Maine

OAITW r.2.0

(32,599 posts) Tue Dec 23, 2025, 01:14 AM Dec 2025

Burt and I

I met Marshall Dodge in 1975. I was a service manager for Electrolux Sales (Preble ST. Portland, Me) in 1975. Out of school and wondering what I was going to do with the rest of my life. Marshall came into the store and said, "can you fix this poor bastard?". It was a model G Electrolux vac. The best vac machine ever made. IMHO. Of course I could! So, I get his details and I see "Marshall Dodge". I looked at him and I asked. " Did you and Bert every find your way to Cape Porpoise.?" He laughed.

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Burt and I (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2025 OP

I had a teacher who played these records for us when we were in Jr High. CentralMass Dec 2025 #1

They were delightful. Had many a listen. yorkster Dec 2025 #2

Maine Public Television has Marshall Dodge films available on its archive Easterncedar Dec 2025 #3

Virgil Bliss was the dirtiest man in Hancock County. cachukis Dec 2025 #4

How can you call me dirty... Chemical Bill Dec 2025 #5

The dirt just drug him down. cachukis Dec 2025 #6

Oh, classic stuff! GPV Dec 2025 #7

CentralMass

(16,994 posts)

1. I had a teacher who played these records for us when we were in Jr High.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 01:51 AM

Dec 2025

He was and interesting guy who was also student and expert on New England lore as well.

yorkster

(3,951 posts)

2. They were delightful. Had many a listen.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 01:53 AM

Dec 2025

😊 thx.

Easterncedar

(6,472 posts)

3. Maine Public Television has Marshall Dodge films available on its archive

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 04:22 AM

Dec 2025

I was so surprised at how young he was. I love this!

cachukis

(4,080 posts)

4. Virgil Bliss was the dirtiest man in Hancock County.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 07:43 AM

Dec 2025

Why he was so dirty, in the wintertime, steam would come off his sheets like it does from a manure pit.

Chemical Bill

(3,191 posts)

5. How can you call me dirty...

Reply to cachukis (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 08:52 AM

Dec 2025

when you soil 365 shirts to my one?

cachukis

(4,080 posts)

6. The dirt just drug him down.

Reply to Chemical Bill (Reply #5)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 09:25 AM

Dec 2025

GPV

(73,399 posts)

7. Oh, classic stuff!

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 12:25 PM

Dec 2025

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