As a Kid, watching him, I didn’t understand what he accomplished Destination: Ebbets Field. It’s the 6th Game of the 1956 World Series between the Dodgers and Yankees. One day after Don Larson pitched his perfect game, Jackie Robinson strides to the plate with runners on first and second base and two outs in the […]
A Yankees Road South to Knoxville, Tennessee
My first travel journey South as a College Kid and coming face to face
with the remnants of the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement.
Richmond to UT to the Devils Crossroads: Days 1-3
Cross Country Road Trip: Richmond to San Diego and Back: Day 1-3: Hey here it is Valentine’s Day and my Valentine has agreed to a Cross Country Driving Trip to San Diego and back. She wants to attend a military change of command ceremony, for her close friend’s son, at Miramar, home of Top Gun. […]
Dallas-November 22, 1963-A Reflective Visit.
The Moment that changed my World and America’s. As Tom Brokaw said in his book–“Boom”, it was the real Beginning of the 60’s. I entered the parking lot and looked to my left. There it was, the fence—it sent chills of memories up my spine. I parked and got out of the car and immediately […]
Historic American Transportation Ghosts.
Cross Country Richmond to San Diego and Back: Days 8-9. We were crossing the Colorado River, on Arizona Rt.#72N when suddenly, like magic, it appeared: The Modern Day Iron Horse emblazoned with the screaming red and yellow Santa Fe Railroad logo pushing across the Mojave desert. One could almost hear Judy Garland singing “The Atchison, […]
