Archive for February 8th, 2007

Edd “Kookie” Byrnes - Yulesville

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

Edward Byrnes was born Edward Byrne Breitenberger in 1933 in New York City. Edd had an unhappy childhood and found escape from family problems at the movies and at the gym. At age 17 he was approached by a man who offered to take free “physique” photos of him, which led to a few years […]

1980’s McDonald’s Christmas Commercials

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

McDonald’s Corporation is the world’s largest chain of fast-food restaurants, with locations in 120 countries and territories around the world; they serve nearly 54 million customers each day.
The business began in 1940, with a restaurant opened by Dick and Mac McDonald in San Bernardino, California, which established the principles of the modern fast-food restaurant. […]