Every so often, Memorial Drive hits a speed-bump. You do miss those days. You really do. Because . . . At the time you couldn’t wait. Could’t wait for the day to be over – couldn’t wait for the line to get short – couldn’t wait for the weekend –
The opening day of the United Nations Conference in San Francisco, this April 25th in 1945. Within days of the death of FDR and within days before the eventual collapse of Nazi Germany, the United Nations was formed out of the wreckage of The League of Nations with the hope
– The Open Mind: Culture And A Market Society – January 31, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection In May 1959, President Eisenhower participated in the groundbreaking ceremony which would eventually result in The Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts. It was the first center of its kind and an
Paramore – On a break, but . . . Paramore for lunch, this Friday Junior, in concert at the 2022 Austin City Limits Festival – recorded October 16, 2022. On July 15, 2022, it was announced that Paramore would be embarking on a tour in October and November 2022. On September
– ABC Radio – World News This Week-Week Ending April 23, 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A momentous week in history, but nobody really knew it at the time. The week of April 23, 1989 was filled with a lot of strife, chaos and marathon emotions. So perhaps the
April 22, 1980 – a day where a lot was going on and it was going on everywhere. Starting with the American Hostage situation in Tehran. In the first visit by a relative of any of the American hostages in Iran, a Wisconsin mother said she hugged and kissed her
– CBS Radio News – April 22, 2000 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This April 22nd in 2000 will probably best be remembered as the day the Feds nabbed Elian Gonzalez and sent him back to Havana. For those who may have forgotten (the incident, but not the photo), Elian
April 21, 1994 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 21, 1994 – the civil war that raged in the former Yugoslavia was now making a living hell out of the Muslim enclave of Gorazde, as Bosnian Serbs continued a relentless barrage of shelling and
– The Alec Wilder Octet – Walking Home In Spring – March 30, 1939 – Brunswick Records Taking it down several notches tonight. One of the most widely admired, but little known American Music composers of the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Alec Wilder was very difficult to pin down as
April 18, 1985 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 18, 1985 – A questionable bid, a withering economy and a political gaffe were the big news items on this day. Self-described King Of Cable, Ted Turner was entering a bold takeover bid to buy
