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RIP, Terry Kirkman
Sad news over the weekend with the passing of Terry Kirkman, cofounder of The Association and the songwriter of “Cherish,” one of the standards of the 1960s and emblematic of The Association’s lush and layered harmonies. The Association oughtta be in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. They’re not, which is a shame. They Continue reading
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‘You will remember this day as long as you live’
The words still ring in my head, added to the crushing shock of the day itself, 22 years ago: “Sept. 11, 2001. You will remember this day as long as you live.” That’s what Dan Rather said in the opening of the CBS Evening News as the daylight began to ebb on a changed Manhattan Continue reading
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RIP, Marilyn Lovell
Been a long weekend of loss, these first few days of September 2023. Jimmy Buffett. Bill Richardson. Steve Harwell. And Marilyn Lovell, a formidable and gracious leader among the astronauts’ wives in the 1960s and early 1970s. I met Richardson and Buffett, through work, years ago. But Lowell, whose husband was Apollo 13 commander Jim Continue reading
About Me
Journalist and writer. Loves writing, storytelling, books, typewriters. Always trying to find my line. Oh, and here’s where I am now.
Nows and Forevers 