But Should We? by Rich Paschall You may have heard that in addition to restaurants and bars, most sports venues, concert arenas, tourists attractions, and theme parks are welcoming back paying customers. You surely have noticed on your 65-inch television… Read More ›
FOTD – October 24 – Out my back door Autumn came home. Looking out my window, out my back door, the world is bright and shiny with color. It won’t be with us long, so let’s celebrate. What could be… Read More ›
A view of America from Chicago: The Band – Rich Paschall Chicago has been around for a long time. No, I don’t mean the city, I mean the band. In 1967, five guys from DePaul University recruited a sixth from… Read More ›
The Autumn Of The Year, RICH PASCHALL When I was seventeen, it was a very good year… When I turned seventeen, I had finished my Junior year in high school and was looking forward to the Senior year at a new… Read More ›
CFFC: Circles and Cartwheels The world goes round and round and we go around with it. We are now on the autumn side of “around” — and then will come winter. I remember when Kaity was younger and we took her… Read More ›
I just finished reading the definitive biography of legendary film director, John Ford. It’s a wonderful read by Scott Eyman who specializes in biographies of Hollywood legends. “Pappy” Ford, of course, was the master of western films — from the… Read More ›
1971 Edition, part two, by Rich Paschall We are glad to see you have returned to the “Admiral Halsey” gymnasium and auditorium for this week’s sock hop. “Maggie May” will be selling tickets if you did not get yours in… Read More ›
1971 Edition, part one, by Rich Paschall In 1971 you may have been reading The Pentagon Papers. You would have learned the government was actually lying to us. Richard Nixon, a Republican, was President. It made an unpopular war even… Read More ›
Fandango’s Provocative Question #132 An interesting question. I don’t know if it’s provocative exactly, but it’s definitely interesting. There was a time when almost everyone would have just said yes and that was it, but these days — especially for those… Read More ›
Black artists and white singers, Rich Paschall At the dawn of Rock and Roll in the 1950s and even into the early 1960s, it was not uncommon for white singers to cover African-American singers. Black artists did not get radio… Read More ›
Cardinals are my hardest to photograph birds. They sit out there on a feeder until I pick up the camera and then, he vanishes. He doesn’t even fly away, at least not that I can see. He seems to just… Read More ›
CFFC: It’s a small world Since childhood, I’ve heard “it’s a small world,” and of course there was visiting Disney World where they sang it and it got into your head and wouldn’t leave no matter what other music you heard…. Read More ›
Serendipity Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth 