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1977 - Wore the grooves out on this one!

For generations of music fans, Columbia House was almost as much a part of buying music as the record store itself. Founded in 1955 as the Columbia Record Club, the mail-order service delivered everything from vinyl records and 8-tracks to cassettes and CDs right to your mailbox. Its legendary offers—eventually including deals like “12 CDs for a penny”—helped make Columbia House a pop-culture institution. At its peak in 1996, the club reportedly had around 16 million members and generated roughly $1.4 billion in annual revenue.

Now that era is officially coming to an end. Columbia House has announced that it will stop accepting new orders after September 15, 2026, closing the book on a remarkable 71-year run. The company struggled as digital downloads and streaming replaced physical media, even filing for bankruptcy in 2015 before continuing as a much smaller seller of movies and other media. For anyone who remembers filling out those little order cards and waiting for a box of music to arrive in the mail, the end of Columbia House feels like another piece of our childhood disappearing

According to the Fort Bend County Medical Examiner Frank passed away on August 17 at his Texas ranch with family by his side after a stay in hospice. A cause of death has not been disclosed at this time.

* EDIT * Should be Top-rated United States television programs of 1974–75

I ordered some from Amazon last year. Very disappointed. Flavor and crunch different. My dad loved these and would order all the time and local delivery to door. Late 60's to early 70's we got them at least 2x a month. Delivery like that was a newer experience that is now the norm. They still sell them at Cracker Barrel also.

Tasted same coming up as it did going down. Make sure to eat half a pizza for ultimate vomiting experience.

Used to be one of my favorites back in the day. The comics in daily newspaper, especially Sunday is missed.

Snoopy made his Peanuts debut in 1950, while his August 10 birthday was first mentioned in a 1968 comic strip.

Cooter Davenport on The Dukes of Hazzard, and a U.S. Representative for Georgia from 1989 to 1993.

A massive, over-600-page holiday catalog filled with 1970s toys, electronics, fashion, and home goods.

You can view digital scans online through the Internet Archive or browse archival platforms like Catalogs & Wishbooks.

Many other old catalogs available to view also!

Rest in peace to Country Joe McDonald, the legendary singer-songwriter, activist and frontman of Country Joe and the Fish, who has died at 84. From the band’s breakthrough performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival to his unforgettable antiwar anthem at Woodstock, Country Joe helped provide the soundtrack to a generation of protest and change. His fearless voice and commitment to peace will not be forgotten.

50 years Ago

August 6, 1991: The very first website went live and became accessible outside of CERN.

Get off the internet I need to make a call!

Jeanne Gibson, beloved Rosie the Riveter, has passed, July 29, 2026, at the remarkable age of 100.

I still think this was the scariest movie I have ever seen.

First book I believe to ever break my heart. I was 6 or 7 years old and the ending took me awhile to get over. Always cherished this one.