Yearly Archives: 2013

In 1988, the Beach Boys were toast.  Done.  Only in their 40s, they were already in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which is life’s way of saying, “We… Read more »

It all started with a photograph: A dear Facebook friend (and cousin) Shana Reyes sent me this link, and said “This would be a great story for you.”  Just look… Read more »

As a news guy, I’m told to keep my political opinions to myself.  Even on the front lines of Facebook and Twitter, I have to bite my tongue on the… Read more »

His songs are still on the radio, some of them anyway.  Oldies stations play only the ones that move fast.  I think they’re afraid younger, short-attention span listeners will tune… Read more »

  Some videos really don’t need an introduction.  So here it is, my tribute to the Great Jet-FLI, 1070 AM, WFLI, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. Although there was no introduction, I… Read more »

I’ve been a news guy for 26 years.  On the education beat, I meet a lot of school people.  Some of them like me, and some don’t.  I’ve never been… Read more »

Flashing back to that sad morning of September 12, 2003, NBC’s “Today Show” and the other network programs had to scramble their lineups, and in a hurry.  John Ritter had… Read more »

On the morning of September 12, 2003, I got up to help get the boys off to school.  Chris was a junior, Vince an 8th grader.  Like every day, I… Read more »

The signs have popped up on interstate highways across the nation: “Watch for motorcycles.”  The last time I saw one, a motorcycle came out of nowhere, passing on my right… Read more »

A couple of years ago, I wrote my first (and only) book.  Or more accurately, I put together a few hundred photos, then added some text and captions.   Having no… Read more »