The Sunday Picture Show (May 11th, 2025)

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25 Years ago 2000
The President was Bill Clinton and the population was 282 million
The #1 film was "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". It grossed $260 million.
The #1 song was "Breathe" by Faith Hill
Ford F-Series was the best-selling car (876,716 units) ($15,520 to $30,710)
The population of India is officially 1 billion on May 11, 2000.
Crash of an Air France Concorde after hitting debris on runway kills all 109 on board and 4 on ground (July 25th)
USS Cole bombing (October 12th)

50 Years Ago 1975
The President was Gerald Ford and the population was 216 million
"Love Will Keep Us Together" by Captain & Tennille was #1
"Jaws", Directed by Steven Spielberg was the #1 film, it became the first film to gross over $100 million
The best selling car was the Oldsmobile Cutlass (324,610units) ($4,048 base but a Hurst/Olds W30 listed for $29,900)
The Vietnam War ends with the fall of Saigon on April 30th.
Bill Gates and Paul Allen found Microsoft.
A Kodak engineer invents the digital camera. (how many companies invent the technology that almost put them out of business :))
"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" and "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" both debut.

75 Years Ago 1950
The President was Harry Truman and the population was 151 million
Disney's "Cinderella" was the #1 grossing film of 1950
"Goodnight Irene" by Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers was the #1 song.
The Chevrolet Bel Air was the top-selling car in 1950 ($1,741)
Korean War Begins on June 25 when North Korean forces invade South Korea
Charles M. Schulz's popular comic strip, "Peanuts," made its first appearance.
Dr. Richard Lawler performed the first successful kidney transplant.

100 Years Ago 1925
The President was Calvin Coolidge and the population was 116 million
The #1 film was "The Big Parade" and "Ben-Hur" was #2
"Sweet Georgia Brown" by Ben Bernie was #1 for 1925 (***not all references were the same)
The Ford Model T (Tin Lizzie) was the best selling car. ($260-$295)
"Scopes Monkey Trial" Teacher John Scopes convicted and fined $100 for teaching evolution. Overturned on a technicality.
Tri State Tornado, March 18. Deadliest in US history. 219 mile path thru MO, IL, & IN killing 695.
"Phantom of the Opera" premiers in theaters starring Lon Chaney as the Phantom
"The Great Gatsby," written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, was published on April 10, 1925
Dedication ceremony for Mt Rushmore. (actual carving does not begin until 1927 and was completed in 1941)


Model 840 Sprint Select c.2021
This one came as a bonus with a recent eBay purchase. Really smooth ball bearing flip action. I've made it one of my everyday users. New in the 2019 catalog and still currently available. Glass filled nylon liner lock frame, Available in Black, Green, and Blue. Gray was shown in the 2019 and 2020 catalog also. The blade is 420HC. The models 841 Sprint PRO and 842 Sprint OPS PRO are upgraded versions with S30V blades.
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In early as well - thanks again for hosting the SPS.

My pair of 379s, kinda forget they're around. Have the pair after learning my lesson with a similar sized Case (Pen) and misplacing it to the point of replacing as I thought I lost it. Anywhos, easy to carry, sharp, great for small tasks. As with all of my knives these days, they show some wear from handling and carry, but see little use. My days of frequent and hard use of knives is long gone.
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Thanks for the SPS, and history reminder. I remember those Olds Cutlasses in 1975, but my wife & I were just starting out then, and it was quite a few years before we could afford a new car.
And my Sunday pic of today's carry:
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Thanks for this Sunday's Picture Show and the history throwback. Never knew that the digital camera was invented in/by Eastman Kodak. I know they had a big facility near me in Windsor, Colorado starting around the 70's.
Also, thanks to all who post photos and comment.
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Happy SPS

The Sprints are very nice knives with a great ball bearing action :thumbsup:
I had these three. I sold the middle one to a friend and was quite satisfied with myself for actually selling, as opposed to buying, a knife


So...time passes. A short amount of time.
...and I replaced it with this one :D :rolleyes:
 
pjsjr said:
Thanks for this Sunday's Picture Show and the history throwback. Never knew that the digital camera was invented in/by Eastman Kodak. I know they had a big facility near me in Windsor, Colorado starting around the 70's.
Also, thanks to all who post photos and comment.
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Cool coloration on those scales. 👍

If anyone is interested... Kodak not only developed the digital camera and failed to gain market initiative (they sold their tech to competitors, increasing profits but likely leading to their eventual decline in the digital camera world), they also developed the first monochrome (B&W) digital camera in 2001. The DCS 760M, with a 6.3 megapixel APS-H CCD sensor from Phillips. Once the big camera companies began their digital SLR push, it was decline time for Kodak Digital. We wouldn't see another monochrome digital camera until the Leica M Monochrom in 2012, with multiple model follow-ons over the years. Leica had a lock on the (expensive) monochrome camera market until 2023 when Pentax released the much less expensive K3mkIII Monochrome, a 25.7 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor DSLR.

Yeah, I might be a little bit of a camera geek. 🤣
 
I sometimes struggle figuring out the SPS themes, so hope this is ok for today...since it's turkey season, here's a 117 after a successful morning hunt. I love the size and shape of the 117, and the upgraded handle and steel make it an awesome user.

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