by alan | Jul 24, 2016 | Clarion Rock, Summer 2016
Jazz got into poet Michael C. Ford’s blood at an early age and it’s been flowing there ever since. The 43-year-old Chicago native recalls listening to singer June Christy on the radio at age 9, and standing outside Zardi’s at 12, hearing “brass...
by alan | Jul 20, 2016 | Clarion Rock, Summer 2016
If you’ve ever been driving along the M57 and noticed ‘The Pies The Pies’ written on a motorway bridge, you were probably a bit confused (and hungry. ) But 30 years after their name first started appearing on motorway bridges all around the north...
by alan | Jul 16, 2016 | Clarion Rock, Summer 2016, Uncategorized
A Play in three acts’ Act 1. Scene One. The deck of an American world war two aircraft carrier The Bon Homme Richard (Bonnie Dick). The heavily decorated ships Captain stands alone looking out at a tempest tossed ocean as the wind, rain, and lightening...
by alan | May 14, 2016 | Clarion Rock, Summer 2016
‘Extremely rare’: A first edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Books specialist Francis Wahlgren on a remarkable true first edition published in 1865 — one of only 23 surviving copies ‘This is a true first edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,’ says...
by alan | May 7, 2016 | Clarion Rock, Summer 2016
Tuesday, May 03, 2016 11:03AM MALIBU, Calif. (KABC) — Public access to a popular hiking destination known as the Jim Morrison Cave has been closed after California State Parks officials said the graffiti is out of control. The Corral Canyon Cave is deep in...
by alan | May 7, 2016 | Clarion Rock, Summer 2016, Uncategorized
Kelly’s mother picked up the phone for the fifth time that night. It was for sixteen-year-old Kelly. “Who’s speaking?” the mother asked. “Eddie,” the boy answered. “I’ve got it,” Kelly shouted. When Kelly hung up...
