So, moving on to the book! After I decided that I would go back to the source material, I checked my kindle library and sure enough, I already owned it. This happens to me with somewhat embarrassing regularity – I bought it in June, 2018, probably because I thought my dad might want...
A Tale of Two Dresses, Part 1 Where to begin with this story? I have to go back 50 years – which sounds daunting and slightly surreal. As a 23-year-old about to be married, I had already made my wedding gown that summer of 1973. I still, however, needed a couple of dresses to...
Free’s journey is the classic “rags -to riches -to implosion” story that seems to haunt many rock and roll bands. Formed in 1968 as teenagers with support from Alexis Korner, the band released two albums with minor success before hitting the big time with the album Fire and Water and...
PULL BACK OF STREET WITH VINTAGE CAR, THREE STORY HOUSE OR APARTMENT BUILDING WITH BRICK WALLS, OCTAGONAL BAY WINDOW ROOMS, IVY ON SIDE. A BIT RUNDOWN. COULD BE LOWER CLASS. SHOT TILTS UP AS IT DOLLIES IN. 00:49 WIDE ANGLE OF MOVING POV STRAIGHT FROM SIDE OF VINTAGE CAR DRIVING ON ...
The Story: Amos Jones and Andy Brown worked on a farm near Atlanta, Georgia, and during the episodes of the first week, they made plans to find a better life in Chicago, despite warnings from a friend. With four ham and cheese sandwiches and $24, they bought train tickets and headed ...
This is a story about historical research, and how sometimes you just get lucky. When I first started volunteering at the Shook – Smathers House I noticed there were three pieces of homespun textiles in the house. Among them was the apron above. None of the other volunteers knew the histo...
The Story I was originally just an alto player, but always been interested in tenors. Once I had enough money I bought a Conn 16M – but not this one. Eventually I traded it in for the KeilwerthSX90Rreviewed on this site. Suffering from a long-term buyer regret, I saw this in a pa...
Stripped for Action (1973-5)Great cheap detective story in which a guy, waking up from a one night stand, finds his lady friend dead. As he inquires into her background it proves she had many, many suitors. Of course we get to see her, him and others in action. Find out why the...
WARNING: This is where the story gets sad. The picture above lasted for about all of 4 minutes. As we were making braces to place under the base of the sink the whole thing came away from the wall and ended in a devastating crash of porcelain on the floor. All of us stared at the...
Story about a fifteenth century bard in Bengal who was known for his rather passionate songs. He goes to the king’s court and ends up having the queen fall for him. One of Prithviraj Kapoor’s earliest films, it was directed by Debaki Bose, one of the pioneers of Indian cinema. ...