Reminds me of a couple of places. One was the Villa Vespa, an Italian restaurant in Lake Placid NY. They had folks like the Italian bobsled team autograph their walls. Sadly it was later demolished for a drug store. Down here there is the Hilton Garden Hotel whose dining area has autographed plates on a wall. Autographs of such celebrities as Bob Newhart and Willie Nelson who stayed and/or ate there when performing at the Barbara B. Mann Theater here in Fort Myers.
As a kid, years ago I recall a radio show that had episodes based on the "what if" scenario. One of them I remember was What if Montcalm Had Defeated Wolfe on the Plains of Abraham. I guess I'd be writing this in French?
Interesting bit. My hearing is bad, can't hear certain frequencies at all. Old fire alarms used to be a single bell clanging that I could not hear. The new multi-frequency alarms would wake the dead. I guess that's the idea.
I thought it had more to do with being cooped up indoors with a whole bunch of folks, some of whom are already ill. When I taught school, I'd typically catch a cold in September or October.
As a young boy, I'd go across the street to where my Great Grandfather (yes-Great) lived and listened to the Lone Ranger on radio with him as he played solitaire at his kitchen table. I had one of those sparking gun rings. Also had a Lone Ranger board game. Ate a lot of Cheerios. Great memories.
I am aware of the Oregon Trail, but not the computer simulation mentioned here. Must be it never got east where I was. Our first computer was a Wang and it stored information on a cassette. Apple came in soon after and we had 2E's for our school. The one simulation I recall then was "Lemonade Stand". We got into BASIC language and made up little programs for our labs, but nothing as complicated.
Now if they invent a way to get the food on your plate w/o having to use a utensil that someone else has touched, I'd be happier. Maybe health department could require patron who use buffets and salad bars to wear disposable gloves while handling the utensils. I'd pay an extra $1 a meal to have such a bit of sanitary protection.
So cool. Real families are the best. I just realized when my identical twin Granddaughters were born this year that I may have had contact with relatives that could span 4 centuries. My great grandparents in the late 1800's, parents, myself, and children 1900's-2000's, and granted they live long enough, my twin girls into the early 2100's. Awesome.
I remember seeing it years ago at the Eckel Theater in Syracuse which was outfitted for Cinerama. I was not very impressed, especially with the annoying gap/line between the three images. The sound was interesting.