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40 Days of Outdoor Memories
Thanks A Lot, COVID 19! Back in early April, when it became clear we would be hunkering indoors for at least the next month, barely getting out, and certainly not doing any traveling, I started posting on my social … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged 9/11 memorial, Antelope Canyon, Arizona, botanic garden, Bryce Canyon, Central Park, Cherry Blossom, Covid 19, Death Valley, Devil's Golf Course, Dunedin, Escalante, Florida, Grand Canyon, Horseshoe Bend, Japanese maple, Lake Powell, Madison, North Rim, Notre Dame, Outdoor, Paris, Pride, Rainbow Bridge, Red Rock Canyon, Rodin, Staten Island, sunset, Valley of Fire, Versailles, Zion
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The Map Room of Madison, Wisconsin
On the second floor of a hundred year old house near Vilas Park in Madison, Wisconsin, is a guest bedroom known as the Map Room. Three of its four walls have been wall papered by huge maps … Continue reading
Posted in Notes in the News, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged Austria, Berchtesgaden, Churchill, Darkest Hour, East Germany, Ed Elder, Freiberg, funeral, General, Hitler, Island, Kitzbühel, LaFollette, Madison, Map Room, maps, National Guard, North Pole, Pforzheim, Ralph Immel, Vilas Park, War Room, Wisconsin, World War 2
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H A M I L T ON – Friday, August 21, 8pm, Rear Mezzanine, A 109
I cried twice during the second act Tears steaming down my face, shoulders quaking First, when tragedy strikes Alexander and Eliza Hamilton Their marriage already strained by scandal, estranged And now the death by duel of their eldest son … Continue reading
Posted in Live! On Stage, Melodies Linger On
Tagged Alexander Hamilton, America, Broadway, Burr, choreography, costumes, Eliza Hamilton, grief, Hamilton, hip-hop, history, Immigration, Jefferson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Madison, musical, orphan, politics, rap, tradition, Washington
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