Arts
The Year Turns, Part Eight
Mabon The autumnal equinox is an important turning point in the year. The hours of day and night are balanced, indicating that the light half of the year is drawing to a close, heralding the [more…]
History
19th Century
Mystery Album, Part One
A mystery album has fallen into my possession presenting a number of fascinating puzzles and thus far unanswered questions. Featuring a family, most certainly of wealth and importance, no captions are written beneath or on [more…]
20th Century
My Legends of Pop Music – Part Ten – The Rolling Stones
My Legends of Pop Music – Part Ten – The Rolling Stones First though: RIP Charlie Watts. 24 August 2021 If I get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I [more…]
20th Century
Behind the Lines
Recently, there have been several articles on the major engagements in World War II, and it occurred to me that some Puffins might be interested in learning about the behind the scenes support of our [more…]
20th Century
Postcard From The World Trade Center
Noticeable by a distinctive crown feature atop an impressive fifty stories, the Woolworth Building sits at 233 Broadway in the Lower Manhattan financial district of New York City. Built as the headquarters of F W [more…]
20th Century
My Legends of Pop Music – Part Nine – The Hollies
If I get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I shall try and link live versions if they exist from the tellybox or a film, the sound quality may not [more…]
20th Century
The Road to Karachi
To a newspaperman, I suppose, the real excitement of a special assignment is its glorious uncertainty. Like lightning, it never strikes the same place twice. A couple of summers ago I was sunbathing on the [more…]
20th Century
The French Are Revolting
On Monday, July 12th, Oberfuerher E. Minus MacRunt’s inveterate psychopathy morphed into full blown psychosis. He had his lackeys dig out the 1942 ordinance below, whited out the word “Jew”, replaced it with “Unvaksinated Vurmin”, [more…]
20th Century
My Legends of Pop Music – Part Eight – The Seekers
My Legends of Pop Music – Part Eight – The Seekers If I get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I shall try and link live versions if they exist [more…]