Archive for June, 2009
‘ABC,’ Kung Fu, Charlie’s Angels and The Tonight Show
Friday, June 26th, 2009Obits hit the headlines constantly, some making a bigger splash than others. But the recent loss of David Carradine, Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson feel linked, and their combined weight transcends whatever individual ripples they create in the international media pool.
It’s almost as if 1970s television has died too. Jackson’s shrill rendition of […]
More Than a Class Reunion
Thursday, June 11th, 2009This past weekend, the alumni association of Rosslyn Academy sponsored a reunion here in Springfield. Rosslyn is an international Christian school in Nairobi, Kenya. My brothers and I attended Rosslyn from 1976 until 1980. (I had to transfer to the International School of Kenya in 1979 because Rosslyn only went to the ninth grade at […]
