My father was born in 1908 in Chicago. He frequently talked about seeing famous aviator Lincoln Beechey who died in a plane crash into water in 1915. He remembered the crash. I thought he may have seen it but it took place in San Francisco. Beachey was in Chicago in 1911 and maybe other times.
We didn’t have Google back then so I never checked it out. I had not heard of him. Beachey is a character in the excellent novel Alive In Necropolis by Doug Dorst.
I assume the Trump cult thinks this is good news.
I know”Boomer’s Story” as the title track to Ry Cooder’s second 1972 album. Read the Wikipedia article on Boomer’s Story I linked to for more on the song which was originally “The Railroad Boomer”. It was recorded in 1929 by Frank Luther and Carson Robison.
I remember the Strand movie theater in Pittsburgh – see the third picture in the Instagram post below. I saw The Godfather and several American Film Theatre movies there. I went to the University of Pittsburgh from 1971-1975. It’s right up the street from the theater.
I also remember the Kings Court theater further up Forbes Avenue even closer to Pitt. A friend sent me a picture a few years ago – it was a T- Mobile cell phone store then.
Google Maps photo of the current building where the Strand was
Google Maps photo of the current building where the Kings Court was
“Jealous Guy’ is a 1971 John Lennon record. The Wikipedia article says there are at least 92 cover versions. Roxy Music had a popular cover in 1981.
“Instant Karma!” was a John Lennon single from 1970. It was credited to Lennon/Ono with the Plastic Ono Band. U2 covered it in 2007.
I have been to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown twice – in 1965 and in 1988. If you take children, I recommend waiting until they are old enough that the Hall has memorabilia and plaques for players they remember. In 1965, Ted Williams wasn’t even in the Hall. I had never seen any of these guys play. I enjoyed it much more in 1988.
Sad! 