Monthly Archives: February 2024

“As a result, all residents on Brooklyn Street have to move.” Springfield’s Glenwood riverfront development forces resident relocation© Provided by KMTR Eugene Development on the Glenwood Riverfront is pricing out long-time residents. STOP THEM! The City of Springfield is tearing down Mr. and … Continue reading →

Capturing Beauty by John Presco Copyright 2024 When I was thirteen, my best friend Bill Arnold took me to a restruant/bar located a block away from the Parkway theatre theater located on Park Blvded. We had bought pipes that we … Continue reading →

“The family began to drift as well, though in separate directions. A vile darkness was falling on the Prescos, much of it still unmentioned today. Yet nothing seemed to be able to halt it’s course, except perhaps the resilience of … Continue reading →

Tale of Two de Bourmonts Posted on January 4, 2013 by Royal Rosamond Press Chateau de Breze & Bourmont Wine Posted on April 23, 2015 by Royal Rosamond Press The coffins of Mélinée and Missak Manouchian, surrounded by installations representing their FTP-MOI Resistance comrades, during the ceremony to … Continue reading →

I recall getting a phone call, or an e-mail, from Joy Gall telling me she wants to consult with me, and my neighbor, Jeanie, about taking John Gall off life support. I never heard from her. I then get a … Continue reading →

https://www.newsweek.com/prince-william-israel-gaza-ceasefire-1871536?fbclid=IwAR3yXLG36xq3WoatW3dDup5gvBFve9HmDuyJtiugaiog7Fgp-8nYgEeSi3A Republicans intent on grilling President Biden’s brother Wednesday were thrown onto defense over the indictment just days earlier of the FBI informant whose allegations against the president were central to the GOP impeachment inquiry. EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA! Since I … Continue reading →

Montana Class Battleships A Biography by John Presco Copyrght 2023 The true story of two lost souls who met by chance at th e Venice Pier, and ending up owning James Bond, created by my kin, Ian Fleming. Let me … Continue reading →

If five thousand Israelis stormed their government like the followers of Trump did on Jan.6th, would Netanyahu have them all arrested and tried for treason? Would Putin – who Bibi and Donald refuse to condemn! This is not the Republican … Continue reading →

Hit The Road Jack by John Presco Copyright 2024 Story about a beautiful couple who make a living winning dance contests in Los Angles in 1963. They win an Oscar for their routine in a hit movie, and recount their … Continue reading →

The Proto-Hippie who lived in Tahquitz Canyon turned Palm Springs on to natural living. Gypsy Boots appeared 28 times on The Steve Allen Show in the 1960s.PHOTOGRAPH BY LEONARD ASHMORE/COURTESY DANIEL BOOTZIN I have dropped in on several Bond chat groups on … Continue reading →