Yearly Archive: 2016

Garrison Keillor Leaves A Prairie Home Companion

A Prairie Home Companion – For Garrison Keillor’s 40-Year-Old Detour, The Road is Ending JUNE 26th, 2016 – We were born at the tail end of the Golden Days of Radio. For several generations before the television came along, every home…
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My Great American Journey Part 8 – The Audition

My Great American Journey – My Audition Have you ever been a bus person or food server in a busy restaurant? If not, have you ever simply observed the ballet that goes on in a restaurant during the peak hours –…
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My Great American Journey – Pt 7

Pt 7 –  9th and Wilshire There is a remarkable scene at the end of the Martin Scorcese film, “Gangs of New York”. It depicts a small cemetery, ensconced by weeds that cover the head stones of some of the characters…
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My Great American Journey – Pt. 6

California, Here We Come – Pt. 6 So, just to recap, shortly after I left New Mexico, I picked up two hitchhikers en route to Los Angeles and up until now, the weather all the way from Philly through to Arizona was…
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