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“An endless stream of refried beans and nacho cheese”

• January 24, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in Food, History
Tags: ¡Ask A Mexican!, Glen W Bell Jr., Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, Taco Bell, Taco Titan: The Glen Bell Story

The ’00s and the iPod

• December 22, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in History, Music, Technology
Tags: Apple, iPod, Morning Edition, NPR, Steve Jobs, Ten Years After

Remembering an essential soul musician

• December 10, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in History, Music, Plane crash
Tags: All Music, CNN, Otis Redding, Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Zelma Redding

The death of the ’60s – 40 years ago today

• December 6, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in History, Movies, Music
Tags: Albert Maysles, Altamont, Altamont Speedway Free Festival, David Maysles, Entertainment Weekly, Gimme Shelter, Owen Gleiberman, Rolling Stone, The Rolling Stones

Up, up in the air

• November 25, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in History, Travel
Tags: Airship Ventures, Count von Zeppelin, Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei, Eureka, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Los Angeles Times, The Hindenburg Disaster

Buddy Holly Will Not Fade Away

• November 24, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in History, Music
Tags: Andy McKaie, Bill Dahl, Bill Griggs, Billy Altman, Bob Montgomery, Buddy Holly, Hip-O Select, Kevin O'Hare, Maria Elena, MassLive.com, Mike Ragogna, Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings and More, The Crickets, The Huffington Post

Oops

• November 18, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in History
Tags: FEMA, Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, Stanwood Duval Jr., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

A misguided attempt to honor Air Jordan

• November 13, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Basketball, History, Sociology
Tags: Ace Bailey, Bill Russell, Bud Selig, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Conn Smythe, Jackie Robinson, Jerry West, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, MLB, NBA, Orlando Magic, Oscar Robertson, Stan Van Gundy, Toronto Maple Leafs, Wilt Chamberlain

The Oh-Ohs? That’s a wrap…

• November 9, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in History, Sociology
Tags: Andrew Bast, Devin Gordon, Newsweek, Newsweek 20/10

The greatest legend you’ve never heard of

• November 8, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in History, Music
Tags: Connecticut Public Television, Dan Deluca, Eddie Vedder, Leatherman, Motion Inc., Pearl Jam, The Old Leather Man: Historical Accounts of a Connecticut and New York Legend

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