“Making movies on locationIn the heat of the sunIt’s a groovy occupationFor everyone, everyone, everyoneAction, action, making movies – take one”“Making Movies” – Dire Straits – I recently stumbled upon a movie production crew on the...

East Tennessee, and by extension, national and international history were the focus, particularly around Krutch Park Saturday morning, August 7. Sponsored by the Tennessee Historical Society, there were numerous events, activities and displays offering something for...

For this one, I’ll just bring you pictures with little more than orientation commentary. It was a fun First Friday. I’m always taken off guard by what happens. I knew about the opening of the Transportation...

“You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood BoulevardSome that you recognize, some that you’ve hardly even heard ofPeople who worked and suffered and struggled for fameSome who succeeded and some who suffered...

Who was most important to early Rock and Roll? “Elvis” is too easy an answer. Little Richard says it was him. Could be. An argument could be made for Buddy Holly. Ike Turner was the first...

Another chance to get away this summer came in the form of yet another city: St. Louis. I’d never been there before and I had a great time. Today I’ll focus on sights and interesting people,...

I’m not moving. It’s just that there are so many other places to visit, some of them exciting cities, some of them just great spots in this country or others. So, sometimes, you have to sample...

This concludes my second month of blogging. Like last month, I’ll throw out a few thoughts, statistics and requests. I’ve learned several things about blogging in the last eight weeks. First, it takes a lot of time...

Someday a researcher writing the definitive history of the Daylight Building, will note August 1, 2010 as the first day residents inhabited the building on Union Avenue. The construction on the front, retail, side of the building...

Saturday, July 31, was announced as the big day for the replacement of the First Tennessee sign on top of their building downtown. Why is this a big deal? Well, it’s been an eyesore since it fell,...