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.
RODNEY KING BEATING 1990
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ROSS PEROT (1992)
In 1992 George H. W. Bush lost to Bill Clinton, a cold blow really. I had no particular liking for Bill Clinton. The first time I saw him I turned off the television repelled by his cute little Kennedy haircut and what seemed like a disingenuous smile. (Ross Perot’s candidacy emerged to become a blip, […]
GEORGE H. W. BUSH “READ MY LIPS”
George H.W. Bush dropped from over 90% popularity after the Gulf War to under 40% by March. The U.S. had entered a slight recession by 1992, never a good thing for an incumbent, and Bush was too centrist for the conservative base that was beginning to dominate his party. That he raised taxes – despite […]
KEITH MOON’S DEATH (1978)
The list of casualties seemed endless enough knowing just my family and searching only my own memory. The ones that came to mind, most of whom I knew or had at least worked with, included Brian Jones, Janis Joplin, Keith Moon, John Entwhistle, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix. FROM AN AMERICAN STORY This video is […]
JIM MORRISON’S DEATH 1970
The list of casualties seemed endless enough knowing just my family and searching only my own memory. The ones that came to mind, most of whom I knew or had at least worked with, included Brian Jones, Janis Joplin, Keith Moon, John Entwhistle, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix. FROM AN AMERICAN STORY This video is […]
ELVIS PRESLEY’S DEATH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0KtANYJNZo&feature=youtube_gdata_player The list of casualties seemed endless enough knowing just my family and searching only my own memory. The ones that came to mind, most of whom I knew or had at least worked with, included Brian Jones, Janis Joplin, Keith Moon, John Entwhistle, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix. The list of casualties seemed endless […]
JIMI HENDRIX DEATH (1970)
The list of casualties seemed endless enough knowing just my family and searching only my own memory. The ones that came to mind, most of whom I knew or had at least worked with, included Brian Jones, Janis Joplin, Keith Moon, John Entwhistle, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix. FROM AN AMERICAN STORY This video is […]
BRIAN JONES’ DEATH 1969
The list of casualties seemed endless enough knowing just my family and searching only my own memory. The ones that came to mind, most of whom I knew or had at least worked with, included Brian Jones, Janis Joplin, Keith Moon, John Entwhistle, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix. FROM AN AMERICAN STORY This video is […]
TEEN-AGE DOLLS 1957
If I thought about it, it seemed clear that elements of my generation had always been singled out for disapproval, going back to the birth of rock and roll and the invention of the teenager. The first wave of disapproval had been at “juvenile delinquents” (who scared me, actually. Not that I actually saw any; […]
“JUVENILE DELINQUENTS”
If I thought about it, it seemed clear that elements of my generation had always been singled out for disapproval, going back to the birth of rock and roll and the invention of the teenager. The first wave of disapproval had been at “juvenile delinquents” (who scared me, actually. Not that I actually saw any; […]
