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If I were a budding country music flower
June 22, 2011
If I were a budding country music flower, I would sprout from one of Nashville’s towering Magnolia trees. I would overlook Centennial Park’s ode to the Greeks and reach for the wafts of air infused with kettle corn. When the sun became too hot and the air too thick, I would call on the rains […]
The Plight of the Hippies
August 4, 2010
A few months ago when I was researching the CIA-led LSD tests of the 50′s and 60′s (blogged about here), I came across a 1967 CBS short documentary with journalist Harry Reasoner. How ironic his last name becomes after watching what I thought was a pretty unreasonable depiction of the hippie generation. Watch for […]
Cartoon Sunday With The Grateful Dead
May 2, 2010
I’ve managed to reference Disney once in talking about the Grateful Dead, and I’m happy to be able to do it again. In my research on the real life Casey Jones I came across a 1950 Disney cartoon called, The Brave Engineer. Obviously, as the date tells us, this cartoon refers to the original song, […]
Keeping the Dead, Alive
April 1, 2010
Sometimes I listen to Shakedown Street on my walk to work. Even on a sluggish, dreary, Monday morning you can’t tell me this girl ain’t got no heart. How do you keep the Dead alive? “You tell me this town aint got no heart. Well, well, well, you can never tell. The sunny side of […]
From the Backyard: College students asked to redistribute GPA
August 21, 2011
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In my backyard haven there sits a small wrought iron table. It once wore an antiqued yellow, then a forest green, and now it dons a galactic black. Whatever its incarnation, this table has been the site of countless summer evenings spent drinking beer, elbowing friends, taking breaks from the garden, and at its most […]