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Travel: Siesta Beach, Sarasota
You’ve probably heard about Dr. Beach (Stephen Leatherman), and his annual ranking of America’s Top 10 Beaches. He often names...
Read MoreMusic: Great Movie Songs
This recognition isn’t for songs that were incorporated into a movie’s soundtrack, but for songs that made their debut in a...
Read MoreSports: The Kentucky Derby
It’s the first leg in horse racing’s Triple Crown. It’s the Run for the Roses. It’s the Most Exciting Two Minutes...
Read MoreMusic: New Orleans Jazz Festival
I’m sure at one time the festival was all about jazz, and the organizers wouldn’t change the name after all these years. But...
Read MoreSong: "Mack the Knife"
It’s Bobby Darin’s signature recording that we recognize as a Great American Thing. “Mack the Knife” is a song from...
Read MoreThe Arts: Museum of Modern Art
It doesn’t have the physical presence of the Metropolitan Museum. Or the architectural pizazz of the Guggenheim. What MOMA does have...
Read MoreSinger: Paul Simon
Who needs Garfunkel? Paul Simon not only wrote most of the successful songs during his partnership with Art, but demonstrated that he was...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Charlotte’s Web
Isn’t it strange how one writer can produce works in several vastly different genres? E.B. White was a humorist (he co-wrote a parody...
Read MoreMusic: Beach Music
Is it possible that those of you who live outside the Carolinas and Virginia may not know what I mean by Beach Music? If not, you probably...
Read MoreAmericana: Big Boy Restaurants
No matter where you live in the U.S., you probably had a franchise of Big Boy near you. Where I grew up it was Shoney’s Big Boy, lots...
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