

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VERMILION HISTORY THEATRE:  Due to all the distractions surrounding me lately I neglected to keep the link to the History Audio/ Video Theatre. So – click on the name above and visit.