September, 2017

Airport Needs More Hangars, Restrooms, Etc. Not A Disney World Winged Pig In A Poke

Airport Needs More Hangars, Restrooms, Etc. Not A Disney World Winged Pig In A Poke

Fernandina Beach City Commissioner Tim Poynter told me that our airport, which will soon have a $4.9 million “It-almost-looks-like-an-airplane”...

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Krupa, Hampton Sessions Paved Career Path For Island Jazz Festival Founder Les DeMerle

Krupa, Hampton Sessions Paved Career Path For Island Jazz Festival Founder Les DeMerle

A 14-year-old Les DeMerle with dad, Les, Sr., just prior to a Gene Krupa performance at New York City's Metropole Cafe in 1960. In the early...

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Chased Through The Rural South By Irma

Chased Through The Rural South By Irma

During the recent hurricane Linda and I made a 2,125 mile road trip through seven southern states, staying just ahead of, and behind Irma....

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My Friend Irma! NOT!

My Friend Irma! NOT!

My Friend Irma, was a top-rated, long-run radio situation comedy that was so popular in the late 1940s that its success escalated to films,...

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Will Taliban/ISIS Wannabe Statue Vandals Target Fernandina Beach’s David Yulee?

Will Taliban/ISIS Wannabe Statue Vandals Target Fernandina Beach’s David Yulee?

"Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been...

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