Two Writers, 50 States, Endless Stories
Posted in Buy, Do, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee on Aug 28th, 2009
Is there any travel term as pejorative as “tourist trap”? It disses the attraction and it disses the doofuses (doofi?) who go there. Yeah, well, “tourist trap” is in the eyes of the beholder. We’d like to tell you about some places that others may scorn but we gladly allow to trap us.
The signs along [...]
The rise of “singers” such as Miley Cyrus, Fergie and Lady GaGa make me long for the days when our musical artists were just that—artists.
At times like these, I long for singer/songwriter/troubadour Paul Simon.
I contend that no musician since Woody Guthrie has done a better job at spinning musical yarns about journeys through the heart [...]
I fell in love with America out of necessity.
Growing up in a tony New York City suburb, Europe was the vacation hotspot for most kids I knew. All of my upper- and upper-middle class friends got to go to places like Barcelona and London and Paris with their parents. They went often.
And I, the only [...]
Posted in Discuss, Do, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, Oklahoma, Tennessee on Jun 5th, 2009
I certainly understand why some readers took exception to my assertion in a recent post that Las Vegas is among the must-see sights for Americans. Vegas is, indeed, a very silly place. But that silliness is what makes me love it—I have a very deep affection for all things kitschy, and Vegas is an entire [...]
