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Travel: St. John, USVI
The marketing theme for the U.S. Virgin Islands used to be “America’s Caribbean.” So while at first blush it may seem odd...
Read MoreAmericana: Harley-Davidson
Occasionally, these posts are hard for me to write. Like this one. Because not only am I not a motorcycle guy, a motorcycle is about the...
Read MoreFilm: Gone with the Wind
Did you know that Gary Cooper turned down the role of Rhett Butler? Oh, yeah. He even said, “Gone with the Wind is going to be the...
Read MoreThe Arts: Robert Frost
Who’s the greatest American poet? Experts might nominate Longfellow … Dickinson … Whitman … Cummings. I’d no...
Read MoreAmericana: High School Reunions
They’re loved. And they’re hated. But the temptation to go back and see what’s happened to the people with whom you spent...
Read MoreActor: Bill Murray
Have I ever told you about the time Bill Murray sang “Happy Birthday” to me? Oh, please forgive me. I thought I’d told...
Read MoreAmericana: Fender Guitars
Picture Leo Fender in his California electronics workshop in the late 1930s. Fixing phonographs, radios, and public address systems....
Read MoreFood: Mrs. Rowe's Pies
Okay, I realize this is way off the radar for most of you. It could go under the heading of “Roadside Food,” because Mrs....
Read MoreSinger: Bruce Springsteen
A first for me: a guest blogger. Reader JMQ from New Jersey (surprise!) sent not just a suggestion, but a fully written entry about...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Dr. Seuss
Interesting fact 1: The father and grandfather of Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) were both brewmasters. You don’t think those fanciful...
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