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janis joplin locations
March 6, 2013 peter bell
Janis Lyn Joplin was born on January 19, 1943 in Port Arthur, TX. The daughter of a Texaco engineer and a college registrar (Seth and Dorothy Joplin, respectively), Janis attended church, sang in the choir, and grew into an awkward teen that loved the blues. She left Port Arthur to attend college in Beaumont and […]
macklemore and ryan lewis “thrift shop” locations
February 7, 2013 peter bell
For the first time since Lisa Loeb’s “Stay” off the 1994 Reality Bites soundtrack, an independent artist without a major label has made it to #1 on the Billboard charts. “Thrift Shop” by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz is an ode to secondhand treasure hunting set to an infectious beat. While the song has […]
woody guthrie locations
January 30, 2013 peter bell
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie was born on July 14, 1911 in Okemah, Oklahoma. Woody was named after the then soon-to-be elected president and was the son of businessman and local politician, Charles Edward Guthrie. Woody’s mother, Nora Belle Guthrie was a homemaker who later died of Huntington’s disease- a neurological disease that Woody also inherited. Although […]
beasts of the southern wild locations
January 16, 2013 peter bell
Beasts of the Southern Wild could be the film that gives Hollywood back its soul. The film is nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and the youngest Best Actress nomination ever in Quvenzhané Wallis. Shot on a shoe-string budget for $1.8 million (to compare, Life of Pi cost $120 […]
elvis presley in memphis
September 16, 2012 peter bell
Elvis Presley’s family moved to Memphis, TN from Tupelo, MS in search of a better life. The young Elvis would have been 13 years old when he arrived in Memphis on September 12, 1948. The city of Memphis became synonymous with Elvis, and a number of locations from those early days (before Elvis became an […]