GENERATIONS
WHEN ASKED IF HE WAS WORRIED ABOUT HIS PLACE IN HISTORY WINSTON CHURCHILL REPLIED NO SINCE HE PROPOSED TO “WRITE IT MYSELF.” YOU MAY NOT BE INTERESTED IN HISTORY (TO PARAPHRASE TROTSKY) BUT HISTORY IS INTERESTED IN YOU. GENERATIONS ARE THE THROUGH-LINE. IT’S YOUR HISTORY. HELP WRITE IT.
The Beatles, Global Beatles’ Day, and Me
To quote my fellow Hoosier, the great Kurt Vonnegut, on the wonder of the Beatles: “I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit. I am then asked if I know of any artists who pulled that off. I reply, ‘The Beatles […]
Your Story: Doug Wooldridge
This post came to me from Richard Havers, author and friend, living in Scotland. I asked his permission to repost it here and he kindly agreed. It’s not an “American Story” unless you realize how entirely England and America became one during the Second World War. –ETHAN RUSSELL One day in March 1944 my Mother, […]
THE EVOLUTION OF THE ROLLING STONES “SATISFACTION”
When I was in junior high school (1967-’70) the white kids listened almost exclusively to white bands, Beatles, Stones, Cream, while the African American kids preferred the Temptations, Supremes and Marvin Gaye. Today, my music collection has an eclectic balance of almost everything, and this linked video documents the acceptance of “white” music among minorities. […]
TASHA GREEN – GRRRL (WITH PLAYLIST)
I met Tasha Green in 2012 in New York City while participating in an exhibition commemorating The Rolling Stones 50th Anniversary at the Morrison Hotel Gallery. I had just finished AMERICAN STORY and was slowly turning my attention to encouraging “Your Stories” when I was introduced to Tasha, who was talking to a friend of […]
CASEY MATSON – THE PERSISTENCE OF VIETNAM 2012
Hello to all who may read this synopsis of my “American Experience”. It will be difficult to make it brief enough to be readable yet not long enough to be boring but I will try. I was born in Portland in 1952, the oldest of three children. My Dad had a degree in Anthropology and […]
GEORGE HARRISON “LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD” BY OLIVIA HARRISON
This video is a link from You Tube. All copyrights remain with the original copyright holders. (See our link policy) “Living in the Material World” is Olivia Harrison’s book tribute to her husband. For me, immersed as I am in AMERICAN STORY and attuned to the early times we emerged from (times often overlooked) I […]
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THE BEATLES “LET IT BE” “….In the decades between college and this walk I had become a photographer too, and often for the Rolling Stones. As we meandered, Gered matter-of-factly mentioned to me that I was the only photographer to have shot album covers for The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who. That this […]
FRANKLIN AND ELEANOR
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Franklin Roosevelt (A Traitor to His Class) by H.W Brands
This video is a link from You Tube. All copyrights remain with the original copyright holders. (See our link policy) I found the John Adams book to be so motivating that I began to read biographies of our Presidents to fill out the timeline from Adams until today, with no clearly defined road map but […]
BROWN VS BOARD OF EDUCATION
INCOMPLETE 6-10-12 This video is a link from You Tube. All copyrights remain with the original copyright holders. FROM AN AMERICAN STORY
