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Apple: A Household Name

Chances are you have one of their products in your pocket, your house or in your car. You can’t...

Hamilton: An American Musical

Have you ever thought, “I’m going to sit down at the old piano and compose a musical. I’ll...

Trader Joe’s

You don’t have to be a nonconformist or a geek to like Trader Joe’s. But it probably...

Betty White

If Betty White’s life were a TV show, it would be titled “Everybody Loves Betty”....

Christopher Walken

You either love Christopher Walken or you like him. Nobody really dislikes the man; how could you,...

Yes, Pinterest is the Lifetime Network of the Internet. I don’t know if there are studies to...

Asheville

Asheville is a little out there, sure. It surfs the waves of a rapidly changing culture, and...

Song intros, www.greatamericanthings.net

8 Best Song Intros Ever

These are the songs you wanted the disk jockey to shut up so you could hear from the start: 8....

Americana: Zagat

Posted by Robin on Jul 26, 2010 in Americana | 1 comment

Zagat seems like it’s “been around forever”, though it got...

Travel: Georgetown

Posted by Robin on Jul 25, 2010 in Travel | Comments Off on Travel: Georgetown

There are lots of great things to see and do if you make a visit to Washington,...

Americana: Roller Coasters

Posted by Robin on Jul 24, 2010 in Americana | Comments Off on Americana: Roller Coasters

I read the history of roller coasters, and let me tell you: boring. The thrills...

Person: Henry Ford

Posted by Robin on Jul 23, 2010 in People | Comments Off on Person: Henry Ford

You have a car. I have a car. All God’s children have cars. For this...

The Arts: Tennessee Williams

Posted by Robin on Jul 22, 2010 in The Arts, Writers | 2 comments

Lots of writers are eager to write their breakthrough novel, for fame or...

Singer: Sam Cooke

Posted by Robin on Jul 21, 2010 in Singer | 1 comment

Smooth, distinctive, soulful. Words just don’t exist to explain the sound...

Food: The Whopper

Posted by Robin on Jul 20, 2010 in Food | Comments Off on Food: The Whopper

Had you gone into a Burger King restaurant in 1957 (had you been able to find a...

Music: Charlie Parker

Posted by Robin on Jul 19, 2010 in Music | Comments Off on Music: Charlie Parker

Charlie Parker loved chicken as a young man, and got the nickname...

Americana: The Naval Academy

Posted by Robin on Jul 18, 2010 in Americana | Comments Off on Americana: The Naval Academy

For 160 years, the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis has been turning...

Song: "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay"

Posted by Robin on Jul 17, 2010 in Songs | Comments Off on Song: "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay"

Otis Redding died in a plane crash near Madison, Wisconsin just three days...

Travel: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Posted by Robin on 10-28-09

Person: General George S. Patton

Posted by Robin on 1-3-10

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