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Archive for April, 2006
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The Foghat Chronicles
Posted on April 20, 2006 | No CommentsWhat began as a simple joke posting to my website blossoms into a strange correspondence with three members of the 70s band Foghat. -
The Heart of Voltaire
Posted on April 20, 2006 | No CommentsA quest through the streets of Paris to find the heart of Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire. -
Haunted Hawaii
Posted on April 20, 2006 | No CommentsI traveled to three of the Hawaiian islands to learn more about local superstitions. And just scratched the surface. -
The Rock and Roll Treehouse
Posted on April 20, 2006 | 1 CommentFrank Zappa’s notorious home in Laurel Canyon goes up for sale after 30 years. Alice Cooper, Eric Burdon, John Mayall, Pamela Des Barres, and members of the Mothers of Invention remember the days. -
World’s Largest Collection of Pornography
Posted on April 20, 2006 | No CommentsA visit to San Francisco’s Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, and a portion of its 22 warehouses stuffed with pornography from all over the world. -
Unexploded Ordnance in Iraq
Posted on April 20, 2006 | No CommentsIraq is the world’s largest junkyard of UXO (unexploded ordnance). These are the guys who clean up the mess. -
Ron White
Posted on April 20, 2006 | No CommentsThe Texas comedian who makes the Blue Collar Comedy phenomenon actually funny. -
Pirates of Kiev
Posted on April 13, 2006 | No CommentsAn assignment for Wired magazine ends up in Kiev, Ukraine, world’s hotbed for CD piracy. This version includes a visit to the Chernobyl Museum. -
Beatles Festival in Liverpool
Posted on April 13, 2006 | No CommentsAboard the “Magical Mystery Tour” bus filled with Beatles fanatics, en route from London to Liverpool. -
Boom Cars
Posted on April 13, 2006 | No CommentsAnational circuit of car-stereo competitions determines which car has the loudest sound system. “The Beast,” a modified 175-decibel Ford Bronco owned by a grandmotherly schoolteacher from Phoenix, prepares to regain the title of World’s Loudest Car. Includes a “bassing” cruise through West Palm Beach, setting...