Bob Marley locations
April 12, 2012 peter bell
Robert Nesta “Bob” Marley was born February 6, 1945 in the village of Nine Mile in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica. In the 36 years of his relatively short life, Marley became the figurehead of a musical (reggae) and spiritual (Rastafarianism) movement. So whether you see him as a transformative social figure, or as the inspiration […]
chris farley: life and locations
March 15, 2012 peter bell
From the time Chris Farley entered the limelight on Saturday Night Live to the time he overdosed in his Chicago apartment was a period of only seven years. But in that time, Farley gave audiences a series of memorable performances, hilarious characters, and a mixture of physical comedy and comedic pathos that is still missed. […]
Remembering Hüsker Dü
March 6, 2012 peter bell
Remarkable music scenes don’t happen every day, and they don’t pop out of the void spontaneously. It takes the hard work of dedicated individuals to produce the type of culture that fosters great music. Behind every individual that reaps the financial rewards of a successfully commoditized music scene, there is a network of unsung heroes […]
The Life and Locations of Nikola Tesla
February 24, 2012 peter bell
Nikola Tesla was a genius who spoke eight languages, had over 300 patents, and whose work fundamentally changed the nature of technological society. He also died alone and penniless in a New York hotel room. While this blog post can’t possibly explain how his story ended up this way, we can take a brief look […]
Frank Lloyd Wright works in Minnesota
February 16, 2012 peter bell
Frank Lloyd Wright (or FLW) was born Frank Lincoln Wright in Richland Center, Wisconsin on June 8, 1867. The son of an itinerant minister/music teacher (father, William Carey Wright) and a country schoolteacher (mother, Anna Lloyd Jones), FLW grew up in the Unitarian beliefs of his mother’s Welsh clan in the Spring Green, WI area. […]